Question Form buttons Vb.NET

[Spot_1337]

Hello,
I'm making a little program and wonder how do i add buttons to the form (beside the minimize,maximize,exit buttons) in visual basic 2008 express edition .


or if its possible to bind ctrl+h to hide form and ctrl+s to show it.

Thank you!

[EmiloZ]

I don't think you can add a button to the form , but for the CTRL+H add me on msn : [email protected]

[ReidE96]

Use minimise, and create a sub to handle Me.Minimise that hides it to the tray.

[EmiloZ]

Use minimise, and create a sub to handle Me.Minimise that hides it to the tray.

He does mean add a new button to the bar q; '

[Spot_1337]

Added you on msn EmiloZ

[ReidE96]

Yeah, most of the time folk just create the bar on the form itself and hide the standard one for doing that sort of stuff. Or they fiddle with the XML.

[Spot_1337]

if i create my own bar how do i make it movable so the whole app moves?

[maclone]

You need a Picture box named PictureBox1 for this.

'Picture Box Form Move

    Private _move As Boolean = False
    Dim differencePoint As New Point

    Private Sub PictureBox1_MouseDown(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.MouseDown
        _move = True
        differencePoint = e.Location
    End Sub

    Private Sub PictureBox1_MouseMove(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.MouseMove
        If _move Then
            Dim newX As Int32 = (Me.Location.X - differencePoint.X) + (e.X)
            Dim newY As Int32 = (Me.Location.Y - differencePoint.Y) + (e.Y)
            Me.Location = New Point(newX, newY)
        End If
    End Sub

    Private Sub PictureBox1_MouseUp(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs) Handles PictureBox1.MouseUp
        _move = False
    End Sub

[Spot_1337]

yay it worked but now i have another problem
i cant see the sides / bottom now , know how to fix this?

[ReidE96]

Not quite sure what you mean by "can't see the sides/bottom". Sides/bottom of what? A screenshot would help.

[Spot_1337]

u know the blue sides /bottom of every windows program xd try to minimize ie explorer and look at the sides

[ReidE96]

I always use Firefox, always Maximised, and I have a custom theme :P But I know the blue bits you mean. Check the form is enabled, because disabling it does that as far as I recall.

[Spot_1337]

... i have disable it and then i made my own as you said i should

Yeah, most of the time folk just create the bar on the form itself and hide the standard one for doing that sort of stuff.

[ReidE96]

There we go then. That's where the border's gone. You just need to make your own border too

[Spot_1337]

oh thank you soo much +rep