Question

I want to globalize my application. I have created a small form which asks the user their language. I have a number of problems :

Problem 1:

In program.cs

new SplashScreen(_tempAL); new LangForm(_lang); Application.Run(new Form1(_tempAL, _lang));  

I want the application not to call Form1 until the user clicks on OK in LangForm . For more explaintion in LangForm :

    public LangForm(char _langChar)     {         InitializeComponent();         _ch = _langChar;         this.TopMost = true;          this.Show();      }      private void _btnOk_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)     {         string _langStr = _cbLang.SelectedText;         switch (_langStr)         {             case 'English':                 _ch = 'E';                 this.Hide();                 break;             case 'Arabic':                 _ch = 'A';                 this.Hide();                 break;             case 'Frensh':                 _ch ='F';                 this.Hide();                 break;         }         _pressedOk = true;     }      private void _btnCancel_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)     {         this.Close();         Application.Exit();     } 

Now when I debug, the application calls LangForm and then Form1 so both forms are shown. I want Form1 to wait until the user clicks on Ok in LangForm.

Problem 2:

When should I check on the language? It’s not allowed to check in ‘initializeComponent()’ so should I check after this function and then set controls location according to the language.

Problem 3:

Within application process I displays some message so before each ‘MessageBox.Show(”);’ I should check for the language or there is another way where I may set the language once.

Problem 4:

I have searched for interfaces for MessageBox as actually I want to change its layout. How can I find templates for MessageBox?

Thanks in-advance.

Answer 1

Display the language selection form as a dialog. Make your Program.cs file look like this:

[STAThread] static void Main() {   Application.EnableVisualStyles();   Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);   if (DialogResult.OK == new LangForm().ShowDialog()) {     Application.Run(new Form1());   } } 

Add this line to your _btnOK click handler:

this.DialogResult = DialogResult.OK;