SP2, How to use new features in VS Studio

Hi,

I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features in
VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
designer described in the feature list???

There seems to be no changes in the Desigener / Toolbox.

Thanks for you help.


Holger

Peter
Sat Dec 20 05:13:41 CST 2003

There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take advantage of
setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do this in code e.g. in
your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.

[C#]
textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;

[VB]
TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue

Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org

"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> Hi,
>
> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features in
> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
> designer described in the feature list???
>
> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener / Toolbox.
>
> Thanks for you help.
>
>
> Holger

anonymous
Sat Dec 20 08:03:55 CST 2003

Thank you Peter,

is there a list of all the canged properties?

Bye,

Holger
>-----Original Message-----
>There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
advantage of
>setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do this
in code e.g. in
>your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
>
>[C#]
>textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
>
>[VB]
>TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
>
>Peter
>
>--
>Peter Foot
>Windows Embedded MVP
>OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
>www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
>
>"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
message
>news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>> Hi,
>>
>> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
in
>> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
>> designer described in the feature list???
>>
>> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener / Toolbox.
>>
>> Thanks for you help.
>>
>>
>> Holger
>
>
>.
>

Peter
Sat Dec 20 08:18:58 CST 2003

From the SP2 change list
(http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?FamilyID=359ea6da-fc5d-41cc
-ac04-7bb50a134556&DisplayLang=en)

"Extend keyboard events to be enabled on all controls (Control.KeyUp,
KeyDown, KeyPress)
- Added support for ForeColor &/or BackColor for Button, Checkbox, ComboBox,
DomainUpDown, Label, Listbox, ListView, NumericUpDown, RadioButton,
Trackbar, TreeView"

None of these are new, however in previous versions these properties and
events were not fully implemented. For example if you wrote
comboBox1.BackColor = Color.Red
Then the statement would compile and run with no errors on all versions of
the Compact Framework, however only when running on SP2 will this actually
have an effect.

The download page for the SP2 package (see link above) has a full list of
bug fixes / enhancements.

Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
<anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
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> Thank you Peter,
>
> is there a list of all the canged properties?
>
> Bye,
>
> Holger
> >-----Original Message-----
> >There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
> advantage of
> >setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do this
> in code e.g. in
> >your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
> >
> >[C#]
> >textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
> >
> >[VB]
> >TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
> >
> >Peter
> >
> >--
> >Peter Foot
> >Windows Embedded MVP
> >OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> >www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
> >
> >"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> message
> >news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >> Hi,
> >>
> >> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
> in
> >> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
> >> designer described in the feature list???
> >>
> >> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener / Toolbox.
> >>
> >> Thanks for you help.
> >>
> >>
> >> Holger
> >
> >
> >.
> >

Holger
Sat Dec 20 08:39:30 CST 2003

okay,

I've checked the list and tested some properties. There is
only one question open, concerning the tab key. I want to
use a foldable keyboard with my PPC. So the following
feature is interesting:
"Tab support for Pocket PC based on Z-Order"

I checked my ppc form in a app I made with sp2. I can
navigate through the textboxes on a form with the tab key.
This is great for getting Data in to a database. The only
thing I can't find is setting the z-order. How can I
control in which order the tab key navigates through the
form?

Thank you a lot.

Holger

>-----Original Message-----
>Thank you Peter,
>
>is there a list of all the canged properties?
>
>Bye,
>
>Holger
>>-----Original Message-----
>>There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
>advantage of
>>setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do
this
>in code e.g. in
>>your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
>>
>>[C#]
>>textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
>>
>>[VB]
>>TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
>>
>>Peter
>>
>>--
>>Peter Foot
>>Windows Embedded MVP
>>OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
>>www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
>>
>>"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
>message
>>news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
>>> Hi,
>>>
>>> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
>in
>>> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
>>> designer described in the feature list???
>>>
>>> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener /
Toolbox.
>>>
>>> Thanks for you help.
>>>
>>>
>>> Holger
>>
>>
>>.
>>
>.
>

Peter
Sat Dec 20 09:09:14 CST 2003

I believe this is based on the order in which you add controls to the form.
Inside the InitializeComponent method you will see after the controls have
been created they are added to the forms Controls collection.
this.Controls.Add(this.label1);

this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);

this.Controls.Add(this.textBox2);

Note that the designer adds controls in reverse order - so the last control
added to the form is added to the controls collection first. You can
manually alter this by swapping the statements around. If you are developing
for Smartphone there is a plugin on the View menu called "Smartphone Tab
Order" which has the same effect.


