mdi child doesn't show maximized - windows

We're having the following issue in our application: When we open an mdi childform it comes in maximize windowstate as it should be but it is shown in normal state.Tthe background from the parent is still visible on the right and bottom side.
However when i change the childform to normal state and maximize it again it is shown as maximized. But when the application is closed and restarted the form comes again with the issue.
Can anyone help me to solve this problem?
Is this a problem related to windows? or something else?
Private Sub tbrMngr_ToolClick(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As Infragistics.Win.UltraWinToolbars.ToolClickEventArgs) Handles tbrMngrCeres.ToolClick
Try
'--> Handle click '
If Not e.Tool.SharedProps.Tag Is Nothing Then
Select Case CType(e.Tool.SharedProps.Tag, String).ToUpper
Case "M_MANAGEMENT" : HandleManagementClick(e.Tool.Key)
End Select
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
here is the case selected from what button on th menubar has been clicked. All the problems only come within HandleManagementClick
Private Sub HandleManagementClick(ByVal pstrKey As String)
Try
Dim lblnNonModal As Boolean = True
If Not Me.ifrmActiveForm Is Nothing Then
If Not ifrmActiveForm.Disposing Then
ifrmActiveForm.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal
ifrmActiveForm.Dispose()
ifrmActiveForm = Nothing
iNotifiers = Nothing
End If
End If
Me.Cursor = Cursors.AppStarting
Select Case pstrKey.ToUpper
Case "RES" : Me.ifrmActiveForm = New frmReservationWizard(Me.iclsApp, "RES")
Case "RCAT" : Me.ifrmActiveForm = New frmFacilityCategory(Me.iclsApp, "RCAT")
Case "RGRP" : Me.ifrmActiveForm = New frmFacilityGroup(Me.iclsApp, "RGRP")
End Select
If Not ifrmActiveForm Is Nothing Then
If pstrKey.ToUpper.Equals("RES") Then
'ifrmActiveForm.ShowInTaskbar = False
ifrmActiveForm.ShowDialog()
' Me.ShowScreen(FormWindowState.Normal, False, lblnNonModal, FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)
ifrmActiveForm.Dispose()
Else
Me.ShowScreen(FormWindowState.Maximized, False, lblnNonModal, FormStartPosition.CenterScreen)
End If
End If
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
As you see the windowstate property is set on maximize at the showscreen sub.
Private Function ShowScreen(ByVal pWindowState As FormWindowState, _
ByVal pblnRegisterChild As Boolean, _
ByVal pblnIsMdiChild As Boolean, _
ByVal pStartPosition As FormStartPosition) As DialogResult
Dim lDialResult As DialogResult = DialogResult.None
Dim lblnOpeningScreen As Boolean
Try
If Not lblnOpeningScreen Then
lblnOpeningScreen = True
Me.iNotifiers = Nothing
If pblnIsMdiChild Then
If pblnRegisterChild Then RegisterChild(AddressOf ifrmActiveForm.ParentNotifier)
ifrmActiveForm.WindowState = pWindowState
ifrmActiveForm.MdiParent = Me
ifrmActiveForm.Show()
Else
lDialResult = ifrmActiveForm.ShowDialog()
End If
End If
Return lDialResult
Catch ex As Exception
MessageBox.Show(ex.Message)
I hope this covers a bit more documentation.
Kind Regards,
Kristof

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You will see some variables in the code that look like this
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Imports ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto
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If activeView Is Nothing Then
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layer = enumLayer.Next()
Loop
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Public Sub New()
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Protected Overrides Sub OnClick()
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Protected Overrides Sub OnUpdate()
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Try
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Dim map As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.IMap = mxDoc.FocusMap
Dim layer As ESRI.ArcGIS.Carto.ILayer
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Custom MsgBox without form activate being fired

