"guy" wrote:

> VB2005
>
> I have an MDI application, which displays modal forms correctly, and starts
> up with the MDI form maximized
>
> however for non modal forms behavious is unusual
> all forms have MaximizeBox, Minimizebox and ControlBox set to false
> and WindowState = Maximized
>
> when the form displays it displays with the same size as in the Form Designer
> with a ControlBox, greyed out MinimizeBox and the Maximize box enabled but
> showing restore.
>
> scenario one - click restore
> the form grows in size( but not full screen) and the Maximize box changes to
> show maximize rather than restore
> if maximize is clicked the form then appears correctly, maximized with the
> MDI form
>
> scenario two - click restore on the application
> the application behaves correctly and the form then maximizes correctly
> within the MDI form
>
> whats going on here?
>
> *guy*

"guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
news:F54636C4-A021-4C72-AA83-84D0A6955616@microsoft.com...
> correction:-
> in both scenarios the form does not eventually display correctly, a title
> bar with controlbox etc appears ***above *** the MDI form menu bar, and
> also
> displays full width, even though the child form is not full width due to a
> panel on the MDI Container
>
> "guy" wrote:
>
>> VB2005
>>
>> I have an MDI application, which displays modal forms correctly, and
>> starts
>> up with the MDI form maximized
>>
>> however for non modal forms behavious is unusual
>> all forms have MaximizeBox, Minimizebox and ControlBox set to false
>> and WindowState = Maximized
>>
>> when the form displays it displays with the same size as in the Form
>> Designer
>> with a ControlBox, greyed out MinimizeBox and the Maximize box enabled
>> but
>> showing restore.
>>
>> scenario one - click restore
>> the form grows in size( but not full screen) and the Maximize box changes
>> to
>> show maximize rather than restore
>> if maximize is clicked the form then appears correctly, maximized with
>> the
>> MDI form
>>
>> scenario two - click restore on the application
>> the application behaves correctly and the form then maximizes correctly
>> within the MDI form
>>
>> whats going on here?
>>
>> *guy*

"Martin" wrote:

> To start an MDI child maximized setting the WindowState property of the form
> at design time doesn't seem to help. I found that setting the WindowState
> property (again) in the Form_Load event of the child form itself solves the
> problem.
>
> Guess it's a bug, I heard that the Beta of VB2005 did not have this
> behaviour...
>
>
>
> "guy" <g**@discussions.microsoft.com> wrote in message
> news:F54636C4-A021-4C72-AA83-84D0A6955616@microsoft.com...
> > correction:-
> > in both scenarios the form does not eventually display correctly, a title
> > bar with controlbox etc appears ***above *** the MDI form menu bar, and
> > also
> > displays full width, even though the child form is not full width due to a
> > panel on the MDI Container
> >
> > "guy" wrote:
> >
> >> VB2005
> >>
> >> I have an MDI application, which displays modal forms correctly, and
> >> starts
> >> up with the MDI form maximized
> >>
> >> however for non modal forms behavious is unusual
> >> all forms have MaximizeBox, Minimizebox and ControlBox set to false
> >> and WindowState = Maximized
> >>
> >> when the form displays it displays with the same size as in the Form
> >> Designer
> >> with a ControlBox, greyed out MinimizeBox and the Maximize box enabled
> >> but
> >> showing restore.
> >>
> >> scenario one - click restore
> >> the form grows in size( but not full screen) and the Maximize box changes
> >> to
> >> show maximize rather than restore
> >> if maximize is clicked the form then appears correctly, maximized with
> >> the
> >> MDI form
> >>
> >> scenario two - click restore on the application
> >> the application behaves correctly and the form then maximizes correctly
> >> within the MDI form
> >>
> >> whats going on here?
> >>
> >> *guy*
>
>
>