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How to add a Numeric Up / Down control to a .Net StatusStrip container

I'm looking to add a numeric up / down control to a .Net StatusStrip. Unfortunately, it isn't listed as an option in the UI designer. Is there a way to do this? ...

c# StatusStrip questions

System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip I have added a StatusStrip to my winforms app, but I am having a few problems. I would like to have a label anchored at the left and a progressBar anchored on the right in the StatusStrip, but I can't find a way to set these properties. I then thought that I may need to create two statusStrips and anch...

How do I right align controls in a StatusStrip?

I'm trying to write align a control in a StatusStrip. How can I do that? I don't see a property to set on ToolStripItem controls that specifies their physical alignment on the parent StatusStrip. ...

Show ContextMenuStrip at location of StatusBar item

I want to show a ContextMenuStrip at the location of a ToolStripStatusLabel in a StatusStrip. Ordinary controls have PointToScreen / PointToClient / etc, but as ToolStripStatusLabel is derived from Component it does not. Any help would be appreciated. ...

AutoEllipsis in StatusStrip Label?

Hi, I'm coding a Windows Forms App that has a StatusStrip that displays status informations to the user, and hints when the mouse is over relevant things. However, when the program is on it's minimal window size, the text sometimes is bigger than the whole StatusStrip, and the label simply dissapears. There must be a workaround to this, ...

Why can't I see the ToolStripButton as a choice in the StatusStrip Items Collection Editor?

Using Visual Studio 2008 and C# 3 with .NET 3.5 I've added a StatusStrip control to a form and the only controls I can add through the designer are: StatusLabel ProgressBar DropDownButton SplitButton I want to add a ToolStripButton but I can only do so from code in the .designer.cs file. This way I would see it in the designer but I...

How do I remove the resize gripper image from a StatusStrip control in C#?

I need to show a StatusStrip control docked top instead of bottom. User requirement. Long story. How do I get the StatusStrip to display without the dots in the right corner? ...

Winforms StatusStrip - why are there periods where it is blank when I'm updating it???

Hi, BACKGROUND: I have a WindowForms v3.5 application with a StatusStrip set to be used as a TooStripStatusLabel. I'm issues quite a lot of updates to it during a task that is running, however there are noticable periods where it is BLANK. There are no points when I am writing a blank to the status strip label either. QUESTION: An...

C# WinForms StatusStrip - How do I reclaim the space from the "Grip"

I've got a StatusStrip with a single ToolStripStatusLabel, Spring=true and a background color for notifications. The problem is that there's an ugly gray square on the right side of the status strip. After fiddling for a while, I realized this is the sizing grip (I had is set to SizingGrip=false, GripStyle=Hidden). Yet even with it hi...

How to remove Gap between two items of statusStrip in c#.net (vs 2005)

I have 4 continus ToolStripStatusLabel in statusStrip and their is a space between them, the requirement is like that we dont need any space between these 4 ToolStripStatusLabel in statusStrip. Please tell me how can we remove space between them.. i have got an alternative to set all values in one statusStrip but as all values are comi...

How to draw glowing text on StatusStrip with DrawThemeTextEx?

Hi, I'm trying to draw aero-styled glowing text in a .NET StatusStrip with a DrawThemeTextEx class I found. This is my current code which I use as a renderer for the StatusStrip: Class GlassStatusRenderer Inherits System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripProfessionalRenderer Protected Overrides Sub OnRenderToolStripBackground(ByVal e As System.Wi...