/// <summary>
/// Displays the AboutForm for the entry assembly.
/// </summary>
public static new void Show()
{
string assemblyName = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name;
string fileName = assemblyName + ".AboutFormParameters.xml";
AboutFormParameters parameters
= AboutFormParameters.LoadXml(fileName);
AboutForm form = new AboutForm(parameters);
form.ShowDialog();
}
/// <summary>
/// Constructor.
/// </summary>
/// <param name="parameters">
/// An object encapsulating information such as the author's name,
/// copyright details and location of the license agreement.
/// </param>
private AboutForm(AboutFormParameters parameters)
{
//
// The InitializeComponent() call is required for Windows Forms
// designer support.
//
InitializeComponent();
//
// Add constructor code after the InitializeComponent() call.
//
if (parameters == null)
{
parameters = new AboutFormParameters();
}
_verticalPosition = _verticalPadding;
this.Width = parameters.FormWidth;
this.Height = _verticalPadding;
this.ShowInTaskbar = false;
this.FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.FixedToolWindow;
this.Text = "About " + parameters.ApplicationName;
if (string.IsNullOrEmpty(parameters.ExtraCopyrightStatement) == false)
{
AddLabel(parameters.ExtraCopyrightStatement);
}
AddLabel("Copyright (C) " + parameters.CopyrightYear
+ " " + parameters.Author);
TextBox agreementBox = new TextBox();
agreementBox.ReadOnly = true;
agreementBox.Multiline = true;
agreementBox.ScrollBars = ScrollBars.Vertical;
agreementBox.Height = 200;
agreementBox.Text = File.ReadAllText(parameters.LicenseFileName);
agreementBox.Select(0, 0);
AddControl(agreementBox);
if (parameters.CreditableWorks.Count > 0)
{
DataGridView grid = new DataGridView();
grid.Columns.Add("Author", "");
grid.Columns.Add("WorkName", "");
grid.ReadOnly = true;
grid.RowHeadersVisible = false;
grid.ColumnHeadersVisible = false;
grid.AutoSizeColumnsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeColumnsMode.Fill;
grid.AutoSizeRowsMode = DataGridViewAutoSizeRowsMode.AllCells;
grid.Height = 200;
AddLabel("Contains work by the following:");
foreach (CreditableWork work in parameters.CreditableWorks)
{
int rowCount = grid.Rows.Add(work.Author, work.WorkName);
for (int i = 0; i < 2; i++)
{
grid.Rows[rowCount].Cells[i].Style.WrapMode
= DataGridViewTriState.True;
}
}
grid.AllowUserToAddRows = false;
AddControl(grid);
}
}
