Adding a scroll bar in the form

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I want to add a scroll bar to my form. How do I do it?
And also what should be the standard dimension of the form for an stand alone application.

Posted 30-Aug-13 7:13am

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ridoy · Answer 1 · 2013-08-30T10:09:00

Solution 2

You should not need to add a ScrollBar. The Form has an AutoScroll property that can handle this scenario pretty well.
Also can view:
ScrollableControl.AutoScroll Property [^]

Posted 30-Aug-13 10:09am

ridoy

Updated 30-Aug-13 10:12am

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Thomas Daniels 31-Aug-13 4:16am

+5!

ridoy 31-Aug-13 7:28am

Thank you.

Thomas Daniels · Answer 2 · 2013-08-30T07:24:00

Solution 1

In Windows Forms, use the Form.AutoScroll property:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/a62htd5x.aspx[^]

In WPF, use a ScrollViewer:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.controls.scrollviewer.aspx[^]

Posted 30-Aug-13 7:24am

Thomas Daniels

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ridoy 30-Aug-13 16:10pm

5ed!

Thomas Daniels 31-Aug-13 4:16am

Thank you!