// raised when Enter key is pressed while inside a PlayerGroupBox playerName text box.
// from player 1 it moves to player 2; from player 2 it moves to the start button if it's enabled
// or back to player 1 if the start button is not enabled.
private void PlayerGroupBox_EnterKeyPressed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
PlayerGroupBox groupBox = sender as PlayerGroupBox;
// go through all but the last groupbox, and if that was the one that raised the event, tab to next groupbox
for (int i = 1; i < playerGroupBoxes.Length - 1; i++)
{
if (groupBox == playerGroupBoxes[i])
{
SelectNextControl(playerGroupBoxes[i + 1], true, true, true, true);
}
}
// if the last groupbox raised the event, tab to start button if enabled, or the first groupbox otherwise
if (groupBox == playerGroupBoxes[playerGroupBoxes.Length - 1])
{
if (startButton.Enabled)
{
startButton.Select();
}
else
{
SelectNextControl(playerGroupBoxes[1], true, true, true, true);
}
}
}
// create controls and add them to this panel
private void AddControls()
{
// "Welcome to Tile Tac Toe" header at the top of the panel
titleLabel = new Label()
{
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 14.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
Size = new Size(280, 30),
Text = "Welcome to Tile Tac Toe",
TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter, // text centered within control
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top, // when parent dock fills and changes size, this will keep it centered to top
};
this.Controls.Add(titleLabel);
// add a groupbox for each player except 0th player
for (int i = 1; i < playerGroupBoxes.Length; i++)
{
playerGroupBoxes[i] = new PlayerGroupBox(TileTacToe.Players[i])
{
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
Text = "Player " + i + " choose a name and color",
TabIndex = i + 1,
};
this.Controls.Add(playerGroupBoxes[i]);
}
// combo box to decide who goes first
whoFirstComboBox = new ComboBox()
{
DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList,
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
FormattingEnabled = true,
Size = new Size(100, 30),
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
TabIndex = playerGroupBoxes.Length + 2,
};
whoFirstComboBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] { "Coin Toss", "Player 1", "Player 2" });
whoFirstComboBox.SelectedIndex = 0; // make first option default ("Coin Toss")
whoFirstComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(ComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
this.Controls.Add(whoFirstComboBox);
// label that reads "Who goes first?" to the left of the combo box
whoFirstLabel = new Label()
{
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
Size = new Size(200, 28),
Text = "Who goes first?",
TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight,
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
};
this.Controls.Add(whoFirstLabel);
// combo box for difficulty
difficultyComboBox = new ComboBox()
{
DropDownStyle = ComboBoxStyle.DropDownList,
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
FormattingEnabled = true,
Size = new Size(100, 30),
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
TabIndex = playerGroupBoxes.Length + 3,
};
// with only two options, a checkbox may be better; but may add more difficulties later
difficultyComboBox.Items.AddRange(new object[] { "Easy", "Hard" });
difficultyComboBox.SelectedIndex = TileTacToe.Difficulty; // set default to the one defined in TileTacToe.cs
difficultyComboBox.SelectedIndexChanged += new EventHandler(ComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged);
this.Controls.Add(difficultyComboBox);
// label that reads "Difficulty" to the left of the combo box
difficultyLabel = new Label()
{
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
Size = new Size(200, 28),
Text = "Computer difficulty",
TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleRight,
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
};
this.Controls.Add(difficultyLabel);
// label in red that informs user why the start button is disabled ("Both players need unique colors" or "Both players need a name")
warningLabel = new Label()
{
Font = new Font("Segoe UI", 11.25F, FontStyle.Regular, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
Size = new Size(280, 28),
ForeColor = Color.Red,
TextAlign = ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter,
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
};
this.Controls.Add(warningLabel);
// Start button to begin a game
startButton = new Button()
{
Font = new Font("Segoe UI Semibold", 12F, FontStyle.Bold, GraphicsUnit.Point, ((byte)(0))),
Size = new Size(125, 40),
Text = "Start",
UseVisualStyleBackColor = true,
Anchor = AnchorStyles.Top,
TabIndex = 1,
};
this.Controls.Add(startButton);
}