Change Toostrip Order

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Im currently adding toolstrips from my seperate modules like:

this.toolStripContainer.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.Add(module.Instance.Toolbar)

Buy they are then in the order that the modules are loaded which isnt very good. Is there any way to re-order them?

Or should I be looking at adding some sort of index to my modules and laoding them in the order that I want the toolstrips?

BFree · Answer 1 · 2009-06-03T15:42:44.970

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The Controls collection has a SetChildIndex(Control child, int newIndex) method. See if you can use that method to order the controls as per your need.

EDIT: Just did a quick test. You need to call SuspendLayout() before adding the controls and then ResumeLayout() once you're done:

        this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.SuspendLayout();
        this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.Add(t1);
        this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.Add(t2);
        this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.SetChildIndex(t1, 1);
        this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.ResumeLayout();

edited Jun 03 '09 at 15:42

answered Jun 03 '09 at 14:24

BFree

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SetChildIdex appears to have no effect, should i be re-freshing the control or something? – Tim Jun 03 '09 at 15:01
Maybe try putting a call to SuspendLayout() before adding and reordering, and then a ResumeLayout after you're done: this.toolStripContainer1.TopToolStripPanel.SuspendLayout(); – BFree Jun 03 '09 at 15:33
it seems to work, but i have to cycle through the modules twice, once to add them, and then again to set the index. – Tim Jun 03 '09 at 15:58

score 0 · Answer 2 · edited Jun 22 '13 at 02:52

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I solved like this:

StripContainer.TopToolStripPanel.Join(
    Instance.MMethod.Main.ToolStripMenu,
    StripContainer.TopToolStripPanel.Controls[
        StripContainer.TopToolStripPanel.Controls.Count - 1].Right, 
    0);

edited Jun 22 '13 at 02:52

Lee Taylor

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answered Jun 22 '13 at 02:34

score 0 · Accepted Answer · answered Jun 03 '09 at 16:19

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I ended up adding all the toolstrips to a list... sorting the list by ToolStrip.Tag... and then adding them to the control list...

This allows the module writer to set a priority for the toolstrip, kind of like toolstrip merging

answered Jun 03 '09 at 16:19

Tim

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Change Toostrip Order

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