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

  public class MainForm : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private StatusBar statusBar = new StatusBar();
    private StatusBarPanel sbPnlPrompt = new StatusBarPanel();
    private StatusBarPanel sbPnlTime = new StatusBarPanel();

    private Timer timer1 = new Timer();
    private MainMenu mainMenu;
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components;

    public MainForm()
    {
      InitializeComponent();

      Text = "Status Bar Example";
      CenterToScreen();
      BackColor = Color.CadetBlue;

      // Configure the timer.
      timer1.Interval = 1000;
      timer1.Enabled = true;
      timer1.Tick += new EventHandler(timer1_Tick);
      this.MenuComplete += new EventHandler(StatusForm_MenuDone);
      BuildMenuSystem();
      BuildStatBar();
    }

    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.components = new System.ComponentModel.Container();
      this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(300,300);
      this.Text = "Form1";
    }
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new MainForm());
    }

    // Clicked handlers.
    private void FileExit_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {    
      this.Close();
    }
        
    // Help | About Menu item handler
    private void HelpAbout_Clicked(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
      MessageBox.Show("The amazing menu app...");
    }
        
    // Selected handlers.
    private void FileExit_Selected(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
      sbPnlPrompt.Text = "Terminates this app";     
    }

    private void HelpAbout_Selected(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
      sbPnlPrompt.Text = "Displays app info";
    }

    // Other handlers...
    private void StatusForm_MenuDone(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
      sbPnlPrompt.Text = "Ready";
    }

    private void timer1_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) 
    {
      DateTime t = DateTime.Now;
      string s = t.ToLongTimeString() ;
      sbPnlTime.Text = s ;    
    }

    private void BuildMenuSystem()
    {
      mainMenu = new MainMenu();
      
      MenuItem miFile = mainMenu.MenuItems.Add("&File");          
      miFile.MenuItems.Add(new MenuItem("E&xit",new EventHandler(this.FileExit_Clicked), Shortcut.CtrlX));
      miFile.MenuItems[0].Select += new EventHandler(FileExit_Selected);

      MenuItem miHelp = mainMenu.MenuItems.Add("Help");  
      miHelp.MenuItems.Add(new MenuItem("&About",  new EventHandler(this.HelpAbout_Clicked), Shortcut.CtrlA));
      miHelp.MenuItems[0].Select += new EventHandler(HelpAbout_Selected);

      this.Menu = mainMenu;      
    }

    private void BuildStatBar()
    {
      // Configure the status bar.
      statusBar.ShowPanels = true;
      statusBar.Panels.AddRange(new StatusBarPanel[] {sbPnlPrompt, sbPnlTime});
      
      // Configure prompt panel.
      sbPnlPrompt.BorderStyle = StatusBarPanelBorderStyle.None;
      sbPnlPrompt.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;
      sbPnlPrompt.Width = 62;
      sbPnlPrompt.Text = "Ready";
      
      // Configure time pane.
      sbPnlTime.Alignment = HorizontalAlignment.Right;
      sbPnlTime.Width = 76;

      try
      {
        Icon i = new Icon("status.ico");
        sbPnlPrompt.Icon = i;
      }
      catch(Exception e)
      {
        Console.WriteLine(e.Message);
      }

      this.Controls.Add(statusBar);  
    }
  }


           
          

   

/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/
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);

    }
  }
}



           
          


StatusBarExample.zip( 22 k)

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

enum DateTimeFormat {
    ShowClock,
    ShowDay
}

public class MainWindow : Form {
    DateTimeFormat dtFormat = DateTimeFormat.ShowClock;
    private ToolStripMenuItem currentCheckedItem;

    public MainWindow() {
        InitializeComponent();
        BackColor = Color.CadetBlue;
        currentCheckedItem = currentTimeToolStripMenuItem;
        currentCheckedItem.Checked = true;
    }
    private void timerDateTimeUpdate_Tick(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        string panelInfo = "";
        if (dtFormat == DateTimeFormat.ShowClock)
            panelInfo = DateTime.Now.ToLongTimeString();
        else
            panelInfo = DateTime.Now.ToLongDateString();
        toolStripStatusLabelClock.Text = panelInfo;
    }
    private void currentTimeToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        currentCheckedItem.Checked = false;
        dtFormat = DateTimeFormat.ShowClock;
        currentCheckedItem = currentTimeToolStripMenuItem;
        currentCheckedItem.Checked = true;
    }

    private void dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        currentCheckedItem.Checked = false;
        dtFormat = DateTimeFormat.ShowDay;
        currentCheckedItem = dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem;
        currentCheckedItem.Checked = true;
    }

    private void exitToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        Application.Exit();
    }

    private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        MessageBox.Show("My StatusStripApp!");
    }

    private void exitToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Text = "Exits the app.";
    }

    private void aboutToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Text = "Shows about box.";
    }

    private void dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Text = "Shows the day of the week.";
    }

    private void currentTimeToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Text = "Shows the current time.";
    }

