Set Anchor on Mdi child

[jh]

I am trying to create a simple mdi app with a form anchored down the
left of the main form. In this "menu button" form I will have various
buttons etc. (i.e. similar to lots of websites)

However i cannot seem to achieve this. I have created an mdi parent,
created another form and set its MdiParent property to the parent. In
the parents load() function i am doing this:

// Init the MenuBar
MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();
menuBar.MdiParent = this;
menuBar.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Top |
AnchorStyles.Bottom;
menuBar.Show();
The anchor property doesn't seem to have any affect. Can anyone point me
in the right direction?
Thanks.
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JohnH

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

John,

The anchor property applies to controls hosted on a form, not a form
that is an MDI child.

What you need to do is have the child form resize itself in response to
the parent resizing.

Hope this helps.
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- Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]
- mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com

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I am trying to create a simple mdi app with a form anchored down the
left of the main form. In this "menu button" form I will have various
buttons etc. (i.e. similar to lots of websites)

However i cannot seem to achieve this. I have created an mdi parent,
created another form and set its MdiParent property to the parent. In
the parents load() function i am doing this:

// Init the MenuBar
MenuBar menuBar = new MenuBar();
menuBar.MdiParent = this;
menuBar.Anchor = AnchorStyles.Left | AnchorStyles.Top |
AnchorStyles.Bottom;
menuBar.Show();
The anchor property doesn't seem to have any affect. Can anyone point me
in the right direction?
Thanks.
--

JohnH

[jh]

In article <#e**************@TK2MSFTNGP09.phx.gbl>,
mv*@spam.guard.caspershouse.com says...

John,

The anchor property applies to controls hosted on a form, not a form
that is an MDI child.

What you need to do is have the child form resize itself in response to
the parent resizing.

Hope this helps.

Thanks Nicholas.

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JohnH