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MDI FormsHow do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My
resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space available. I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size property set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up as. Any answers would be greatly appreciated. Thanks, Tony This happend to me....
Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is in development mode. Try to show the form maximized thru code fMain = New frmMain fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized fMain.Show() and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. Compile... it should work, Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show "maximized" it should work. After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend since. Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this too. Miro Show quoteHide quote "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... > How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My > resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just > fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't > separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around like > if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space available. > > I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I do > have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size property set > to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up as. > > Any answers would be greatly appreciated. > > Thanks, Tony You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other MDI
apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. Tony Show quoteHide quote "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... > This happend to me.... > Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? > > If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is in > development mode. > > Try to show the form maximized thru code > > fMain = New frmMain > fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized > fMain.Show() > and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. > > Compile... > it should work, > > Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show > "maximized" it should work. > > After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code ( > like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend > since. > > > Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this > too. > > Miro > > > "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message > news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >> available. >> >> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I do >> have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size property set >> to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up as. >> >> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >> >> Thanks, Tony > > Look down the list of posts to My.Application.OpenForms on 14th Dec to see
some material about resizing MDI children etc. Stephanie showd me how to do it and leaving a MDI child maximised does not utilize the facilities available for an MDI application. The user cannot resize the forms to show them side by side if they are maximised - if he wants to. He may not even realise that there are other MDI children displayed 'under' the one he is looking at. My problem was to generate the MDI child so that it filled the available space without being docked or maximised. Garry Show quoteHide quote "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... > You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other > MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. > > Tony > > "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message > news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> This happend to me.... >> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >> >> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is >> in development mode. >> >> Try to show the form maximized thru code >> >> fMain = New frmMain >> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >> fMain.Show() >> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >> >> Compile... >> it should work, >> >> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >> "maximized" it should work. >> >> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend >> since. >> >> >> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this >> too. >> >> Miro >> >> >> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>> available. >>> >>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I >>> do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size property >>> set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up as. >>> >>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, Tony >> >> > This is fine, but that is not what actually happens in this 'bug'.
What will happen, is that your form will show in your MDI as "Normal" but it is actually 'Maximized'. Very hard to explain. You will see the other forms underneith it, but you wont be able to click on them, until you actually re-click on the maximize button on the form you displayed and then unmaximize it. I understand your "window example", but I ran into this trying to create an app that looked like "Quickbooks" where I handle all the windows, but they are always all in maximized Mode. Miro Show quoteHide quote "Garry" <garrygrol***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:erneq4BJHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... > Look down the list of posts to My.Application.OpenForms on 14th Dec to see > some material about resizing MDI children etc. > Stephanie showd me how to do it and leaving a MDI child maximised does not > utilize the facilities available for an MDI application. > The user cannot resize the forms to show them side by side if they are > maximised - if he wants to. > He may not even realise that there are other MDI children displayed > 'under' the one he is looking at. > My problem was to generate the MDI child so that it filled the available > space without being docked or maximised. > > Garry > > > "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message > news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... >> You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other >> MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. >> >> Tony >> >> "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message >> news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> This happend to me.... >>> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >>> >>> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is >>> in development mode. >>> >>> Try to show the form maximized thru code >>> >>> fMain = New frmMain >>> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >>> fMain.Show() >>> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >>> >>> Compile... >>> it should work, >>> >>> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >>> "maximized" it should work. >>> >>> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >>> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend >>> since. >>> >>> >>> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this >>> too. >>> >>> Miro >>> >>> >>> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>>> available. >>>> >>>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I >>>> do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size >>>> property set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up >>>> as. >>>> >>>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks, Tony >>> >>> >> > > Miro,