    private void SetReadyPrompt(object sender, EventArgs e) {
        toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Text = "Ready.";
    }

    private void InitializeComponent() {
        this.mainStatusStrip = new System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip();
        this.toolStripStatusLabelMenuState = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
        this.toolStripStatusLabelClock = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel();
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownButton();
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.menuStrip1 = new System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip();
        this.fileToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.helpToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem = new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem();
        this.timerDateTimeUpdate = new System.Windows.Forms.Timer();
        this.mainStatusStrip.SuspendLayout();
        this.menuStrip1.SuspendLayout();
        this.SuspendLayout();
        // 
        // mainStatusStrip
        // 
        this.mainStatusStrip.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.toolStripStatusLabelMenuState,
            this.toolStripStatusLabelClock,
            this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime});
        this.mainStatusStrip.LayoutStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripLayoutStyle.Table;
        this.mainStatusStrip.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 78);
        this.mainStatusStrip.Name = "mainStatusStrip";
        this.mainStatusStrip.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(361, 27);
        this.mainStatusStrip.TabIndex = 0;
        this.mainStatusStrip.Text = "statusStrip1";
        // 
        // toolStripStatusLabelMenuState
        // 
        this.toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Name = "toolStripStatusLabelMenuState";
        this.toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.Spring = true;
        this.toolStripStatusLabelMenuState.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.TopLeft;
        // 
        // toolStripStatusLabelClock
        // 
        this.toolStripStatusLabelClock.BorderSides = ((System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides)((((System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Left | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Top)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Right)
                    | System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabelBorderSides.Bottom)));
        this.toolStripStatusLabelClock.Name = "toolStripStatusLabelClock";
        // 
        // toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime
        // 
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime.DisplayStyle = System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItemDisplayStyle.Image;
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem,
            this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem});
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime.ImageTransparentColor = System.Drawing.Color.Magenta;
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime.Name = "toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime";
        this.toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime.Text = "toolStripDropDownButton1";
        // 
        // dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem.Name = "dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem";
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Day of the Week";
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.SetReadyPrompt);
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover);
        this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem_Click);
        // 
        // currentTimeToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem.Name = "currentTimeToolStripMenuItem";
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem.Text = "Current Time";
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.SetReadyPrompt);
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover);
        this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.currentTimeToolStripMenuItem_Click);
        // 
        // menuStrip1
        // 
        this.menuStrip1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.fileToolStripMenuItem,
            this.helpToolStripMenuItem});
        this.menuStrip1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 0);
        this.menuStrip1.Name = "menuStrip1";
        this.menuStrip1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(361, 24);
        this.menuStrip1.TabIndex = 1;
        this.menuStrip1.Text = "menuStrip1";
        // 
        // fileToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.fileToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.exitToolStripMenuItem});
        this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Name = "fileToolStripMenuItem";
        this.fileToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&File";
        // 
        // exitToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Name = "exitToolStripMenuItem";
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Text = "E&xit";
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.SetReadyPrompt);
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.exitToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover);
        this.exitToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.exitToolStripMenuItem_Click);
        // 
        // helpToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.helpToolStripMenuItem.DropDownItems.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripItem[] {
            this.aboutToolStripMenuItem});
        this.helpToolStripMenuItem.Name = "helpToolStripMenuItem";
        this.helpToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&Help";
        // 
        // aboutToolStripMenuItem
        // 
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Name = "aboutToolStripMenuItem";
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Text = "&About";
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.MouseLeave += new System.EventHandler(this.SetReadyPrompt);
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.MouseHover += new System.EventHandler(this.aboutToolStripMenuItem_MouseHover);
        this.aboutToolStripMenuItem.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.aboutToolStripMenuItem_Click);
        // 
        // timerDateTimeUpdate
        // 
        this.timerDateTimeUpdate.Enabled = true;
        this.timerDateTimeUpdate.Interval = 1000;
        this.timerDateTimeUpdate.Tick += new System.EventHandler(this.timerDateTimeUpdate_Tick);
        // 
        // MainWindow
        // 
        this.AutoScaleDimensions = new System.Drawing.SizeF(6F, 13F);
        this.AutoScaleMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoScaleMode.Font;
        this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(361, 105);
        this.Controls.Add(this.mainStatusStrip);
        this.Controls.Add(this.menuStrip1);
        this.MainMenuStrip = this.menuStrip1;
        this.Name = "MainWindow";
        this.Text = "Form1";
        this.mainStatusStrip.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.menuStrip1.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.ResumeLayout(false);
        this.PerformLayout();
    }
    private System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip mainStatusStrip;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel toolStripStatusLabelMenuState;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripStatusLabel toolStripStatusLabelClock;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripDropDownButton toolStripDropDownButtonDateTime;
    private System.Windows.Forms.MenuStrip menuStrip1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem fileToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem exitToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem helpToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem aboutToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem dayoftheWeekToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.ToolStripMenuItem currentTimeToolStripMenuItem;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Timer timerDateTimeUpdate;
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() {
        Application.EnableVisualStyles();
        Application.Run(new MainWindow());
    }
}

