windows application parent child relation

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Hi,

I have a child which should be in the centre of parent page.

When I minimize the parent it should be in centre, same when I maximize parent form.

How?

I hope you reply to me.

Posted 25-Nov-10 20:26pm

narendra999

Updated 25-Nov-10 22:19pm

Dalek Dave

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Arindam Tewary 26-Nov-10 3:43am

Can you please make your question a bit clear. "I have a child which..."? what child ? Is that a child form that you are referring? Again you have written "in the centre of parent page". Is that form or page(web app/windows app). Totally confused.

Dalek Dave 26-Nov-10 4:19am

Edited for Grammar.

narendra999 26-Nov-10 4:26am

dave Sorry...it is a mdiform having a menu..in that i am having sub forms..when i click the menu in mdiform...its sub forms open..it should come at the centre of mdiform...when i minimise mdiform..those sub form also should be centre of that main form..windows application..c#...hope u got my point..thanks for ur reply..

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OriginalGriff · Answer 1 · 2010-11-25T21:48:00

If you are showing your child form as a Modal dialog (using ShowDialog) then you can set the StartPosition property to CenterParent and it will (initially) be correct.
If not, then you will have to do it manually:
Set the StartPosition to Manual
When you first show it, set it's Location relative to the current form

C#

frmChild f = new frmChild();
f.Top = ((Height - f.Height) / 2) + Top;
f.Left = ((Width - f.Width) / 2) + Left;
f.Show();

You will also have to handle the parent form Resize event and do the same there.

[edit]Why did I say "progress bar" instead of "child form"? Need coffee...[/edit]

Manfred Rudolf Bihy · Answer 2 · 2010-11-25T21:43:00

Solution 1

If you're talking about a WinForm application I'd suggest you use a
TableLayoutpanel that is anchored to the Top, Left, Bottom, Right of its parent control.

Cheers

Manfred

Posted 25-Nov-10 21:43pm

Manfred Rudolf Bihy

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Dalek Dave 26-Nov-10 4:19am

Good call.

Indresh1210 · Answer 3 · 2010-11-25T23:04:00

Solution 3

Hi narendra999

Ther is a property of the form to display position of the
On the menu click write this code

MIDL

Form form1=new Form();
form1.Show();
form1.MdiParent=this;
form1.StartPosition = FormStartPosition.CenterScreen;

Posted 25-Nov-10 23:04pm

Indresh1210

Updated 25-Nov-10 23:07pm

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