[RESOLVED] Addin for Excel 2010

[Siddharth Rout]

Basics Details:

• VS 2010
• Making an Addin for Excel 2010
• Win 7

Problem:

See Picture Attached...

• I am not getting the cursor (4 arrowheads) for moving the form.
• I am using the Panel1_MouseHover to display the cursor. Right now if I choose any other cursor then it is working but the same cursor also displays when I hover the mouse over any other control. I want the cursor to show only in the areas of the Panel where there are no controls.
• How do I show Tooltips for the images? The play,stop,next, previous,playlist,Hideme(with the smiley),volume are all images and not buttons

Ps: I know the GUI is not that good but that's the least bit of my concerns now. I will be working on it later...

[Pradeep1210]

I don't have the same configuration as you, but these in general might help:

1. Set the cursor to Cursors.SizeAll to show the 4 arrowheads (move) :

Panel1.Cursor = Cursors.SizeAll

2. That's because Cursor is an ambient property. The controls automatically inherit properties from its container (Panel in this case), when not set explicitly. So the best way to prevent this when you don't want is to explicitly set the property at design time.
Try this: Select All controls on the panel. Set the cursor property to anything but Default/Arrow. Then set it back to Default/Arrow.

3. Add a ToolTip control to the form. Since this is an extender type control, all your controls will then have additional properties for tooltip added to it. (One ToolTip control will suffice for all tooltips on the form)

[Siddharth Rout]

Gr8.

I knew you would be able to answer my queries

I will try it the moment I get back home tonight

Thanks once again.

[Siddharth Rout]

Thanks, Pradeep

It worked.

Just a quick question, I am not happy with the Trackbar vb.net has. What I mean is it doesn't let me decrease it's width. See picture attached and you'd understand. Do I have to create my own Trackbar (A new user control) ?

[Pradeep1210]

Set AutoSize property to False, in the Properties window. After that you can make it any size just like any other control.
Also experiment around with the TickStyle property. One of those other styles might appease you.

[Siddharth Rout]

Ok I managed to get it solved by using a UDC... See picture attached.

Thanks a ton for all your help

[Pradeep1210]

wow! looks cool.

[Siddharth Rout]

Thnx! Any Suggestions on improving GUI?

[Pradeep1210]

It's already looking dashing.

Maybe showing a gif image of that record player actually revolving the record there would give a realistic impression of song being played.

[Siddharth Rout]

Great Idea! Let me see what can I do with Gif Animator