WinCombo Smart Tag
In Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0), each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most common properties and settings of the control/component.
The WinCombo™ Smart Tag contains the name of the control, as well as the following sections:
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Appearance — Provides common tasks involving the appearance, look, and feel of the control.
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Behavior — Provides easy access to properties that govern how the control behaves on the form.
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Data — Refers to any underlying data the control is using such as data sources and data members.
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Layout — Offers properties that will determine where and how the control is placed on the form.
See below for a description of the item (e.g., field, drop-down list, checkbox) in each section, as well as the item’s corresponding property in the properties grid.
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Change the style of the WinCombo to make it look like Office 2000, Office XP, Office 2003, Visual Studio 2005, Office 2007.
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The WinCombo can be styled like a drop-down, or a drop-down list.
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Check the checkbox if you want the WinCombo to automatically complete a word or value using its available data.
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Checking this will limit the user’s input to only allow values in the control’s ValueList.
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| Data |
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Once you have selected a valid data source, you can select all available data members from this drop-down.
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Click the drop-down and all available data sources in your project will be displayed. If you do not have a data source set up, you can select, "Add Project Data Source…" to create one.
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The Display Member is a field from the data source that will be displayed in the edit area.
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The Value Member is a field from the data source that will actually be bound to the data.
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| Layout |
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More than one column can be displayed in the WinCombo’s drop-down. This is where you can edit the Columns collection. You can also edit the Columns collection in the properties grid. Expand DisplayLayout, expand Bands, and then expand Band 0 (which will display in the grid as "0 - tablename "). Under Band 0, click the ellipsis (…) in the Columns row to open the Columns collection.
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