Can Splitter be Made to Work at Design Time?

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Jeff Gaines - 17 Apr 2004 22:02 GMT

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microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.controls, I
pressed the 'send button too quickly :-(

I am designing a small control that combines a Label and TextBox
with a Splitter between them so that respective sizes can be
changed.

This works fine while it is running but the splitter doesn't
work at design time - which is the opposite to what I want.

I can disable the Splitter at runtime but is it possible for the
splitter to be persuaded to work at design time? If not is there
a way of adding extra sizing handles to the control?

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Allen Anderson - 22 Apr 2004 22:52 GMT

I was needing something like this too recently and I found this
article on codeproject. Check it out as I think it might have the
info you are looking for.

http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/collapsiblesplitter.asp?df=100&forumid=12
177&exp=0&select=745756

Allen Anderson
http://www.glacialcomponents.com
mailto: allen@put my website url here.com

>Posted separately to
>microsoft.public.dotnet.framework.windowsforms.controls, I
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>splitter to be persuaded to work at design time? If not is there
>a way of adding extra sizing handles to the control?

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Jeff Gaines - 23 Apr 2004 12:57 GMT

>I was needing something like this too recently and I found this
>article on codeproject. Check it out as I think it might have the
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>http://www.glacialcomponents.com
>mailto: allen@put my website url here.com

Allen

Many thanks for your reply.

I had a look at this control but it doesn't do what I want.

I want to be able to size my control on a form at design time by
'pulling' sizing handles or a splitter - like you can size the
columns on a ListView at design time by pulling them with the
mouse.

I'll keep trying!

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JackRazz - 26 Apr 2004 16:31 GMT

Jeff,
This may not help, but I think you need to look at the ComponentDesigner class. You
might want to start with this msdn article:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/05/Design-TimeControls/default.aspx

Good Luck - JackRazz

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Jeff Gaines - 26 Apr 2004 19:15 GMT

>Jeff,
>This may not help, but I think you need to look at the ComponentDesigner class. You
>might want to start with this msdn article:
>http://msdn.microsoft.com/msdnmag/issues/03/05/Design-TimeControls/default.aspx
>
>Good Luck - JackRazz

Very many thanks for that link, it has led to some really useful
stuff :-))

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JackRazz - 27 Apr 2004 15:52 GMT

Good to hear it jeff. Your tackling a challenging project. I feel for ya. Good
luck

JackRazz

| >Jeff,
| >This may not help, but I think you need to look at the ComponentDesigner class. You
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| Very many thanks for that link, it has led to some really useful
| stuff :-))

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