Question

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.

Answer 1

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);     } }