Peter

--
Peter Foot
Windows Embedded MVP
OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org

"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:069401c3c707$13c51f10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> okay,
>
> I've checked the list and tested some properties. There is
> only one question open, concerning the tab key. I want to
> use a foldable keyboard with my PPC. So the following
> feature is interesting:
> "Tab support for Pocket PC based on Z-Order"
>
> I checked my ppc form in a app I made with sp2. I can
> navigate through the textboxes on a form with the tab key.
> This is great for getting Data in to a database. The only
> thing I can't find is setting the z-order. How can I
> control in which order the tab key navigates through the
> form?
>
> Thank you a lot.
>
> Holger
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thank you Peter,
> >
> >is there a list of all the canged properties?
> >
> >Bye,
> >
> >Holger
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
> >advantage of
> >>setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do
> this
> >in code e.g. in
> >>your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
> >>
> >>[C#]
> >>textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
> >>
> >>[VB]
> >>TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
> >>
> >>Peter
> >>
> >>--
> >>Peter Foot
> >>Windows Embedded MVP
> >>OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> >>www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
> >>
> >>"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >message
> >>news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
> >in
> >>> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
> >>> designer described in the feature list???
> >>>
> >>> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener /
> Toolbox.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for you help.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Holger
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

Chris
Sat Dec 20 09:11:59 CST 2003

The z-order is set by the order in which the controls are added to the
Parent. BringToFront can be used to modify it.

-Chris

"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:069401c3c707$13c51f10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> okay,
>
> I've checked the list and tested some properties. There is
> only one question open, concerning the tab key. I want to
> use a foldable keyboard with my PPC. So the following
> feature is interesting:
> "Tab support for Pocket PC based on Z-Order"
>
> I checked my ppc form in a app I made with sp2. I can
> navigate through the textboxes on a form with the tab key.
> This is great for getting Data in to a database. The only
> thing I can't find is setting the z-order. How can I
> control in which order the tab key navigates through the
> form?
>
> Thank you a lot.
>
> Holger
>
> >-----Original Message-----
> >Thank you Peter,
> >
> >is there a list of all the canged properties?
> >
> >Bye,
> >
> >Holger
> >>-----Original Message-----
> >>There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
> >advantage of
> >>setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do
> this
> >in code e.g. in
> >>your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
> >>
> >>[C#]
> >>textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
> >>
> >>[VB]
> >>TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
> >>
> >>Peter
> >>
> >>--
> >>Peter Foot
> >>Windows Embedded MVP
> >>OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> >>www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
> >>
> >>"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> >message
> >>news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> >>> Hi,
> >>>
> >>> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
> >in
> >>> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
> >>> designer described in the feature list???
> >>>
> >>> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener /
> Toolbox.
> >>>
> >>> Thanks for you help.
> >>>
> >>>
> >>> Holger
> >>
> >>
> >>.
> >>
> >.
> >

Holger
Sat Dec 20 09:19:44 CST 2003

Hi Peter,

thanks a lot. This really helped. Now I have my controls in the right order
for tab-key navigation.

Bye,

Holger

"Peter Foot [MVP]" <feedback@nospam-inthehand.com> schrieb im Newsbeitrag
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> I believe this is based on the order in which you add controls to the
form.
> Inside the InitializeComponent method you will see after the controls have
> been created they are added to the forms Controls collection.
> this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
>
> this.Controls.Add(this.textBox1);
>
> this.Controls.Add(this.textBox2);
>
> Note that the designer adds controls in reverse order - so the last
control
> added to the form is added to the controls collection first. You can
> manually alter this by swapping the statements around. If you are
developing
> for Smartphone there is a plugin on the View menu called "Smartphone Tab
> Order" which has the same effect.
>
>
> Peter
>
> --
> Peter Foot
> Windows Embedded MVP
> OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
>
> "Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:069401c3c707$13c51f10$a601280a@phx.gbl...
> > okay,
> >
> > I've checked the list and tested some properties. There is
> > only one question open, concerning the tab key. I want to
> > use a foldable keyboard with my PPC. So the following
> > feature is interesting:
> > "Tab support for Pocket PC based on Z-Order"
> >
> > I checked my ppc form in a app I made with sp2. I can
> > navigate through the textboxes on a form with the tab key.
> > This is great for getting Data in to a database. The only
> > thing I can't find is setting the z-order. How can I
> > control in which order the tab key navigates through the
> > form?
> >
> > Thank you a lot.
> >
> > Holger
> >
> > >-----Original Message-----
> > >Thank you Peter,
> > >
> > >is there a list of all the canged properties?
> > >
> > >Bye,
> > >
> > >Holger
> > >>-----Original Message-----
> > >>There is no update to Visual Studio, if you want to take
> > >advantage of
> > >>setting BackColor etc properties you will need to do
> > this
> > >in code e.g. in
> > >>your form's constructor or OnLoad method e.g.
> > >>
> > >>[C#]
> > >>textBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue;
> > >>
> > >>[VB]
> > >>TextBox1.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.Blue
> > >>
> > >>Peter
> > >>
> > >>--
> > >>Peter Foot
> > >>Windows Embedded MVP
> > >>OpenNETCF.org Senior Advisor
> > >>www.inthehand.com | www.opennetcf.org
> > >>
> > >>"Holger" <anonymous@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in
> > >message
> > >>news:0cd001c3c6e4$a8931340$a301280a@phx.gbl...
> > >>> Hi,
> > >>>
> > >>> I installed the new SP2. How do I use the new features
> > >in
> > >>> VS Studio 2003. How to set the new properties in the
> > >>> designer described in the feature list???
> > >>>
> > >>> There seems to be no changes in the Desigener /
> > Toolbox.
> > >>>
> > >>> Thanks for you help.
> > >>>
> > >>>
> > >>> Holger
> > >>
> > >>
> > >>.
> > >>
> > >.
> > >
>
>