/// <summary>
/// Saves the form state.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// All exceptions are ignored to make sure that this miscellaneous function
/// does never break the application.
/// </remarks>
/// <returns>True if form state was successfully stored, false if an error
/// occurred</returns>
public bool SaveState()
{
if (Form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
{
// don't save state if minimized
return(false);
}
try
{
// get the current form state
T formState = GetCurrentState();
// write form state
FormStatePersistence.WriteToXml(_fileName, formState, typeof(T));
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_msg.Warn("Error saving form state", ex);
// ignore errors
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
/// <summary>
/// Saves the window settings for the form.
/// </summary>
/// <remarks>
/// All exceptions are ignored to make sure that this miscellaneous function
/// does never break the application.
/// </remarks>
/// <returns>True if settings were successfully stored, false if an error
/// occurred</returns>
public bool SaveSettings()
{
if (_form.WindowState == FormWindowState.Minimized)
{
// don't save state if minimized
return(false);
}
else
{
try
{
// get the current settings for the form
WindowSettings settings = GetCurrentSettings();
// write settings
FormStatePersistence.WriteToXml(_fileName, settings, _settingsType);
}
catch (Exception ex)
{
_msg.Warn("Error saving window settings", ex);
// ignore errors
return(false);
}
return(true);
}
}
