public static void BringUp(this Form form)
{
form.Restore();
form.Show();
form.TopMost = true;
form.BringToFront();
form.TopMost = false;
}
/// <summary>
/// Thread-safe wrapper for <see cref="System.Windows.Forms.Control.BringToFront"/>.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="control">The <see cref="System.Windows.Forms.Control"/>.</param>
public static void BringToFrontSafe(this Control control)
{
if (control.InvokeRequired)
{
control.Invoke((Action)control.BringToFront);
}
else
{
control.BringToFront();
}
}
/// <summary>
/// Shows and activates form.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="form"></param>
public static void ShowActivate(this Form form)
{
if (!form.Visible) {
form.Show();
}
if (form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) {
form.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
}
form.BringToFront();
form.Activate();
}
public static void ShowThisDarnWindowDammitEx(this Form form)
{
if (form.Visible)
{
if (form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) form.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
form.BringToFront();
}
else
{
form.Show();
if (form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized) form.WindowState = FormWindowState.Normal;
}
FitWindowIntoWorkAreaEx(form);
}
public static void append_Control(this Control controlToAppend, Control newControl, bool appendBelow)
{
if (controlToAppend.Parent != null && newControl != null)
{
if (appendBelow)
{
newControl.Left = controlToAppend.Left;
newControl.Top = controlToAppend.Top + controlToAppend.Height;
}
else
{
newControl.Left = controlToAppend.Left + controlToAppend.Width;
newControl.Top = controlToAppend.Top;
}
controlToAppend.Parent.Controls.Add(newControl);
controlToAppend.BringToFront();
}
else
PublicDI.log.error("in append_Control, controlToAppend.Parent == null or newControl == null");
}
