custom-controls

Blackberry - how to animate Custom Field?

I have created a custom field class "Seek" to draw a fillrectangle. class Seek extends Field { int fill; protected void layout(int width, int height) { setExtent(320, 5); } protected void paint(Graphics graphics) { graphics.setColor(Color.RED); graphics.fillRect(0, 0, fill, 5); } protected void set...

Windows Mobile: how to hide Size property on a Custom Control.

Hello! I'm developing a Windows Mobile WinForm app with C# and .Net Compact Framework 2.0 SP2. I have a control that inhertit from System.Windows.Form.Control that I want to make private Size property. How can I do that? I've tried this: new private Size; But it doesn't compile. Any idea? ...

placing widget in listbox/dropdown in gwt

hi, i am using gwt to build my web site. i would like to create a dropdown/listbox that contains no just text but also images, meaning that in the drop down there will be a what ever widget that ill create. please advise jaimon ...

Blackberry - how to resize image?

I wanted to know if we can resize an image. Suppose if we want to draw an image of 200x200 actual size with a size of 100 x 100 size on our blackberry screen. Thanks ...

WPF: How to accept both string and FrameworkElement in dependency property (like wpf Label does)?

Hi, I am creating a custom WPF control that should have several content slots. I'd like the user to be able to use either string, or a FrameworkElement as a value of property, for example: <!-- MyHeading is a string --> <MyControl MyHeading="Hello World" /> <MyControl> <!-- MyHeading is a FrameworkElement --> <MyControl.MyHeading> ...

XAML binding doesn't seem to set if the property is initialized in the constructor

Hello, everybody! I've run into a problem with data-binding inside control template while the property is initialized inside the constructor. Here is the show-case (you can also download sample solution): CustomControl1.cs public class CustomControl1 : ContentControl { static CustomControl1() { DefaultStyleKeyProperty...

The page lifecycle for controls(order contructed from a page)

Ok, I have not been able to really find an answer to this on the internet.. Maybe someone here can help me. For example, lets say I have a page and 2 custom controls on that page. During what event on page do these controls get constructed. When does their page_init get called? Also, for these 2 custom controls, do they both get const...

Silverlight 3 Custom Control Event-handling Navigation

I have a Silverlight 3 aplication, The solution (of 3 projects) looks Like this: ChartsCustomControl    PieChart.cs SLGrid.Web SLGrid    NavigationPage.xaml    Views       PieChartPage.xaml          PieChartPage.xaml.cs I'm using the navigation Frame control, and have a folder named Views for the different pages. PieChartPage.xaml.cs ...

What is the best GUI library for blackberry java development?

What do you think is the most comprehensive and stable GUI library for Blackberry java development? I am currently using J4ME, anyone has any other experiences? A good GUI library should also have support for like grid controls, etc. ...

How to make a control resizable by the user at runtime [.NET Winforms]?

It is in Winforms. I have a UserControl that is anchored TOP, BOTTOM and LEFT. I would like to allow the user to drag its right border somehow and resize it horizontally. The control is placed right into the form, no panel or groupbox to place a "Splitter". Any idea how to make a control resizable at runtime by the user? ...

DetailsView not retaining mode on postback, within custom Panel

Hi all, I have a custom Panel control which works like a regular Panel, but adds a heading to the top. The code for this panel is as follows : Public Class GInfoPanel Inherits System.Web.UI.WebControls.Panel Protected WithEvents lblHeader As New Label() Protected WithEvents innerDiv As New HtmlGenericControl("div") Pu...

Blackberry - How to do text wrapping in ListField with Checkboxes?

Hi all, I m creating a ListField with Checkboxes from How To - Create a ListField with check boxes But I m not getting how to wrap Text in a row in that ListField. I referred the thread Text Wrapping for text in List Field items Here its written as If all you are displaying is text, then I would go with the approach suggested by...

Custom UIButtons

I need to implement a view with clickable areas just like HTML image maps. The background of the view will be an image that fills the entire canvas and the boundaries of each clickable area are different is size and shape. What is the best scenario to do this in iPhone? ...

Custom control uses DataSourceId

I am attempting to write a custom control. I want to allow its user to specify a DataSourceId (much like GridView, Repeater, etc.). I can get find the DataSource that corresponds to the id. And I can get the associated DataSourceView. But the only way to get the data out appears to be with an asynchonous Select method. Of course, I can ...

WPF convenience controls

Hi Guys I asked this question the other day. I got only one answer which was to make my own control and add a dependency property to vary the only thing that changes (an index to get the right data bindings in this case). If that's the only way to do it though, it raises some other questions. Specifically, if you find yourself wantin...

What is the best way to create a custom derived grid control?

I want to create a custom grid derived from DevExpress grid control. I just want to add several columns and add custom painting. I will then use this control in 2 different forms. The problem is that if I go straightforward and create a class like this: public class GenerateInvoiceGrid : DevExpress.XtraGrid.GridControl then I will not...

Specialized Textbox to populate specific types in property window during design time ?

Here's the background of the problem. We have our own ORM framework for development of .net applications. Now we are trying to create specialized UI objects to work tightly with the ORM. We have created an interface called IBindable which is implemented on all UI controls. We started with textbox webcontrol of asp.net. First we created ...

.NET Compact Framework: Control over a Control OnMouseDown problem.

Hello! I'm developing a WinForm Windows Mobile 5.0 or above with .Net Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 and C#. I have two custom controls (two classes that inherits from Control). If I click over a specific location of control1 it shows control2 (control2 is a control of control1). In other words, control2 is a pop up menu that it shows over ...

WPF Dependency Property for Custom Control

I'm a bit in a mess with how to set a Dependency Property for Custom Control. I created Custom Control, so it derives from Control class. public class CustControl : Control { static CustControl() { DefaultStyleKeyProperty.OverrideMetadata(typeof(CustControl), new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(typeof(CustControl...

.NET Compact Framework: define default size to a custom control.

Hello. I'm developing a winform Windows Mobile 5.0 or above application with .NET Compact Framework 2.0 SP2 and C#. I'm wondering if there is a way to set a default size of a custom control. When I drop it over the form (on the designer) it is always getting 200x200 as its default size. Any advice? Thank you! ...