Cannot change ChartController

hominoid · Post by **hominoid** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 1:02 pm

Hello!

I cannot change images, buttons etc. in ChartController. I can, but it doesn't remember my configuration. And every time I reload my usercontrol in designer ChartController resets to its default state. And after changing items in ChartController nothing happens in usercontrol.designer.cs

The control is great but with opportunity to customize it.

P.S. I have the latest 3.0 ver. form 15th June 2007

Narcís · Post by **Narcís** » Fri Jul 06, 2007 7:44 pm

Hi hominoid,

Could you please send us a simple example project we can run "as-is" to reproduce the problem here?

You can either post your files at news://www.steema.net/steema.public.attachments newsgroup or at our upload page.

Thanks in advance.

hominoid · Post by **hominoid** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 5:24 am

I've uploaded WindowsApplication5.rar from kopylov@vast.spb.ru on http://www.steema.net/upload/
Try to change any images in chartController1 (for example, pointer) and then run the project - image is not changed.

Post by **Christopher** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:05 am

Hello!

In the TeeChart.Net v3 Feature demo there's an example:
All Features\Welcome !\Components\Commander\Custom Buttons

which shows you how to customize the commander. An example of how to do the same will be shipped with the next maintenance release, due out this week, which looks like this:

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		private void InitialiseChart() {
			const int buttonCount = 5;
#if VS2005
			ToolStripItem[] comButtons = new ToolStripItem[buttonCount];
			ToolStripButton tmpBut;
#else
			ToolBarButton[] comButtons = new ToolBarButton[buttonCount]; 
#endif


#if VS2005
			foreach (ToolStripItem button in commander1.Items)
#else
			foreach (ToolBarButton button in commander1.Buttons)
#endif
			{
#if VS2005
				if (button is ToolStripButton)
				{
					tmpBut = button as ToolStripButton;
					tmpBut.Checked = false;
#else
					button.Pushed = false;
#endif
					switch (button.Tag.ToString())
					{
						case "bNormal":
							break;
#if !VS2005
						case "bSeparator":
							comButtons[1] = button;
							comButtons[3] = button;
							break;
#endif
						case "bRotate":
#if VS2005
							tmpBut.Checked = true;
#else
							button.Pushed = true;
#endif
							comButtons[0] = button;
							break;
						case "bMove":
							break;
						case "bZoom":
							comButtons[2] = button;
							break;
						case "bDepth":
							break;
						case "bView3D":
							break;
						case "bEdit":
							comButtons[4] = button;
							break;
						case "bPrint":
							break;
						case "bCopy":
							break;
						case "bExport":
							break;

					}
#if VS2005
				}
				else if (button is ToolStripSeparator)
				{
					switch (button.Tag.ToString())
					{
						case "bSeparator":
							comButtons[1] = button;
							comButtons[3] = button;
							break;
					}
				}
#endif
			}
			
#if VS2005
			commander1.Items = comButtons;
#else
		  commander1.Buttons = comButtons;
#endif
			commander1.Chart = tChart1;
			line1.FillSampleValues();
		}

I think that the ToolStripItem class has an Image property which you should be able to set to the image you desire.

hominoid · Post by **hominoid** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:23 am

Yes, I know that ToolStripItem has Image property. May be it's possible to change it in the code, I'll try. But I like component designers as well and if there's an opportunity not to write code, but to to customize controls by clicking mouse - I'd prefer mouse. I just want to point out that ChartController's designer doesn't work properly.

Post by **Christopher** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:44 am

Hello,

I just want to point out that ChartController's designer doesn't work properly.

Thank you for pointing that out to us, we will look into it. In the meantime I hope that using the few lines of runtime code I sent you will be ok for you.

hominoid · Post by **hominoid** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:50 am

You are welcome! I really like TeeChart and want to help make it better!

Post by **Christopher** » Mon Jul 09, 2007 9:55 am

Hello,

You are welcome! I really like TeeChart and want to help make it better!

That really is very kind of you. It is always a pleasure working with TeeCharters such as yourself!