Confused why my Text box location is always 0 0

[aewarnick]

MessageBox.Show(this.RTB1.Location.X+" "+this.RTB1.Location.Y+"\n"+this.RTB1.Location);

 

I want to use Cursor.Clip() but I cannot because the location is never right. . .

That text box is not near point 0 0 but it always shows that it is, why?

[Robby]

Is it inside a Control Box or Panel? If so, the location is relative to its' parent control.

[aewarnick]

It is in a panel. That is the problem. Thank you, I did not know that.

[aewarnick]

Ok, same problem exept more weird.

 

Cursor.Position=new Point(saveButton.Location.X, saveButton.Location.Y);

 

That should put the cursor right on the upper left corner of the button but instead, no matter what object I put it on it is always about 20 pixels above where it needs to be and those are objects that are directly on the form, no panels.

 

I had the same problem with the paneled objects, I figured out how to get the point of a text box relative to the panles but it is always about 20 pixels above where it needs to be.

[Volte]

Use the myButton.PointToScreen(myButton.Location) to get

the location of the button on the screen, rather than relative to the

form.

[aewarnick]

Cursor.Position= this.ExpandedViewB.PointToScreen(this.ExpandedViewB.Location);

 

If I did that right it is even worse than before. Any idea what is going on? I even tried it on a much less complicated form.

[divil]

If you want to position the cursor on the top-left corner of a button on your form, use this:

 

Cursor.Position = Button3.Parent.PointToScreen(Button3.Location);

[aewarnick]

That works perfectly, but what was the other one for?