    

   
 



using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class MenuHelpFirstTry: Form
{
     StatusBarPanel sbpMenuHelp;
     string         strSavePanelText;
   
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new MenuHelpFirstTry());
     }
     public MenuHelpFirstTry()
     {
   
          StatusBar sb = new StatusBar();
          sb.Parent = this;
          sb.ShowPanels = true;
   
          sbpMenuHelp = new StatusBarPanel();
          sbpMenuHelp.Text = "Ready";
          sbpMenuHelp.AutoSize = StatusBarPanelAutoSize.Spring;
   
          sb.Panels.Add(sbpMenuHelp);
   
          Menu = new MainMenu();
          EventHandler ehSelect = new EventHandler(MenuOnSelect);
          
          MenuItem mi = new MenuItem("File");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Open");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Close");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Save");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[0].MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Edit");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Cut");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[1].MenuItems.Add(mi);
          
          mi = new MenuItem("Copy");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[1].MenuItems.Add(mi);
   
          mi = new MenuItem("Paste");
          mi.Select += ehSelect;
          Menu.MenuItems[1].MenuItems.Add(mi);
     }
     protected override void OnMenuStart(EventArgs ea)
     {
          strSavePanelText = sbpMenuHelp.Text;
     }
     protected override void OnMenuComplete(EventArgs ea)
     {
          sbpMenuHelp.Text = strSavePanelText;
     }
     void MenuOnSelect(object obj, EventArgs ea)
     {
          MenuItem mi = (MenuItem) obj;
          string   str;
   
          switch (mi.Text)
          {
              case "File":   str = "file";    break;
              case "Open":   str = "Open";         break;
              case "Close":  str = "Close";        break;
              case "Save":   str = "Save";         break;
              case "Edit":   str = "edit";  break;
              case "Cut":    str = "cut";         break;
              case "Copy":   str = "Copy";                          break;
              case "Paste":  str = "Paste";        break;
              default:       str = "";                                   break;
          }
   
          sbpMenuHelp.Text = str;
     }
}

    

   
 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TwoStatusBarPanels: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new TwoStatusBarPanels());
     }
     public TwoStatusBarPanels()
     {
          Text = "Two Status Bar Panels";
          StatusBar sb = new StatusBar();
          sb.Parent = this;
          sb.ShowPanels = true;
   
          StatusBarPanel sbpanel1 = new StatusBarPanel();
          sbpanel1.Text = "Panel 1";
   
          StatusBarPanel sbpanel2 = new StatusBarPanel();
          sbpanel2.Text = "Panel 2";
   
          sb.Panels.Add(sbpanel1);
          sb.Panels.Add(sbpanel2);
     }
}

    

   
 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TwoPanelsWithSplitter: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new TwoPanelsWithSplitter());
     }
     public TwoPanelsWithSplitter()
     {
          Panel panel1     = new Panel();
          panel1.Parent    = this;
          panel1.Dock      = DockStyle.Fill;
          panel1.BackColor = Color.Lime;
          panel1.Resize   += new EventHandler(PanelOnResize);
          panel1.Paint    += new PaintEventHandler(PanelOnPaint);
   
          Splitter split   = new Splitter();
          split.Parent     = this;
          split.Dock       = DockStyle.Right;
   
          Panel panel2     = new Panel();
          panel2.Parent    = this;
          panel2.Dock      = DockStyle.Right;
          panel2.BackColor = Color.Red;
          panel2.Resize   += new EventHandler(PanelOnResize);
          panel2.Paint    += new PaintEventHandler(PanelOnPaint);
     }
     void PanelOnResize(object obj, EventArgs ea)
     {
          ((Panel) obj).Invalidate();
     }
     void PanelOnPaint(object obj, PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          Panel    panel = (Panel) obj;
          Graphics grfx  = pea.Graphics;
   
          grfx.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 0, 0, 
                           panel.Width - 1, panel.Height - 1);
     }
}

    

   
 


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class OnePanelWithSplitter: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new OnePanelWithSplitter());
     }
     public OnePanelWithSplitter()
     {
          Text = "One Panel with Splitter";
   
          Splitter split  = new Splitter();
          split.Parent    = this;
          split.Dock      = DockStyle.Left;
   
          Panel panel     = new Panel();
          panel.Parent    = this;
          panel.Dock      = DockStyle.Left;
          panel.BackColor = Color.Lime;
          panel.Resize   += new EventHandler(PanelOnResize);
          panel.Paint    += new PaintEventHandler(PanelOnPaint);
     }
     void PanelOnResize(object obj, EventArgs ea)
     {
          ((Panel) obj).Invalidate();
     }
     void PanelOnPaint(object obj, PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          Panel    panel = (Panel) obj;
          Graphics grfx  = pea.Graphics;
   
          grfx.DrawEllipse(Pens.Black, 0, 0, 
                           panel.Width - 1, panel.Height - 1);
     }
}