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MaChat - a chat with a browser for LANs

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This article shows how to create a Chat for Local Area Networks which uses the WebBrowser control to display the messages.
// MainForm.h

#pragma once

#include "Options.h"
#include "WebBrowserPage.h"
#include "ChatProxy.h"
#include "Forms.h"

// Standart
using namespace System;
using namespace System::Windows::Forms;

// Contorls
using namespace Crownwood::Magic;
using namespace Crownwood::Magic::Common;
using namespace Crownwood::Magic::Menus;
using namespace Crownwood::Magic::Docking;

#pragma warning ( disable : 4100 ) // Disable C4100 warning

#ifdef _DEBUG
	using namespace System::Diagnostics;
#endif

namespace MaChat
{
	// Main app's form
	public __gc class MainForm : public System::Windows::Forms::Form
		//public WebBrowser::IDocHostUIHandler
	{
	public:
		// Constructor
		MainForm::MainForm();
		static Options* GetOptions() { return m_cOptions; }

	private:
		void Initialize();
		void CloseApp();

		// Chat functions
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void InitializeChat ();
		Crownwood::Magic::Controls::TabPage* CreateChannel( String* strName, ChannelConnectionType eType );
		Crownwood::Magic::Controls::TabPage* CreateChannelP( IPEndPoint* ipeUser, bool nInvited );

		// Chat Handlers
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void OnChangeUsers( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnHTMLChange( Object* sender, HTMLChangeEventArgs* e );
		
		void OnInvite ( Object* sender, MessageEventArgs* e );
		void OnNote( Object* sender, MessageEventArgs* e );
		// UI
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void CreateUI();
		void CreateMenus();
		void LoadGraphics();
		void CreateDockingWindows();
		void ChangeColors( int nSet );
		void SetPopupMenuColors( PopupMenu* popupMenu );
		void UpdateUsersList();
		System::Drawing::Image* AddIcon( System::Drawing::Image* image,
			UserState eState, bool bLocal, bool bSmall );

		Crownwood::Magic::Controls::TabPage* CreateWebBrowser();
		Crownwood::Magic::Controls::TabPage* GetBrowserPage();
	protected:
		void OnClosed( EventArgs* e );

		// EventHandlers
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void OnClosePage( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnSelectionChanged( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnDWContextMenu( PopupMenu* pm, System::ComponentModel::CancelEventArgs* e );
		void OnContentStateChange( Content* c, EventArgs* e );

		void OnTabPageUpdateUI( Object* sender, UpdateUIEventArgs* e );
		void OnStateChange( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnContextMenu ( Object* sender, WebBrowser::ContextMenuEventArgs* e );

		void OnTxtBoxKeyPress ( Object* sender, KeyPressEventArgs* e );
private:
		// Menu EventHandlers
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void OnMenuOptions(Object* sender, EventArgs* e);
		void OnMenuClose(Object* sender, EventArgs* e);
		void OnMenuChangeColorStandart(Object* sender, EventArgs* e) { ChangeColors( 0 ); }
		void OnMenuChangeColorCodeProject(Object* sender, EventArgs* e) { ChangeColors( 1 ); }
		void OnMenuChangeColorSlateBlue(Object* sender, EventArgs* e) { ChangeColors( 2 ); }
		void OnMenuChangeColorFireBrick(Object* sender, EventArgs* e) { ChangeColors( 3 ); }
		void OnMenuChangeColorForestGreen(Object* sender, EventArgs* e) { ChangeColors( 4 ); }
		void OnMenuView( Object* sender, EventArgs* e);
		void OnMenuEdit( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnMenUpdate( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnMenuAbout( Object* sender, EventArgs* e ) { Forms::About( GetImage( "About" ), GetString( "Forms.About" ), this ); }

		void OnUsersContextMenu( Object* sender, MouseEventArgs* e );
		
		// ToolBar EventHandlers
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		void OnToolBarCreateChannel( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnToolBarNewWebBrowser( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnToolBarTopicChange( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnToolBarSendImage( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		
		void OnToolBarWebBrowser( Object* sender, EventArgs* e );
		void OnAddresKeyPress( Object* sender, KeyPressEventArgs* e );
		// Helper functions
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		static inline String* GetString ( String* strName );
		System::Drawing::Image* GetImage( String* strName );
		void UpdateTitleBar();
		void ChangeTopic ( Channel* channel );

	public:
		static inline void ReportErr( String* strDescription );

	private:
		// Properties
		__property Chat* get_Chat() { return m_proxyChat->get_Chat(); }

	private:
		// Private members
		////////////////////////////////////////////////////
		// Controls && Menus
		Crownwood::Magic::Controls::TabControl* m_tabMain;
		DockingManager* m_dockingManager;
		ListView* m_lvUsers;
		MenuControl* m_menuMain;
		MenuCommand* m_menuView;
		MenuCommand* m_menuState;
		MenuCommand* m_menuColors;

		Button* m_buttonTopic;
		Button* m_buttonSendImage;

		// WebBrowser toolbar
		Button* m_buttonsWeb[];
		TextBox* m_txtAddress;
		
		// Classes
		static Options* m_cOptions = new Options( "options.xml" );
		static System::Resources::ResourceManager* m_resourcesText;
		static System::Resources::ResourceManager* m_resourcesImages;

		ChatProxy* m_proxyChat;
		ImageList* m_ilIcons[];
	};
}

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He's main areas of interest are: DDD\CqRS, TDD, SaaS, Design Patterns, Architecture. He specializes in .Net/C# for the early beginning of it and T-SQL. He's a writer, blogger (blog.macmichal.pl) and speaker.

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