My question may not make sense but I have valid reason.
We use .net smart client framework with CAB to develop window based application.
We have a trend view (smart client view) which plots graph of live data. We use ProEssentials graph control for the same. Trend view is tabbed with a tab workspace. But the client want to maximize the view when they like & see the live trend.
The issue is. how to I maximize the view which is tabbed in a tabbed workspace?
If I maximize the view, it should continue plotting the chart.
The simplest option would be to simply show a different screen/control that only has the chart on it.
If isn't entirely clear if you are using standard controls like TabControl
for the tabbed view - if so, you should be able to take the chart out of the TabPage
and re-add it at a higher level (hiding the TabControl
etc) - something like (purely for illustration):
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Button button;
TextBox textbox;
using (Form form = new Form
{
Controls ={
new TabControl { Dock = DockStyle.Fill, TabPages = {
new TabPage { Text = "Tab Page", Controls = {
(textbox = new TextBox { Text = "I'm a graph control...",
Multiline = true, Dock = DockStyle.Fill})
}}
}},
(button = new Button { Text = "Maximize", Dock = DockStyle.Bottom }),
}}) {
button.Click += delegate
{
textbox.Parent.Controls.Remove(textbox);
form.Controls.Add(textbox);
textbox.BringToFront();
};
Application.Run(form);
}
}