contextual help dialogs using HelpProvider Class

The HelpProvider control offers contextual help dialogs. Sometimes a user wants a verbose description of a control. With HelpProvider we provide this description by adding a Help button and setting some properties.

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

StatusBar in c# Windows Application

StatusBar Example

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace StatusBarExample
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for StatusBarExample.
  /// </summary>
  public class StatusBarExample : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    internal System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar statusBar;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

    public StatusBarExample()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();

      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if (components != null)
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.statusBar = new System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      //
      // statusBar
      //
      this.statusBar.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 138);
      this.statusBar.Name = "statusBar";
      this.statusBar.ShowPanels = true;
      this.statusBar.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 24);
      this.statusBar.SizingGrip = false;
      this.statusBar.TabIndex = 1;
      //
      // StatusBarExample
      //
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 14);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 162);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.statusBar});
      this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 8.25F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Regular, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
      this.Name = "StatusBarExample";
      this.Text = "StatusBar Example";
      this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.StatusBarExample_Load);
      this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
    #endregion

    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main()
    {
      Application.Run(new StatusBarExample());
    }

    private void StatusBarExample_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      StatusBarPanel pnlStatus = new StatusBarPanel();
      pnlStatus.Text = "Ready";
      pnlStatus.Icon = new Icon(Application.StartupPath + "\\active.ico");
      pnlStatus.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Contents;

      StatusBarPanel pnlConnection = new StatusBarPanel();
      pnlConnection.Text = "Connected to " + "localhost";
      pnlConnection.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;

      statusBar.Panels.Add(pnlStatus);
      statusBar.Panels.Add(pnlConnection);

    }
  }
}