HTML in a windows formas application

[Ralph Mason]

I would like to use HTML to layout pages / create reports in forms
application (well xml and xsl creating html)

This seems far easier than downing my own drawing code etc.

I also want to include buttons etc in the htlm that I can raise events in
the dotnet application if possible.
Can anyone suggest the best way to do these things.

Thanks
Ralph

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Ralph,

|| I would like to use HTML to layout pages / create reports
|| in forms application (well xml and xsl creating html)
||
|| This seems far easier than downing my own drawing code etc.

Xml and Xsl easier than dragging controls from the ToolBox ??

I thought about this using embedded Web pages some time ago but
was eventually convinced that Html, while brilliant and comprehensive,
wasn't mature enough compared to Windows Controls.

Html doesn't even <begin> to approach WinForms for richness of
both Controls and Control properties.

You'll find, I reckon, that there will be lots of tweaks that
you'll want to do but can't. You'll be reinventing the wheel on
features that you've been taking for granted for a long time. It'll
really show you the inadequacies of Html.

Mixing Xml, Xls, Css, JScript (or VBScript) and C# to produce just
one Form will be fun. But not for the guy who has to come and maintain
it in three months. You'll find that even if it's yourself. You'll
find it even if you do reams of documentation.

In conclusion, I agree that it's a nice idea. I got very excited
when I was exploring it. But .. well, the above shows you some of my
thoughts.

Sorry if it's not the reply that you would have liked. :-(

Best wishes,
Fergus

[Dave Martin]

"Ralph Mason" <ma*************************@thisisnotarealaddress .com> wrote
in message news:ej**************@tk2msftngp13.phx.gbl...

I would like to use HTML to layout pages / create reports in forms
application (well xml and xsl creating html)

This seems far easier than downing my own drawing code etc.

I also want to include buttons etc in the htlm that I can raise events in
the dotnet application if possible.
Can anyone suggest the best way to do these things.

Thanks
Ralph

Hi Ralph,

We have recently released a control called HTMLLabel which is designed to
allow HTML to be integrated into applications to create things like
interactive reports where hyperlinks in the HTML can be used to call
directly into (for example) C# code.

Full details and the trial download can be found at:
http://www.htmllabel.com.

Dave Martin.

[Fergus Cooney]

Hi Daniel,

Sound good. :-)

Regards,
Fergus