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MDI stands for Multiple Document Interface. A MDIParent form can contain several MDIChild forms each of them doing indipendent things, but sharing the same parent container, menus and controls.

A MDIParent is an option to consider in developing an application displaying several documents at once, since it allows users to easily identify what belongs to an application and what is part of another.

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MDI Child Form not Displaying

I have a MDI Child form (frmReview) that I aim to show on my maximized parent form with the following code: Public Sub frmTransport_KeyDown(sender As System.Object, e As System.Windows.Forms.KeyEventArgs) Handles MyBase.KeyDown 'keyboard…
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How could I get the original form instance of an MDI Child in WinForms?

I have a WinForms app which handles different forms as MDI childs and opens them as tabs. Everything related with opening just one instance of each form is actually correctly handled, but I'm facing issues when I throw a "profile changing event". I…
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Updating Toolstripstatuslabel in Thread of closing form

I have a Order form. Once a order is complete, I use a thread to email the order to the supplier. The Thread is use to prevent the system hanging while the order is exported to pdf and sent. The Problem: I would like to place an message on the…
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Devexpress Winforms - Forms are fractured while transition one form to another

I am using Devexpress winform for my project. There are three forms simply. The first is MainForm that used MdiParent, the second is FormArticles that used listing articles about law into GridControl. And the last is FormArticleView that used…
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SplitContainer's panel as the MDI parent for other forms

I have got a control with a Splitcontainer added. I want to place another forms on the second panel (Panel2). However, it is not possible to set the MDIParent property of a brand new form to Panel2. Thus, the question is - how can I set the…
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RibbonPanel.Visible = False crashes form

I have a MDI (IsMdiContainer = True) Visual Basic .NET form in Visual Studio 2013 which is based on a System.Windows.Forms.Ribbon. It contains several RibbonTabs with RibbonPanels and RibbonButtons in them. If I make one of those panels (containing…
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How to get correct datagridview valid row/column index in MDIParent in c#

I have a datagridview on a form which when I click, gives me the correct row/column index clicked: Clicking on verify [third column, first row, gives the above]. But when this form is called from an MDI parent, clicking on thesame column three,…
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MDI child go behind the first child in c#

i have one MDI called MDIMain and 2 form the first one is MAINMENU and the second one is profile, in my mainmenu form i have a button and if i click the button it shows the profile form but the problem is that when i click the mainmenu form anywhere…
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Open MDI Parent after standard form

basically I need to show MDI Parent after standard login form authenticate user credential. From the MDI Parent form I have a menu to recall the same login form and lock the application and the cycle loop. Also I need to maintain the same MDI Parent…
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Problems with the Parent Form in MDI Application

i am using Buttons as controls in the Container ( Parent Form ) and when the Child form appears the Controls in the Parent Form ( Button , Picture , label ) appears on the Child form and Cover it and i cant see the child Form do any one know how…
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Child Forms and Parent forms mismatch in Vb.net

I have a parent form called MdiForm1 within it I open frm1 which is a child form. SO everything is great at this point - now I need to open another form within frm1 - lets call that frmX and here's where my issue arises - I previously had declared…
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Name of MdiChild form shows up in MdiParent form's Text property when going to full screen mode C#

I have a peculiar problem with my C# WinForms app (VS 2013). I have an MdiParent form that creates an MdiChild form, but it shows the name of the MdiChild form in its Text property whenever I open a file and put the MdiParent form in full screen…
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Not fill the grid

Good day, I have a problem in an MDI form, have the main form, and have 2 buttons, these buttons lead to children forms, one of the forms allows you to select a category from a database, and fills the grid within the, everything works until I I…
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Opening child form is causing mdiform to change size and shrink

I am having a basic problem opening a child form in an mdiForm. Dim frm As New Form1 frm.MdiParent = Me frm.Show() I have some code in the Form-Load event of the child form to open up connection to access db (connection opens fine). Try …
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Open 2 MDI Parent after opening the main menu form

I have 3 forms MDI parent for TCP client MDI parent for serial The main menu form I want to set the main menu form as the startupform then I want the 2 MDI parent to be loaded on the background. I don't want to show them, but I want to load them…
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