Commandbars in MDI child form

Just tried with the CommandBars MDISamples:

VB6 sample works very well !
C# sample also does NOT show Commandbars on MDI child !!!

Yes when .NET switch from standard frame to MDI Child Frame it recreates window and kill our CommandBars. You have move code where designer create CommandBars to Form_Load event.

To make this work, simply drag CommandBars control on form...you can remove it after if you wish, this just makes references getting set a lot easier.

Here is my ENTIRE code for my MDIChild form.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using XtremeCommandBars;

namespace MDIDocking
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for frmDocument.
    /// </summary>
    public class frmDocument : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private AxXtremeCommandBars.AxCommandBars CommandBars1;
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>

        public frmDocument()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();

            //
            // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
            //
        }

        /// <summary>
        /// Clean up any resources being used.
        /// </summary>
        protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
        {
            if( disposing )
            {
                if(components != null)
                {
                    components.Dispose();
                }
            }
            base.Dispose( disposing );
        }

        #region Windows Form Designer generated code
        /// <summary>
        /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
        /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
        /// </summary>
        private void InitializeComponent()
        {
            this.SuspendLayout();
            //
            // frmDocument
            //
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(602, 369);
            this.Name = "frmDocument";
            this.Text = "MDI Child Document";
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.frmDocument_Load);
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }
        #endregion

        private void frmDocument_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.CommandBars1 = new AxXtremeCommandBars.AxCommandBars();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.CommandBars1)).BeginInit();
            this.CommandBars1.Enabled = true;
            this.CommandBars1.Name = "CommandBars1";
            this.Controls.Add(this.CommandBars1);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.CommandBars1)).EndInit();

            XtremeCommandBars.CommandBarControl Control;
            XtremeCommandBars.CommandBarControls Controls;

            XtremeCommandBars.CommandBarPopup ControlFile = (XtremeCommandBars.CommandBarPopup)CommandBars1.ActiveMenuBar.Controls.Add(XtremeCommandBars.XTPControlType.xtpControlPopup, 0, "&File22", -1, false);
            Controls = ControlFile.CommandBar.Controls;

            Control = Controls.Add(XtremeCommandBars.XTPControlType.xtpControlButton, ID.ID_FILE_NEW, "&New", -1, false);
            Control.DescriptionText = "Create a new document";

            Control = Controls.Add(XtremeCommandBars.XTPControlType.xtpControlButton, ID.ID_FILE_OPEN, "&Open", -1, false);
            Control.DescriptionText = "Open an existing document";
            Control = Controls.Add(XtremeCommandBars.XTPControlType.xtpControlButton, ID.ID_FILE_CLOSE, "&Close", -1, false);
            Control.DescriptionText = "Close the active document";
            Control = Controls.Add(XtremeCommandBars.XTPControlType.xtpControlButton, ID.ID_FILE_SAVE, "&Save", -1, false);
            Control.DescriptionText = "Save the active document";

            CommandBars1.ScaleMode = XtremeCommandBars.XTPScaleMode.xtpScalePixel;


        }
    }
}

When I create other controls the same way it seems to work !

But it makes coding even harder adding events and so on ...
ImageManager also has this problem so I would have to add images by code ?
Working this way does not make sense

Hope this problem can be fixed within the CommandBars component ?

Please let me know ...

Do you see really no change to get this fixed within the CommandBars ActiveX component to use it the usual way ?
I can't image why .net kills CommandBars ?

Thanks so much !!!
Please keep me up to date ...

Thanks - I will try and send you feedback !
What I do not understand why this is no problem with other CJ controls e.g. ReportControl ?
It seems "only" CommandBars has this problem - of course CommandBars is other than ReportControl
but is this the cause ?

Also docking the menu/toolbar to other location does not cause redraw the client area 

Do you mean to catch this event and resize other control there ?

It sounds strange but after adding this event it is not called at all !

Hi SuperMario,

when I use workaround #1 ( creating controls in Form_Load )

      private void frmTest_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.axCommandBars = new AxXtremeCommandBars.AxCommandBars();
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axCommandBars)).BeginInit();
            this.axCommandBars.Enabled = true;
            this.axCommandBars.Name = "axCommandBars";
            this.Controls.Add(this.axCommandBars);
            this.axCommandBars.Resize += new System.EventHandler(this.axCommandBars_Resize);
            ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axCommandBars)).EndInit();

and also add the following functions

       private void axCommandBars_ResizeClient(object sender, AxXtremeCommandBars._DCommandBarsEvents_ResizeClientEvent e)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write("CB Resize");
        }

        private void axCommandBars_ResizeEvent(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write("CB Resize");
        }

        private void axCommandBars_Resize(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            System.Diagnostics.Debug.Write("CB Resize");
        }

non of these gets called !

Works with
this.axCommandBars.ResizeEvent += new System.EventHandler(this.axCommandBars_ResizeEvent);

Do I have to add handler for the other events too ?

I just struggled into other issues while testing !
Are you available for discussion tomorrow then I would try to put together a sample for demonstration ?
My problem is I will have to make a decision for using CodeJock controls in this project on Monday and till then
I will have to do all testings...

In short:

Seems to make differences if Workspace EnableGroups in turned on/off

ON:
- flickering in tab area when window is resized
Was caused by child window WindowState Maximized !

OFF:
- when a second child is opened initially Resize is not done - I have to manually change window size

Hi,