MDI Maximized children forms without controlbox

I have been searching the web and everywhere I asked the=
question, the answer is that it is a Microsoft Bug=2E Well instead=
of telling me that it is a bug, how do I fix this?

My situation:
I have a parent form (frmMain), a welcome/startup (or background)=
form (frmWelcome) and other child forms for data capturing=2E The=
idea is that when the program runs, the welcome form is=
displayed and stays displayed as a type of "background page",=
displaying outstanding jobs and other system info=2E

All forms, when opened, must be maximized, thus eliminating the=
need for the minimize box or maximize box but still having the X=
button to close the form=2E In theory this task is easy, but sure=
enough it's not=2E I have created the same interface in VB6 but C#=
has problems with it=2E

When I load a child form, it is maximized but then the minimize=
and restore bown buttons appear with the close (X) button=2E When=
I click the restore down button, all the forms (including be=
"background form") is reduced in size=2E How can it be that when I=
set the property in code and in design time that it still shows=
it?

Refer to this question:
http://www=2Eexperts-exchange=2Ecom/Programming/Programming_Languages=
/C_Sharp/Q_20760384=2Ehtml?query=3DMDI&topics=3D327
and
http://www=2Edotnet247=2Ecom/247reference/msgs/33/169116=2Easpx

Any WORKING workaround would be appreciated=2E


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From: Pieter Coetzer

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Danny
Tue Apr 05 14:55:08 CDT 2005

Pieter Coetzer via .NET 247 wrote:
> I have been searching the web and everywhere I asked the question, the answer is that it is a Microsoft Bug. Well instead of telling me that it is a bug, how do I fix this?

At the bottom of one of the links you posted, it says

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Here is the solution:

http://archive.devx.com/free/tips/tipview.asp?content_id=3928

You should set the title text of the child form to "". Then the whole
title bar disappers!
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Does that not work?

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Pieter
Wed Apr 06 08:58:35 CDT 2005

I did that but still the minimize and restore down buttons appear. Also to
remove the text, makes it that my window list in the menu does not display
the names of the windows opened by the user, only blank entries in the list.

Any other suggestions?

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Danny
Wed Apr 06 16:10:40 CDT 2005

Pieter Coetzer via DotNetMonster.com wrote:
> I did that but still the minimize and restore down buttons appear. Also to
> remove the text, makes it that my window list in the menu does not display
> the names of the windows opened by the user, only blank entries in the list.
>
> Any other suggestions?

C++?

I've not played with MDI at all, just wasn't sure if you'd read what I
posted. I guess when we're playing in someone elses playground, we'll
always have to play by their rules/bugs :-(

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Pieter
Wed Apr 13 00:34:40 CDT 2005

Hi all.

A solution has been found for this problem. It is a workaround and not a
fix. Hopefully Microsoft will address this problem in the future.

http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/ShowPost.aspx?PostID=1263

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