If you are answering me then the MDI children that I generate are free to move as the user may wish. It is just that my initial condition on child form generation was to fill the available area in the MDI parent form and it was very difficult to find the correct width and height before the form is shown without causing the 'ClientRectangle' to display scroll bars at the side of the parent and in some cases, cascade multiple forms. My MDIChild forms now behave exactly as I want and they are not maximised and do not appear anywhere as maximised. But, they are maximisable. However, it was much simpler in VB6. I have had to repeat this a lot recently. So much for the vaunted 'You write less code in VB2005'. Garry Show quoteHide quote "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message news:exxWTNEJHHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... > This is fine, but that is not what actually happens in this 'bug'. > > What will happen, is that your form will show in your MDI as "Normal" but > it is actually 'Maximized'. > Very hard to explain. You will see the other forms underneith it, but you > wont be able to click on them, until you actually re-click on the maximize > button on the form you displayed and then unmaximize it. > > I understand your "window example", but I ran into this trying to create > an app that looked like "Quickbooks" where I handle all the windows, but > they are always all in maximized Mode. > > Miro > > > "Garry" <garrygrol***@gmail.com> wrote in message > news:erneq4BJHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >> Look down the list of posts to My.Application.OpenForms on 14th Dec to >> see some material about resizing MDI children etc. >> Stephanie showd me how to do it and leaving a MDI child maximised does >> not utilize the facilities available for an MDI application. >> The user cannot resize the forms to show them side by side if they are >> maximised - if he wants to. >> He may not even realise that there are other MDI children displayed >> 'under' the one he is looking at. >> My problem was to generate the MDI child so that it filled the available >> space without being docked or maximised. >> >> Garry >> >> >> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >> news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... >>> You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other >>> MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. >>> >>> Tony >>> >>> "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message >>> news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>> This happend to me.... >>>> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >>>> >>>> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is >>>> in development mode. >>>> >>>> Try to show the form maximized thru code >>>> >>>> fMain = New frmMain >>>> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >>>> fMain.Show() >>>> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >>>> >>>> Compile... >>>> it should work, >>>> >>>> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >>>> "maximized" it should work. >>>> >>>> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >>>> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never >>>> happend since. >>>> >>>> >>>> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into >>>> this too. >>>> >>>> Miro >>>> >>>> >>>> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >>>> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>>>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>>>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>>>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>>>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>>>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>>>> available. >>>>> >>>>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I >>>>> do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size >>>>> property set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up >>>>> as. >>>>> >>>>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>>>> >>>>> Thanks, Tony >>>> >>>> >>> >> >> > > Sorry,
I was replying to this portion: >> The user cannot resize the forms to show them side by side if they are and did not fully read this portoin:>> maximised - if he wants to. >> He may not even realise that there are other MDI children displayed >> 'under' the one he is looking at. >> My problem was to generate the MDI child so that it filled the available The issue Tony K ran into is when you want to display the initial form >> space without being docked or maximised. Maximized off the start. It works, it works, it works and then suddenly one compile it stops working and does the "described" funny stuff. Sorry, Miro Show quoteHide quote "Garry" <garrygrol***@gmail.com> wrote in message news:OOgVegEJHHA.2312@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... > Miro, > > If you are answering me then the MDI children that I generate are free to > move as the user may wish. > It is just that my initial condition on child form generation was to fill > the available area in the MDI parent form and it was very difficult to > find the correct width and height before the form is shown without causing > the 'ClientRectangle' to display scroll bars at the side of the parent and > in some cases, cascade multiple forms. > My MDIChild forms now behave exactly as I want and they are not maximised > and do not appear anywhere as maximised. But, they are maximisable. > However, it was much simpler in VB6. I have had to repeat this a lot > recently. > So much for the vaunted 'You write less code in VB2005'. > > Garry > > "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message > news:exxWTNEJHHA.4848@TK2MSFTNGP04.phx.gbl... >> This is fine, but that is not what actually happens in this 'bug'. >> >> What will happen, is that your form will show in your MDI as "Normal" but >> it is actually 'Maximized'. >> Very hard to explain. You will see the other forms underneith it, but >> you wont be able to click on them, until you actually re-click on the >> maximize button on the form you displayed and then unmaximize it. >> >> I understand your "window example", but I ran into this trying to create >> an app that looked like "Quickbooks" where I handle all the windows, but >> they are always all in maximized Mode. >> >> Miro >> >> >> "Garry" <garrygrol***@gmail.com> wrote in message >> news:erneq4BJHHA.2632@TK2MSFTNGP06.phx.gbl... >>> Look down the list of posts to My.Application.OpenForms on 14th Dec to >>> see some material about resizing MDI children etc. >>> Stephanie showd me how to do it and leaving a MDI child maximised does >>> not utilize the facilities available for an MDI application. >>> The user cannot resize