[RESOLVED] Asociate a customized scrollbar with a multiline texfield

[sagoga69]

Hello

I'm really desperate with this problem.

I'm doing a completely customized interface with visual basic and windows forms, but now, I am blocked with this problem.

As I am customizing all the interface, I also want to draw my own scrollbars in a multiline textfield, but I don't know how to do it. I have try many things, but I'm completely lost.

Does anybody know how can I do this?

I supose that I could use GDI+ to draw my own buttons over the scrollbar but this is not a acceptable solution for me. I mean, if I could draw overriding the onPaint method of the Scroll, it would be perfect, but I don't want to overpaint.

As I hadn't been able to do this, I have chose another solution. I thought: "Hey! I could draw only two buttons (two arrows) and tell the textfield something like line_up/line_down, or a method like this, but i haven't found a method that could do something similar.

This last solution it would be perfect too, but.... I don't know hoy to implement it.

As you can see (or read), I am really desperate with this problem.

I would be pleased if someone could give me a hand.

Thanks in advance

[sagoga69]

So, no one knows the answer?

I'll continue doing some research. If I find the answer I'll post it here, so anybody could learn how to do it....

Don't wait for me awake

Regards

[Nihilistic Mystic]

You can just use the SendMessage API to send scroll up / scroll down messages to the textbox foom whatever sort of custom scroll interface you would like to make.

[sagoga69]

I don't know what is that API, but I'll do some research about it. Thanks a lot, Nihilistic Mystic

[Nihilistic Mystic]

Here is an example I put together, try it out.

'API Definition, Constants and Enum
<DllImport("user32.dll", SetLastError:=True, CharSet:=CharSet.Auto)> _
   Shared Function SendMessage( _
         ByVal hWnd As IntPtr, _
         ByVal Msg As UInteger, _
         ByVal wParam As IntPtr, _
         ByVal lParam As IntPtr) As IntPtr
    End Function
    Const WM_VSCROLL As UInteger = &H115
    Const WM_HSCROLL As UInteger = &H114
    Enum ScrollBarCommands
        SB_LINEUP = 0
        SB_LINELEFT = 0
        SB_LINEDOWN = 1
        SB_LINERIGHT = 1
        SB_PAGEUP = 2
        SB_PAGELEFT = 2
        SB_PAGEDOWN = 3
        SB_PAGERIGHT = 3
        SB_THUMBPOSITION = 4
        SB_THUMBTRACK = 5
        SB_TOP = 6
        SB_LEFT = 6
        SB_BOTTOM = 7
        SB_RIGHT = 7
    End Enum
 
'Usage Examples
   'Scroll TextBox1 Down
  SendMessage(TextBox1.Handle, WM_VSCROLL, ScrollBarCommands.SB_LINEDOWN, IntPtr.Zero)
   'Scroll Textbox1 Up
  SendMessage(TextBox1.Handle, WM_VSCROLL, ScrollBarCommands.SB_LINEUP, IntPtr.Zero)

[sagoga69]

Thanks again, Nihilistic Mystic. Here, at my home, I don't have Visual Studio, so I'll try tomorrow at work.

[sagoga69]

Wow!! I have tried at last the code that Nihilistic Mystic gave me, and it has worked perfectly.

Thanks again for your answer, Nihilistic Mystic

[Nihilistic Mystic]

You are very welcome, glad I could help.