Child Form Location

[Torgg]

OK guys I’ve got a question for you. I’ve developed a small knowledge base app for the software I support and it’s comprised (essentially) of two forms (not MDI). The first form (frmMain) is where the searching of the knowledge base takes place and where the results of the searchs are displayed. The second form (frmDetail) shows the details of any selected knowledge base article. What I would like to have happen is that when the frmDetails form is opened, that it would open on the same monitor (left or right) that the frmMain is opened on. So for example, if frmMain is open on the right monitor, when a user opens the details of an article the frmDetails opens on the same monitor. Now here is the hitch, I am reluctant to have frmDetails remember is position on the screen(s) since users can have several frmDetail forms open at once and I would rather they not stack right on top of one another but rather Tile over one another (as they do now, just on the wrong monitor). So I just want the child form to hang out with its parent form. What would you guys (and gals) suggest?

Thanks,
Torgg

[dip_developer]

OK guys I’ve got a question for you. I’ve developed a small knowledge base app for the software I support and it’s comprised (essentially) of two forms (not MDI). The first form (frmMain) is where the searching of the knowledge base takes place and where the results of the searchs are displayed. The second form (frmDetail) shows the details of any selected knowledge base article. What I would like to have happen is that when the frmDetails form is opened, that it would open on the same monitor (left or right) that the frmMain is opened on. So for example, if frmMain is open on the right monitor, when a user opens the details of an article the frmDetails opens on the same monitor. Now here is the hitch, I am reluctant to have frmDetails remember is position on the screen(s) since users can have several frmDetail forms open at once and I would rather they not stack right on top of one another but rather Tile over one another (as they do now, just on the wrong monitor). So I just want the child form to hang out with its parent form. What would you guys (and gals) suggest?

Thanks,
Torgg

it would be better if you make an MDI application......MDI child forms can be arranged as you wish........
the code will be like....

 
Private Sub ArrangeChildForms(sender As Object, e As System.EventArgs)
' Tile all child forms horizontally.
Me.LayoutMdi(MdiLayout.TileHorizontal)
' Tile all child forms vertically.
Me.LayoutMdi(MdiLayout.TileVertical)
' Cascade all MDI child windows.
Me.LayoutMdi(MdiLayout.Cascade)
End Sub  
 

[Torgg]

dip_developer,

I’ll give it a try… I’ve not been a big fan of MDI’s, but perhaps I need to give them a second look for this project. I'll let you know how it goes.

Thank you for your time and input,
Torgg