the forms to show them side by side if they are >>> maximised - if he wants to. >>> He may not even realise that there are other MDI children displayed >>> 'under' the one he is looking at. >>> My problem was to generate the MDI child so that it filled the available >>> space without being docked or maximised. >>> >>> Garry >>> >>> >>> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... >>>> You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other >>>> MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. >>>> >>>> Tony >>>> >>>> "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message >>>> news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>>>> This happend to me.... >>>>> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >>>>> >>>>> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it >>>>> is in development mode. >>>>> >>>>> Try to show the form maximized thru code >>>>> >>>>> fMain = New frmMain >>>>> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >>>>> fMain.Show() >>>>> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >>>>> >>>>> Compile... >>>>> it should work, >>>>> >>>>> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >>>>> "maximized" it should work. >>>>> >>>>> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >>>>> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never >>>>> happend since. >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into >>>>> this too. >>>>> >>>>> Miro >>>>> >>>>> >>>>> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >>>>> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>>>>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>>>>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>>>>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>>>>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>>>>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>>>>> available. >>>>>> >>>>>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but >>>>>> I do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size >>>>>> property set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts >>>>>> up as. >>>>>> >>>>>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>>>>> >>>>>> Thanks, Tony >>>>> >>>>> >>>> >>> >>> >> >> > > A soon as I seen your question, I realized you had the same nightmare I ran
into. I am slowely teaching myself VB.net and I - for the life of me, couldnt figure out what I had done wrong. Seems it wasnt me at all !!! :-) I am not sure if the same thing happens on non "MDI" apps, but I dont risk it anymore. I keep all my apps as "Normal", and set it during code at runtime. Glad to be of help. Cheers Miro Show quoteHide quote "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... > You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other > MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. > > Tony > > "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message > news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >> This happend to me.... >> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >> >> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is >> in development mode. >> >> Try to show the form maximized thru code >> >> fMain = New frmMain >> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >> fMain.Show() >> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >> >> Compile... >> it should work, >> >> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >> "maximized" it should work. >> >> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend >> since. >> >> >> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this >> too. >> >> Miro >> >> >> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>> available. >>> >>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I >>> do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size property >>> set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up as. >>> >>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>> >>> Thanks, Tony >> >> > I read your posts back and forth from Garry and you and I fully understand
where Garry is coming from. But, my problem is what you helped me fix. The user can still "RESTORE" the child window and see other child windows behind them, they can resize them, but the kind of app I'm making they will not have a use for seeing multiple windows. If they want to see which child windows they have open, they will have to click on the "Window" menu item and see the open windows. Thank you again for helping me with that problem. It worked GREAT!!! Tony K. Show quoteHide quote "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message news:uTQ9mLEJHHA.3264@TK2MSFTNGP02.phx.gbl... >A soon as I seen your question, I realized you had the same nightmare I ran >into. > > I am slowely teaching myself VB.net and I - for the life of me, couldnt > figure out what I had done wrong. Seems it wasnt me at all !!! :-) > > I am not sure if the same thing happens on non "MDI" apps, but I dont risk > it anymore. I keep all my apps as "Normal", and > set it during code at runtime. > > Glad to be of help. > Cheers > > Miro > > > "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message > news:8E7135F6-6DAC-49B0-A3AF-25664C6A5726@microsoft.com... >> You are the MAN!! Thank you Miro. I have struggled with this on other >> MDI apps and went about it a much LONGER way. Thanks again. >> >> Tony >> >> "Miro" <miron***@golden.net> wrote in message >> news:uB0tfv9IHHA.4384@TK2MSFTNGP03.phx.gbl... >>> This happend to me.... >>> Are you using the Property to maximize? or doing it by code? >>> >>> If you notice, it is actually showing you the form the exact size it is >>> in development mode. >>> >>> Try to show the form maximized thru code >>> >>> fMain = New frmMain >>> fMain.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized >>> fMain.Show() >>> and leave the windowstate "Normal" on the property of the form. >>> >>> Compile... >>> it should work, >>> >>> Now if you get rid of the code, and change your property back to show >>> "maximized" it should work. >>> >>> After I ran into this...i always show all my forms maximized thru code >>> ( like above ) and leave all my forms "Normal", and it has never happend >>> since. >>> >>> >>> Lemmi know if this fixed you as well. Im sure others will run into this >>> too. >>> >>> Miro >>> >>> >>> "Tony K" <king-tony2@NOSPAMcomcast.net> wrote in message >>> news:54AB4FAF-F465-4E1D-ACCA-497CF03F9623@microsoft.com... >>>> How do you maximize a child form when you show the child form. My >>>> resolution on my screen is 1440 x 900. My parent form maximizes just >>>> fine, but when I show a child form it doesn't maximize. It doesn't >>>> separate itself from the child form, meaning you can't move it around >>>> like if the form was "restored" but it doesn't take up all the space >>>> available. >>>> >>>> I do not have the maximum or minimum size set in the properties, but I >>>> do have the WindowState set to Maximized. I also have the size >>>> property set to 800 x 600 and that is the size that the form starts up >>>> as. >>>> >>>> Any answers would be greatly appreciated. >>>> >>>> Thanks, Tony >>> >>> >> > > 
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