How to resize the width but not the height in run time

[danyeungw]

I created a form in VB.NET 2.0. The width was 477 and height was 255. I wanted the form can be resized at run time for the width but not the height. So I add 255 in Maximum Size for the height and left the width with 0. As soon as I added 255 to the height maximum size, the form width changed to 123 automatically in design. I tried to enter 477 width in Size property but it didn't let me. Why? What did I do wrong?

Thanks.
DanYeung

 

[naresh]

I am not familiar with .net 2005 but if you keep sizable as none you may solve ur problem.
thanks
Naresh

 

[Sabour]

try this for disable resizable form :

 Me.FormBorderStyle = Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog

Several Fixed 'mode' to choose :

Member name Description

Fixed3D A fixed, three-dimensional border.

FixedDialog A thick, fixed dialog-style border.

FixedSingle A fixed, single-line border.

FixedToolWindow A tool window border that is not resizable. A tool window does not appear in the taskbar or in the window that appears when the user presses ALT+TAB. Although forms that specify FixedToolWindow typically are not shown in the taskbar, you must also ensure that the ShowInTaskbar property is set to false, since its default value is true.

None No border.

Sizable A resizable border.

SizableToolWindow A resizable tool window border. A tool window does not appear in the taskbar or in the window that appears when the user presses ALT+TAB.

 

[jmcilhinney]

Let's see. I've got a MinimumSize property and a MaximumSize property. I want the form to be able to be resized widthwise but not heightwise. I know! Whay don't I set the Height component of the MinimumSize and MaximumSize to the same value, which will keep the Height of the form at that specific value. Then I'll set the Width component of the MinimumSize to zero and the Width component of the MaximumSize to the largest value it will allow. Then I'll set the Size property to my desired initial size. Now I've got a form that is the size I want and can change its width but not its height. Dare I say, that's more common sense than programming.