problems with IDE

hemenkap

hemenkap

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hi,

i have been using VB 6 for a while now and now i am migrating to .net for one project

but while desiging form in the IDE i am having problems with fine positioning the controls .

in vb 6 when you select a control ( Say Textbox) then six handles appear) indicting that the control is selected.
We can press Ctrl + Arrow keys to move
or Shift + Arrow key to resize finely
the movement functionality is maintained but the fine size function has been discontinued in VB .net
this gives lots of problems

Another big problem is that when the handles appear aroud the control a very thick border line also comes around the control
this was not in vb. There used to be a border but it used to be only 1 pixel thick
can you suggest how to make this samller in .net
 
You can't make the handles border smaller, if you use the Crtl-Shift to move a control it will be in smaller increments.

In Options > Windows Form Designer, there is a Snap To Grid and Grid size, but they don't seem to do much.
 
Here are the shortcuts:

Arrows: Moves control by grid unit
Ctrl-Arrows: Moves control by 1 pixel
Shift-Arrows: Resize control by grid unit
Ctrl-Shift-Arrows: Resize control by grid unit

Per form - actually, per control that allows nested controls such as panel - you can turn the grid on/off and change the size.

You can't change the border...


-nerseus
 
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