Working with menus, Label links and files in C#

RobertAbelFrank · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:23 am

hi, my mentor has asked me to design a form similar to the My Computer Window. am just confused as i dont know how to add those menus and the whole form on the left side.the colored strip with System tasks, other places, details and how they are linked to certain forms and windows like the view system info takes you to the system information window.
deadline is Friday noon.

msi_333 · **Posted:** Wed Apr 06, 2011 10:39 pm

code may help . Form with menu bar .

Code:

using System; 
using System.Windows.Forms; 
 
public class testForm : Form { 
  MainMenu menubarObj; 
 
  public testForm() { 
    Text = "Adding a Main Menu"; 
 
    // Create a main menu object. 
    menubarObj  = new MainMenu(); 
 
    // Add top-level menu items to the menu. 
    MenuItem fileMenuIteam = new MenuItem("File"); 
    menubarObj.MenuItems.Add(fileMenuIteam); 
 
    MenuItem toolMenuIteam = new MenuItem("Tools"); 
    menubarObj.MenuItems.Add(toolMenuIteam); 
 
    // Create File submenu 
    MenuItem subfileMenuIteam = new MenuItem("Open File"); 
    fileMenuIteam.MenuItems.Add(subfileMenuIteam); 
 
    MenuItem subtoolMenuIteam = new MenuItem("Close"); 
    fileMenuIteam.MenuItems.Add(subtoolMenuIteam); 
 
    MenuItem exitIteam = new MenuItem("Exit"); 
    fileMenuIteam.MenuItems.Add(exitIteam); 
 
 
 
    MenuItem changeIteam = new MenuItem("Change size"); 
    toolMenuIteam.MenuItems.Add(changeIteam); 
 
    MenuItem restoreIteam = new MenuItem("Restore size"); 
    toolMenuIteam.MenuItems.Add(restoreIteam); 
 
 
    // events call back function 
    subfileMenuIteam.Click += new EventHandler(openClick); 
    subtoolMenuIteam.Click += new EventHandler(closeClick); 
    exitIteam.Click += new EventHandler(exitClick); 
 
    changeIteam.Click += new EventHandler(changeClick); 
    restoreIteam.Click += new EventHandler(restoreClick); 
 
    // set the menu of the form
    Menu = menubarObj; 
  }   
 
  [STAThread] 
  public static void Main() { 
    testForm formObj = new testForm(); 
 
    Application.Run(formObj); 
  } 
 
  
 
  // Change action 
  protected void changeClick(object who, EventArgs e) { 
   // change size of window
    Width = Height = 300; 
  } 
 
  // restore action
  protected void restoreClick(object who, EventArgs e) { 
   // restore size of window
    Width = Height = 400; 
  } 
 
  // open selection handling
  protected void openClick(object who, EventArgs e) { 
 
    MessageBox.Show("not implemented", "not implemented", 
                    MessageBoxButtons.OK); 
  } 
 
  //  close  click handling
  protected void closeClick(object who, EventArgs e) { 
 
    MessageBox.Show("not implemented", "not implemented", 
                    MessageBoxButtons.OK); 
  } 
 
  // exit with confirmation .
  protected void exitClick(object who, EventArgs e) { 
 
    DialogResult answer = MessageBox.Show("Are you sure you want to exit", 
                            "Exit", 
                             MessageBoxButtons.YesNo); 
 
    if(answer == DialogResult.Yes) Application.Exit(); 
  } 
}

 

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