I have used the AutoLayout component that MS put out.  I don't have the
link handy but it should not be hard to find.  We found a few bugs that
were easy to fix (since code is provided).  It basically makes use of
panels, but after the second form, my team got the hang of it.

Thanks,

James Texter
Amcat
Software Engineer
Office: 800-364-5518 ext. 412
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[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Ivan Towlson
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Googling for "C# layout manager" and ".NET layout manager" turned up
links like http://www.csharphelp.com/archives/archive7.html and
http://www.9rays.net/cgi-bin/components.cgi?act=1&cid=91.  (Apologies if
you have already evaluated these or similar components and rejected
them.)

I can't speak for the quality of any of these, because...

<rant directedAtRanjan="false" onTopic="false">
Personally I hate layout managers because they tend to generate UIs that
look like they've been designed by programmers, everything jammed
together and sized without regard to aesthetics.  No doubt it is
possible to cajole layout managers into behaving the way I want but I
suspect it will be just as much effort as doing the anchoring, docking
and resizing by hand.
</rant>

But if you're willing to accept the compromised UI and/or put in the
effort to make it sing, then the tools seem to be out there, both free
and commercial.

--
Ivan Towlson
White Carbon


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Subject: Re: [ADVANCED-DOTNET] is there a support for resizing in Visual
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I am facing the same problem. Even tried out some 3rd party controls but
to
no avail.
Anchor and Dock setting for each control (around 30 per form on an
average)
on each form(around 150 )
doesn't seem to be the likely answer. Any solution?
r.

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