avoiding overlapping the controls

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hi frnd...

i have some panels on the form with the anchor propety.. when i resize the form the panels are overlapping on to other.. how to avoid this...
any one help me...

thanks in advance...

Posted 16-May-11 1:31am

Harish Reddy K

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-16T01:40:00

Solution 1

Your anchors aren't set correctly. You're gonna have to muscle through this yourself. It's going to require you to make a change, and then test it out.

EDIT ==============

In response to your comment - if it still doesn't work, you still aren't doing it right. Try this explanation of WinForms anchors:

http://www.techrepublic.com/article/manage-winform-controls-using-the-anchor-and-dock-properties/6165908[^]

If that's not enough, google is your friend (I googled "designer control anchors" to find the link above).

Posted 16-May-11 1:40am

#realJSOP

Updated 16-May-11 2:03am

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Harish Reddy K 16-May-11 7:43am

sorry... its not working... i checked it in all the ways..

#realJSOP 16-May-11 8:03am

See my edited answer.

fjdiewornncalwe 16-May-11 14:00pm

Absolutely. If Anchoring is used properly, there will be no overlapping issues.

Albin Abel 17-May-11 6:52am

Anchors are good too. The cosmic force by Newton until Einstein suggested the other way. But still agreeable. Whatever forces exists it is unavoidable cosmic collisions sometime. My 5 for anchors can be used effectively if the form designed carefully.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-16T06:44:00

Solution 2

Avoid anchors! There are much better ways to do a stable layout. Prefer Dock.

Please read my recommendation from my past answers:
GUI Apperance - C#.Net[^],
Zom Out malfunctions when Screen resolution changes[^].

—SA

Posted 16-May-11 6:44am

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

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fcronin 16-May-11 13:31pm

Agree with SAKryukov... I didn't view the links, but in general, I like to use split containers and docking to achieve sizable forms that retain layout. If you insist on anchors, it's simply up to you to set them in such a way that your controls size the way you want them to... no trick to it, just have to imagine the behavior based on the top/left/right/bot settings you apply to each control... goodl luck!

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-May-11 19:29pm

Thank you.
The problem with anchor is you need to manually align it or calculate symmetric (for example) size/position in code. More importantly, they tend to flicker.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 16-May-11 15:39pm

Good reply, my 5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-May-11 19:31pm

Thank you, Espen.
--SA

Albin Abel 17-May-11 6:52am

Good alternative to anchors. My 5

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 17-May-11 15:24pm

Thank you, Albin.
--SA

Espen Harlinn · Accepted Answer · 2011-05-16T09:46:00

Solution 3

Apart from what SAKryukov mentions, you can take a look at the .Net layout panels:
FlowLayoutPanel[^]
TableLayoutPanel[^]

And if you can get yourself a copy of the DevExpress Layout Manager Controls for Windows Forms[^], you will have something really flexible to work with.

Regards
Espen Harlinn

Posted 16-May-11 9:46am

Espen Harlinn

Updated 16-May-11 10:03am

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 16-May-11 19:29pm

Hi Espen,
They are good to know, too, my 5.
--SA

Espen Harlinn 17-May-11 4:46am

Thanks SAKryukov!

Albin Abel 17-May-11 6:53am

Ofcourse layout panel sounds for better layouts. Good solution. My 5

Espen Harlinn 18-May-11 12:47pm

Thanks Albin :)

Harish Reddy K 23-May-11 2:59am

Good Solution Frnd...
Thankq very much...

Espen Harlinn 23-May-11 13:42pm

Thanks for the feedback, harishreddyk :)