I have developed a custom MsgBox that works fine in almost every way. The only problem is that when the MsgBox closes the parent form runs the Form_Activate code. A normal MsgBox does not run that code (again).
I know i could add a boolean variable to Form_Activate to check if it has fired already, but that's not the best solution when you have a dozen forms.
So, is there a way to not run Form_Activate after closing my custom MsgBox? Does the MsgBox form need to be of some special type or something? I tried all BorderStyles but that doesn't make any difference.
Are you using another form to make custom MsgBox?
You shouldn't use directly other form to show a custom messagebox.
You should create an Activex control, and Activate event won't fire again when the MsgBox is closed.
Within the control you can use a form if you want it. (Probably just have to place your code inside an ActiveX control project and use it in your forms)
I use it that way.
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http://www.codeguru.com/code/legacy/vb_othctrl/2166_CustomMsgBox.zip
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'Creates the Main form
Dim Main As New Form
'Creates the buttons
Dim Btn1, Btn2, Btn3 As New Button
'Creates the label
Dim Lbl As New Label
'Creates the Output variable
Dim Output As Integer = 0
Private Sub Load()
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Btn1.AutoSizeMode = AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly
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Btn1.AutoSizeMode = AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly
'Btn3 properties
Btn3.Location = New Point(6, 69)
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Btn1.AutoSizeMode = AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly
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Lbl.AutoEllipsis = True
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Main.AutoSizeMode = AutoSizeMode.GrowOnly
Main.ShowIcon = False
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Main.Controls.Add(Btn2)
Main.Controls.Add(Btn3)
Main.Controls.Add(Lbl)
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AddHandler Btn1.Click, AddressOf btn1_Click
AddHandler Btn2.Click, AddressOf btn2_Click
AddHandler Btn3.Click, AddressOf btn3_Click
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Function CstMsgBox(ByRef Msg As String, ByRef Title As String, ByRef B1 As String, Optional ByRef B2 As String = Nothing, Optional ByRef B3 As String = Nothing) As Integer
'Runs the Load() Sub
Load()
'Sets the values
Lbl.Text = Msg
Btn1.Text = B1
Btn2.Text = B2
Btn3.Text = B3
Main.Text = Title
'Checks if there is a value set to Btn2 and Btn3
If Btn2.Text = Nothing Then
Btn2.Hide()
End If
If Btn3.Text = Nothing Then
Btn3.Hide()
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Main.Show()
'Waits until a button is pressed
Do Until Output <> 0
Application.DoEvents()
Loop
'Closes the MsgBox
Main.Close()
Return Output
End Function
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'Sets the Output value to 1
Output = 1
End Sub
Private Sub btn2_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
'Sets the Output value to 2
Output = 2
End Sub
Private Sub btn3_Click(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs)
'Sets the Output value to 3
Output = 3
End Sub
End Class
You can use it by typing this:
Dim CMB As New CustomMsgBox
CCMB.CstMsgBox('MSG, 'TITLE, 'BUTTON1, 'Optional: BUTTON2, 'Optional: BUTTON3)
OR
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Case 1
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Case 2
'Code to execute when button2 is pressed
Case 3
'Code to execute when button3 is pressed
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I'm developing a piece in VB.NET. Inside my primary form, I'm creating a new form to use as a dialog. I was wondering if there was a way to, upon the close of the new dialog, save it's size settings for each user (probably in a file on their machine, through XML or something?)
you can save it to the settings file, and update it on the 'onclosing' event.
to make a setting goto Project Properties ->settings -> then make a setting like 'dialogsize' of type system.drawing.size.
then do this in your dialog form:
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Public Sub New(ByVal userSize As Size)
InitializeComponent()
Me.Size = userSize
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub OnClosing(ByVal e As System.ComponentModel.CancelEventArgs)
MyBase.OnClosing(e)
My.Settings.DialogSize = Me.Size
My.Settings.Save()
End Sub
do something like this to check and use the setting:
Dim dlg As MyDialogWindow
If My.Settings.DialogSize.IsEmpty Then
dlg = New MyDialogWindow()
Else
dlg = New MyDialogWindow(My.Settings.DialogSize)
End If
dlg.ShowDialog()
Although this is for C#, it will help with VB.Net as well.
You can also add a new setting to your application (size) and set it to system.drawing.size
Then, you make sure you save the current size to settings on close.
Private Sub myForm_FormClosing(ByVal sender As System.Object,
ByVal e As System.Windows.Forms.FormClosingEventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.FormClosing
My.Settings.size = Me.Size
My.Settings.Save()
End Sub
and on load you apply the size you have saved in settings
Private Sub myForm_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) _
Handles MyBase.Load
' if this is the first time to load the form
' dont set the size ( the form will load with the size in the designe)
If Not My.Settings.size.IsEmpty Then
Me.Size = My.Settings.size
End If
End Sub
Here's a solution that I found online that seems to work rather well for me.
Some of the previously mentioned solutions weren't working for me as expected. Depending on where my form was positioned at the time of closing the form wouldn't get repositioned back to that exact location when I would load it again.
This solution seems to do the trick by taking into account some other factors as well:
You need to set up these two setting under Project Properties -> settings: WindowLocation and WindowSize like so:
Then create the following function:
Private Sub LoadWindowPosition()
'Get window location/position from settings
Dim ptLocation As System.Drawing.Point = My.Settings.WindowLocation
'Exit if it has not been set (X = Y = -1)
If (ptLocation.X = -1) And (ptLocation.Y = -1) Then
Return
End If
'Verify the window position is visible on at least one of our screens
Dim bLocationVisible As Boolean = False
For Each S As Screen In Screen.AllScreens
If S.Bounds.Contains(ptLocation) Then
bLocationVisible = True
Exit For
End If
Next
'Exit if window location is not visible on any screen
If Not bLocationVisible Then
Return
End If
'Set Window Size, Location
Me.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.Manual
Me.Location = ptLocation
Me.Size = My.Settings.WindowSize
End Sub
Next, you'll need to add code to your form's load and closing events like so:
Private Sub frmMain_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
LoadWindowPosition()
End Sub
Private Sub frmMain_Closing(sender As Object, e As CancelEventArgs) Handles Me.Closing
My.Settings.WindowLocation = Me.Location
My.Settings.WindowSize = Me.Size
End Sub
I hope that helps.
You can also do this using the UI provided by the VB.NET IDE itself. In the properties pane for a form, look under the item called "(Application Settings)" and then under "Property Binding." You can bind just about every property of the form (including size and location) to a settings value for that application.
As it turns out, I found a way to do this using the System.IO.IsolatedStorage

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