This is getting quite absurd... vb.net programmers help solve..

[Winston]

Hey im kinda tierd of this

 

nothing seems to be working for me in vb.net

 

 

i hate how u have to instantiate a form

thats pathetic

 

the old vb was good... now it sucks...

 

 

i need help how to implement the most basic things

 

 

Changing the mainforms font

 

 

and

 

implementing a splash screen..

[John]

Are you using Visual Studio .NET or just the command line compiler?

 

You should go into the Code Library here on our forum and download some of the examples, they will give you a good idea of the basics.

 

Orbity

[Winston]

im using the vs.net IDE...

 

 

but the way it works is screwed

[John]

Have a look through these examples from Microsoft http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/default.asp?url=/library/en-us/dnvssamp/html/vb_VBSamplesTop.asp Once you look through a few of those and assuming you have a good knowledge of VB6 creating a splash screen will be pretty straight forward for you.

 

To change the font of a form simply click once on the form to make it the selected control and then choose font from the properties window. Or to do it thruogh code you can do this:

From MSDN

Property Value

The Font object to apply to the text displayed by the control. The default is the value of the DefaultFont property.

 

Remarks

Because the Font object is immutable (meaning that you cannot adjust any of it's properties), you can only assign the Font property a new Font object. However, you can base the new font on the existing font.

 

The following is an example of how to adjust the existing font to make it bold:

 

myControl.Font = new Font(myControl.Font, 
  myControl.Font.Style | FontStyle.Bold);

 

MyControl.Font = New Font(MyControl.Font, _ 
  MyControl.Font.Style Or FontStyle.Bold)

 

Notes to Inheritors: When overriding the Font property in a derived class, use the base class's Font property to extend the base implementation. Otherwise, you must provide all the implementation. You are not required to override both the get and set accessors of the Font property; you can override only one if needed.

 

Requirements

Platforms: Windows 98, Windows NT 4.0, Windows Millennium Edition, Windows 2000, Windows XP Home Edition, Windows XP Professional, Windows .NET Server family

 

BTW: You picked the wrong place to complain about .NET, we can really see the vast improvements and we really like the changes.

 

Orbity

[Winston]

sorry i didnt give much detail

 

 

ok i got splash screen working

 

 

Splash screen

 

scenario 1

 

 

splash form as startup object

 

 

splash form starts

 

timer starts

 

 

 

 

timer tick

 

 

 

timer.stop

dim mainform as new frmmain

mainform.showdialog

me.close

 

 

everthing seems fine, but i realise the splash form isnt closed

 

 

and i cant hide the mainform from the system tray wat happens is it exits the app :S

 

 

 

 

scenario 2

 

 

mainform as start up object

 

 

mainform loads

 

 

dim splash as new frmsplash

splash.showdialog

 

 

 

 

splash loads

 

timer load

 

 

 

timer tick

 

 

 

me.close

 

 

 

but in scenario 2 i dont want to see the mainform yet i want the splash screen only and then once the splash goes then the mainform can be shown

 

 

i added a me.hide in the mainform load

 

once the splash closes i have no idea how to show the mainform back i put this code

 

dim mainform as new frmmain

mainform.show

 

 

it keeps creating a new instance

 

 

 

i did a splash screen in vb6 b4

 

but not this much trouble because of this new instantiating **** ****

 

 

 

 

 

 

ok as for the font

 

 

 

i have the mainform it has a few controls

 

 

click on a menu item out comes a form with a button on it

 

 

user clicks on it font dialog opens they select font and once they click apply on the form the main forms font will be changes to the users selection

 

on the apply button i put

 

 

dim mainform as new frmmain

 

 

mainform.font = fntdlg.font

 

 

doesnt work

doesnt change font and creates a new instance

 

 

 

i hope u have a way of solving it

 

 

is it really the only way to talk to a form

is to instantiate it?

 

gees

 

[edit]Please watch the language[/edit]

Edited February 24, 2003 by John

[John]

As I pointed out in the quote from MSDN you need to create a new font object to change the font of a control, so here is the working and tested code to change the font of a form by clicking a command button named "Button1" and using a FontDialog named fdlFont.

Private Sub Button1_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button1.Click
   fdlFont.ShowDialog(Me)
   Me.Font = New Font(fdlFont.Font, fdlFont.Font.Style)
End Sub

I don't have time right now for the Splash screen stuff but someone else will help you I'm sure.

 

Orbity

[John]

Ok so I found a few minutes to make up a quick example which uses the main form as the startup object. Have a look at it and see if it helps. There is a 5 second delay on the splash screen.

 

Orbity

splash.zip

Edited March 15, 2007 by PlausiblyDamp

[Winston]

w00t thats supposedly it

[Winston]

hmm its weird i applied it into my program

didnt just show the splash first..

 

it showed the splash and the mainform

 

i dont wanna see the mainform until the splash is gone

 

 

edit/ well i figured out why

 

it was becoz the windows state was to maximise on mainform load

 

but that still shouldnt effect it

[John]

Just change it to normal in the properties window (design view) and then in the form load change it to the following:

Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
   Dim frm As New Splash()
   frm.ShowDialog(Me)
   Me.WindowState = FormWindowState.Maximized
End Sub

That did the trick for me.

 

Orbity

[Winston]

omg u life saver

finally out of 2 days of asking

 

we got one thing fixed... now

i fink i need to work on the font form which is still a unsolvable matter although it looks soo simple

 

 

thanks for ur help dude!!

[John]

omg u life saver

finally out of 2 days of asking

 

we got one thing fixed... now

i fink i need to work on the font form which is still a unsolvable matter although it looks soo simple

 

 

thanks for ur help dude!!

 

I gave you the code for the font thing already. I just put the code I gave you into a blank project and here it is working and all. There is a label and a link label on the form as well as the command button just to show you what happens when you change the font of the form. Have a look and see if it helps.

 

Orbity

font-changing.zip

Edited March 15, 2007 by PlausiblyDamp

[Winston]

Oh no no... u got a little mixed up in the font idea

 

i know how to change it obviously

but the thing is...

 

 

Mainform> click a menu>navigate to font

 

 

 

a New form opens up this form is the font form

 

in it has a preview label and font name label and browse button

 

the user clicks on the browse button and they select the font

once selected they get a preview of wat it looks like and wats the name of the font

 

 

and wen they feel like it

 

they click apply

 

 

and the only part im stuck on is the apply code

 

 

 

the rest i know how to do...

 

 

i did this

 

 

dim mainas new frmmain

 

main.font = New Font(fdlFont.Font, fdlFont.Font.Style)

 

 

but wat happens is it keeps creating new instance of main form

and doesnt change font

[divil]

Of course it does, you're explicitly creating a new instance. In some other thread I told you what to do to get around this. If you can't manage this, it's you're fault and not vb.net's. Orbity has been incredibly generous writing code to help you.

 

I suggest hitting the books and/or documentation for a few days. Buy a VB.NET book and read it from cover to cover.

 

Oh, and we don't do homework. You mentioned this was for your major assignment.

Edited February 24, 2003 by divil

[Ellis]

Orbity,

 

Splash.zip is an excellent example.

Simple and to the point. It was a great help.

 

Thanks