private void PerformAction(string strPanelName)
{
//first get the correct CPanelAttributes object
CPanelAttributes obj = FindPanelObjectInList(strPanelName);
obj.PerformMyAction();
/*
* //call its action
* if (obj != null)
* {
* //get the system time.
* if (dtOfAction == null)
* {
* dtOfAction = new DateTime();
* dtOfAction = DateTime.Now;
* obj.PerformMyAction();
* }
* else
* {
* DateTime dtTmp = DateTime.Now;
* if(10 == dtTmp.Subtract(dtOfAction).Seconds)
* {
* //ten secs elapsed since last action was in effect. allow
* //newer actions now.
* obj.PerformMyAction();
* dtOfAction = DateTime.Now;
* }
*
* }
* }
* */
}
private void LoadGrid()
{
//we have 7 panels in the grid. load them one by one
CPanelAttributes p1 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlOne, this.pnlOne.Name, 1);
CPanelAttributes p2 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlTwo, this.pnlTwo.Name, 2);
CPanelAttributes p3 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlThree, this.pnlThree.Name, 3);
CPanelAttributes p4 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlFour, this.pnlFour.Name, 4);
CPanelAttributes p5 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlFive, this.pnlFive.Name, 5);
CPanelAttributes p6 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlSix, this.pnlSix.Name, 6);
CPanelAttributes p7 = new CPanelAttributes(this.pnlSeven, this.pnlSeven.Name, 7);
//calculate center points, critical to sense proper intersect of the magic wand
//and the grid panels
p1.panelCenter.X = pnlOne.Size.Width / 2;
p1.panelCenter.Y = pnlOne.Size.Height / 2;
p2.panelCenter.X = (pnlOne.Size.Width + pnlTwo.Size.Width / 2);
p2.panelCenter.Y = pnlTwo.Size.Height / 2;
p3.panelCenter.X = (pnlOne.Size.Width + pnlTwo.Size.Width + pnlThree.Size.Width / 2);
p3.panelCenter.Y = pnlThree.Size.Height / 2;
p4.panelCenter.X = pnlFour.Size.Width / 2;
p4.panelCenter.Y = pnlOne.Size.Height + pnlFour.Size.Height / 2;
p5.panelCenter.X = (pnlFour.Size.Width + pnlFive.Size.Width / 2);
p5.panelCenter.Y = pnlTwo.Size.Height + pnlFive.Size.Height / 2;
p6.panelCenter.X = (pnlFour.Size.Width + pnlFive.Size.Width + pnlSix.Size.Width / 2);
p6.panelCenter.Y = pnlThree.Size.Height + pnlSix.Size.Height / 2;
p7.panelCenter.X = pnlSeven.Size.Width / 2;
//not divved by 2 since the magic wand coordinates start from main form 0,0!
p7.panelCenter.Y = pnlTwo.Size.Height + pnlFive.Size.Height + pnlSeven.Size.Height;
//populate data structure
listGridPanels.Add(p1);
listGridPanels.Add(p2); listGridPanels.Add(p3);
listGridPanels.Add(p4); listGridPanels.Add(p5); listGridPanels.Add(p6);
listGridPanels.Add(p7);
}
