I tried:
Form myForm = new EULA();
myForm.Show();
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
myForm.BringToFront();
myForm.Activate();
myForm.Focus();
This code brings it to the front, but for some reason I still have to click on the Form for it to have focus, can anyone tell me why?
Hi leaf68 just follow my codes. try to figure it out :)
Let say we have MainForm
and LoginForm
In our project we have a Static Class
we called Program
-> The main entry point for the application. as default class to run
our projects.
static class Program
{
/// <summary>
/// The main entry point for the application.
/// </summary>
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.SetCompatibleTextRenderingDefault(false);
Application.Run(new LoginForm());
if (LoginForm._loginSuccess)
{
var m = new MainForm();
Application.Run(m);
}
else
Application.Exit();
}
public static bool UserLogin() //Add some parameter
{
//You Logic here
LoginForm._loginSuccess = true;
return LoginForm._loginSuccess;
}
}
then this is our LoginForm
codes
public partial class LoginForm : Form
{
public LoginForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
public static bool _loginSuccess { get; set; }
public event EventHandler Login;
private void loginButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
if (Program.UserLogin())
{
Close();
Dispose();
if (Application.OpenForms.Count > 0)
if (Application.OpenForms["MainForm"].Name == "MainForm")
{
Application.OpenForms["MainForm"].WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
Application.OpenForms["MainForm"].Enabled = true;
}
if (Login != null)
Login(this, EventArgs.Empty);
}
}
}
then assuming that we successfully Login
To MainForm
so this is our MainForm
codes
public partial class MainForm : Form
{
public MainForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void logOutButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
//Hide();
Enabled = false;
WindowState = FormWindowState.Minimized;
var f = new LoginForm();
f.Login += loginShow;
f.Show();
f.Activate();
}
private void loginShow(object sender, EventArgs args)
{
Show();
}
}
I hope it helps you :)
The form may be focused already, perhaps you want a control inside it (like a textbox or a combo) to be selected instead?
I'll use this code at the form's load method:
private void Form_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
{
controlName.Select();
}
I have a form not visible, so only the tray icon.
I just use:
this.ShowInTaskbar = true;
this.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
this.Activate();
In the above order. Program comes to the front and is activated, meaning typing actually writes in the active field.
This works:
- when program appears automatically and
- when user selects tray menu item.