C# Programming
06-30-2009, 04:21 AM
Hello Everyone-
I'm just getting started with doing some Windows Forms programming. I'm wondering what the proper way to go about designing a Form with multiple pages in it is. I am wondering if there is a way to design this all in the Visual Studio Editor rather than create all the controls in code and place them.
Here's an example of what I want to do. If you've ever seen Outlook. Left hand side there is a bunch of options. Calendar, Mail, etc. You click Calendar and the right hand page shows you the calendar view. If you click on Mail, the right hand side shows you your mail. I'm looking to have functionality similar to this. You select an option on the left hand side, and the right hand page is displayed based on what the end user wants to do.
I'm wondering if it is possible to create all of this in the Visual Studio Editor so I can draw controls and size them and all that good stuff. What I am basically looking to do is almost have a Tab Control on the right hand side with multiple tabs and different controls on those tabs, and the ability to edit them easily in the editor (like with the tab control, you click on the page and presto, you can draw whatever you like on there) ... looking for the tab control without the tabs on the top!
Thanks so much in advance. I'm just looking to be pointed in the proper direction is all. Spent two hours searching but can't find exactly what I am looking for.
I'm just getting started with doing some Windows Forms programming. I'm wondering what the proper way to go about designing a Form with multiple pages in it is. I am wondering if there is a way to design this all in the Visual Studio Editor rather than create all the controls in code and place them.
Here's an example of what I want to do. If you've ever seen Outlook. Left hand side there is a bunch of options. Calendar, Mail, etc. You click Calendar and the right hand page shows you the calendar view. If you click on Mail, the right hand side shows you your mail. I'm looking to have functionality similar to this. You select an option on the left hand side, and the right hand page is displayed based on what the end user wants to do.
I'm wondering if it is possible to create all of this in the Visual Studio Editor so I can draw controls and size them and all that good stuff. What I am basically looking to do is almost have a Tab Control on the right hand side with multiple tabs and different controls on those tabs, and the ability to edit them easily in the editor (like with the tab control, you click on the page and presto, you can draw whatever you like on there) ... looking for the tab control without the tabs on the top!
Thanks so much in advance. I'm just looking to be pointed in the proper direction is all. Spent two hours searching but can't find exactly what I am looking for.