MDI stands for Multiple Document Interface. A MDIChild form is a form contained in a MDIParent form and it shares parent's container, menus and controls. Usually MDIChilds form can be graphically organized to be tiled or cascaded automatically in the parent container.
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how styling modal form in MDI application C#
I'm making an MDI application in which I would like to use the StyleManager for the mdi parent and childs. It works fine except for an MDI child called with the `ShowDialog() method.
Is there a way to style a modal form the same way as a non-modal…

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Adding a form to a splitcontainer from a child form
I'm trying to add a form to a SplitContainer from a child form. I can do it from the forms parent using this.
Lockdown.MainForm form = new Lockdown.MainForm(true);
form.MdiParent = this;
form.TopLevel = false;
form.Dock =…

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MDI child forms never show up
I am making a VOS where the desktop is a MDI Parent form. But, as soon as I show any Child windows, they show up, load all their resources and then hide again. And they don't show back up.
The code that shows an app:
Private Sub…

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Change action in Control + F4 Vb.net
My application is parent, child application. Child forms shows then press cntrl + F4 the child form is closed. How to block the action and the same time if i press cntrl + F4 the child form have submit button that event is invoked.
How can i do…

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how to change textbox.text from one child form to other child form. Both are open in MDI form in C#.net
I have one MDI Form, With two Child Form named MDIParent1,Form1,Form2.
MDI will Load with showing/loading this two child form in it.
private void MDIParent1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
Form childForm1 = new Form1();
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Add a form to a MDI child
In Form1 I'm enabling IsMdiContainer and I added a MenuStrip. In Form1_Load I "new" Form2 and I'm assiging Form2.MdiParent to this which is Form1. I'm also maximizing Form2 and this operation works well.
In Form2 I have a treeView on the left side…

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C# creating MDI children WITHOUT MENU BAR
I've just switched from using .NET and VB to using C# instead and I am having hard time creating an MDI child that loads automatically with it's parent.
So I have a parent form (with IsMdiContainer = True). I also have another windows form which I…

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Mdiparent and SplitContainer
I am using a SplitContainter in MDI parent Form.
My problem is I loaded a form in panel1 named First Form. In this First Form with a button I load SecondForm in panel2.
I am using this code:
Form In_but = new SecondForm();
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Scroll Bar Does not work in Mdi child Slide Form
i have a child form that loads in mdi parent.this child form has slide effect when its loading and come from left of the screen and will be set in center of screen(i did this with a simple timer).
The Problem is that if i dont set dockstyle of the…

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