Graduated ProgressBar in VB.NET

[David Williams]

One of the features that my users have come to expect is a solid, graduated
progress bar when running a long process. I can seem to only be able to
create this effect in VB.NET by writing my own using the Graphics.DrawRectange
function. Is this correct? Have I lost a fine example of UI design by moving
to VB.NET? I hope not. Please, someone point me in the right direction.

[Constance J. Petersen]

Hi David,

"David Williams" <dwilliams@strohlsystems.com> wrote in message
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> One of the features that my users have come to expect is a solid, graduated
> progress bar when running a long process. I can seem to only be able to
> create this effect in VB.NET by writing my own using the Graphics.DrawRectange
> function. Is this correct? Have I lost a fine example of UI design by moving
> to VB.NET? I hope not. Please, someone point me in the right direction.

Have you tried the Windows Forms ProgressBar control?

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[Jacob Grass]

Constance-

> Have you tried the Windows Forms ProgressBar control?

That uses colored blocks to indicate progress. David is looking for
something like the IE progress bar. He is correct in that the only way to
create this is to do it by hand. . .


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[Tim Hitchings \(Infragistics\)]

If anyone is interested in a third party solution you can find a progress
bar control as part of the infragistics.win assembly that is included with
every Infragistics .NET windows form product.
The control does have xp theme support to do colored blocks as well as
abilities to do smooth fills with colors, gradients, and images.

Tim Hitchings
http://www.infragistics.com

"Jacob Grass" <JGrass@AbilitiSolutions.com> wrote in message
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> Constance-
>
> > Have you tried the Windows Forms ProgressBar control?
>
> That uses colored blocks to indicate progress. David is looking for
> something like the IE progress bar. He is correct in that the only way to
> create this is to do it by hand. . .
>
>
> --
> Jacob Grass
> Microsoft .NET MVP
>
>
>

[dnb]

You can put a label control on your form, give it a 3D border, lay another
on top of that with the desired backcolor, and change it's .Width at runtime
to make the progress change.

"David Williams" <dwilliams@strohlsystems.com> wrote in message
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>
> One of the features that my users have come to expect is a solid,
graduated
> progress bar when running a long process. I can seem to only be able to
> create this effect in VB.NET by writing my own using the
Graphics.DrawRectange
> function. Is this correct? Have I lost a fine example of UI design by
moving
> to VB.NET? I hope not. Please, someone point me in the right direction.