Dialogs/Forms in C# .NET Compact framework

[Cory Albrecht]

Hello all,

In a program I'm writing for my PocketPC, I have this form to which
I add a variable number of special UserControl-based controls before
displaying it based on the number of items in the file the user has
chosen. The idea is that if the chosen file has more items than can
be show, the form will just scroll up and down.

If my UserControl is less than the client width, or even the exact
same width, when I get to the point where thew combined height of my
controls is greater than the height of the form's client area, the
vertical scrollbar never gets displayed. Never, ever, no matter how
many controls I add.

If my UserControl is wider than the form's client area when added
with form.Controls.Add() and I later resize it down to the proper
width, then the vertical scrollbar does appear. Unfortunately, the
horizontal scrollbar also appears for a moment until the newly added
control is resized down to the client width of the form.

That momentary appearance of the horizontal scrollbar is annoying,
but I cannot figure out how to prevent it.

How do I prevent the horizontal scrollbar from appearing but still
make sure my control will scroll when too many controls are added?

Thanks in advance.

[Peter Duniho]

On Mon, 29 Sep 2008 11:26:40 -0700, Cory Albrecht
<co**********@hotmail.comwrote:

Hello all,

In a program I'm writing for my PocketPC, I have this form to which
I add a variable number of special UserControl-based controls before
displaying it based on the number of items in the file the user has
chosen. The idea is that if the chosen file has more items than can
be show, the form will just scroll up and down.

[...]
How do I prevent the horizontal scrollbar from appearing but still
make sure my control will scroll when too many controls are added?

A concise-but-complete code example would be helpful here. In particular,
a Form sub-class does not generally by itself display _any_ scrollbars,
even when client controls fall outside the ClientRectangle of the Form.
So your description doesn't really make much sense.

Keep in mind also that this newsgroup is not actually specifically for
Forms topics or Compact Framework questions. You can ask questions on
those topics here if you like, but be aware that the expertise in those
areas may be somewhat limited as compared to that found in more specific
on-topic newsgroups. This is especially true with respect to CF stuff
(for example, if in CF a Form does by default include scrollbars based on
child controls, that's unique to CF and you're unlikely to find here much
in the way of knowledgeable assistance with respect to that behavior).

Pete