I have a tiny borderless form with tiny buttons on it. I want the buttons to not receive focus (no box around them) when you click them. Also, I want a tool tip to show when you hover over each button.

Is there a wayto allowthe user to dock this form to the top, sides, or bottom of the desktop (visible desktop area in main monitor)?

Hi,

->have a tiny borderless form with tiny buttons on it. I want the buttons to not receive focus (no box around them) when you click them. Also, I want a tool tip to show when you hover over each button.

You need to create a custom button. This button will filter the button click message. For example:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

mybutton1.TabStop = false;

ToolTip tip1 = new ToolTip();

foreach (Control con in this.Controls)

{

if (con is mybutton)

{

tip1.SetToolTip(con, "MyButton");

}

}

}

}

public class mybutton : Button

{

const int WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201;

const int WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x203;

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)

{

if (m.Msg != WM_LBUTTONDOWN && m.Msg != WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK)

base.WndProc(ref m);

}

}

Best regards,

Ling Wang

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If you do not want that box, then do not use a button.
Use anything that does not use that box, get creative.

Use a custom control made from panel, with background images that represent the button in the 'unpressed' and 'pressed' state. You will need to switch the images on MouseDown events, to simulate the impression of the button being clicked.

Try a search on this forum for your second question. Someone asked that same question just a day or two ago.

Rudedog =8^D

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Hi,

->have a tiny borderless form with tiny buttons on it. I want the buttons to not receive focus (no box around them) when you click them. Also, I want a tool tip to show when you hover over each button.

You need to create a custom button. This button will filter the button click message. For example:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)

{

mybutton1.TabStop = false;

ToolTip tip1 = new ToolTip();

foreach (Control con in this.Controls)

{

if (con is mybutton)

{

tip1.SetToolTip(con, "MyButton");

}

}

}

}

public class mybutton : Button

{

const int WM_LBUTTONDOWN = 0x0201;

const int WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK = 0x203;

protected override void WndProc(ref Message m)

{

if (m.Msg != WM_LBUTTONDOWN && m.Msg != WM_LBUTTONDBLCLK)

base.WndProc(ref m);

}

}

Best regards,

Ling Wang

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