Dissapointing Menu/Toolbar in .NET Form editor

[Mad Butch]

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.
I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but the menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).
So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that ugly dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create applications like the new MS C++ editor.
Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab, and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could find how to code these things myself?

 

[Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]]

Hi,

These features should be available in Whidbey. Until then, you can take a
look on commercial and open source 3rd party libraries such as DotNetMagic
or ComponentOne

--
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
X-Unity Test Studio
http://x-unity.miik.com.ua/teststudio.aspx
Bring the power of unit testing to VS .NET IDE

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue

rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.

I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but the

menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).

So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that ugly dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create

applications like the new MS C++ editor.

Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab,

and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could

find how to code these things myself?

 

[Tim Wilson [MVP]]

Just to add to what Dmitriy said, you can also find some really good
controls at:
http://www.divil.co.uk/net/

--
Tim Wilson
..Net Compact Framework MVP

Hi,

These features should be available in Whidbey. Until then, you can take a
look on commercial and open source 3rd party libraries such as DotNetMagic
or ComponentOne

--
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
X-Unity Test Studio
http://x-unity.miik.com.ua/teststudio.aspx
Bring the power of unit testing to VS .NET IDE

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue

rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.

I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but

the
menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).

So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that

ugly
dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create

applications like the new MS C++ editor.

Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab,

and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could

find how to code these things myself?

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Here'sa great article I found today.

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
C#, System.Drawing

The November edition of Well Formed is now available.
Learn how to create Shell Extensions in managed code.
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm

Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm

Read my Blog at http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue

rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.

I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but the

menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).

So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that ugly dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create

applications like the new MS C++ editor.

Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab,

and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could

find how to code these things myself?

 

[Bob Powell [MVP]]

Ha ha... I'll put the link in this time...

http://www.codetools.com/vb/net/vsnetstylemenusvb.asp

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
C#, System.Drawing

The November edition of Well Formed is now available.
Learn how to create Shell Extensions in managed code.
http://www.bobpowell.net/currentissue.htm

Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/gdiplus_faq.htm

Read my Blog at http://bobpowelldotnet.blogspot.com

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue

rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.

I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but the

menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).

So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that ugly dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create

applications like the new MS C++ editor.

Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab,

and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could

find how to code these things myself?

 

[iva]

One more link:
www.csncontrols.net

"Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]" <[email protected]>
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Hi,

These features should be available in Whidbey. Until then, you can take a
look on commercial and open source 3rd party libraries such as DotNetMagic
or ComponentOne

--
Dmitriy Lapshin [C# / .NET MVP]
X-Unity Test Studio
http://x-unity.miik.com.ua/teststudio.aspx
Bring the power of unit testing to VS .NET IDE

The menu's and toolbars in the .NET Developer Studio (C++) have a blue

rectangle behind them, and the active icon has a shadow beneath it.

I was expecting my applications to look like the developer studio, but

the
menu and toolbar still look like the ones in the old screen editor (VS6).

So toolbars in my apps don't highlight buttons, and the menu is that

ugly
dark blue bar.

Is a new version of the Form editor part of the new .NET comming out?
If so, will it have it have these menu's/toolbars?
I would love to see a form editor that had the flexibility to create

applications like the new MS C++ editor.

Like dropping windows on tab controllers to add them to it as a new tab,

and flexible toolbars that you can move around.

Untill then, can someone point me in a general direction where I could

find how to code these things myself?