I deploy my SmartClient application via ClickOnce and experience the layout bug with ClickOnce installation dialog:

1. When an user begins installation of my application via ClickOnce, (s)he can see the standard installation/update dialog with the progress bar.

2. During the installation, if the user minimizes the ClickOnce window and restores it back, the window is restored incorrectly.

Afterthe user restores the window back, the text & progress bar continue beyond the right border of the window so you can't see all of it withinwrapping around or fitting within the window's border. Since this window can’t be resized, the user can’t get good-lookingClickOnce window back.

I experience this issue on all workstations. If anyone knowshow to resolve this problem orany workarounds, please, advise.

Here's the Connect site where you can post this as a bug and see if you can get a response from MSFT.

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio

RobinS.

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Tell the user not to minimize the CLickOnce window? Sorry; couldn't resist.

I don't know of anything you can do; it should repaint. Are they restoring to prior size, or maximizing it?

RobinS.

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Robin,

Thanks for advise. Unfortunately, thesolution that you propose doesn't work out in my case. I have more than 100users and I can't guaranteethat none of them will minimize theClickOnce window. Moreover, my application is about 50Mb, so it takes timeto install it and there is good chances thatsomeone will minimize the window during the installation/update period.

It seems like a generic bug of ClickOnce window. Does anyone experiencesame issue?

They restore the ClickOnce window to the prior size. There is no way to maximize this window because it has fixed size.

Thanks,

Anton

Does anyone know any workarounds or solutions for the problem described above? It seems like a generic bug of ClickOnce, I saw the same behaviour in other 3rd party ClickOnce applications. What can I do as next step? I have MSDN subscription, does it make sense to contact Microsoft Customer Support with such a problem?

Please, advise.

I don't know any workarounds for it. I did hear a rumor that with SP-1 for VS2008 you are going to be able to do some configuratino on the installation screen(s?) in ClickOnce, but I don't have the definite information. You can try contacting Microsoft Customer Support; they will probably just recommend that you put it in as a bug on the Connect site. But if you have an MSDN subscription, it can't hurt to post a question and see if there IS a solution to it.

RobinS.

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Here's the Connect site where you can post this as a bug and see if you can get a response from MSFT.

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio

RobinS.

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Robin:

Thanks for you advise. I've posted this issue on the Microsoft Connect web-site:

https://connect.microsoft.com/VisualStudio/feedback/ViewFeedback.aspx?FeedbackID=360879

Thanks,

Anton