About Brandon Drake Expertise I can answer questions regarding the Graphics object, file access, general optimization, printing (on paper), user controls, program mathematics, the registry, creating macros, processes, and fundamental or basic questions. I have made a few asp.net pages but I do not know the language extensively. I have not done much work with databases but I have created my own database systems.
Experience I have been programming with visual basic for 6 years. In all I have written programs in about 8 programming languages, although, I only know about 3 well. I have written a few applications but mainly I like to write programs for fun.
Expert: Brandon Drake Date: 8/13/2006 Subject: Drawing a line With VB.net 2005
Question I have made a slot machine using VB.net 2005 Express and I want to draw a thick line through my three pictureboxes when 3 of any alike symbols are rolled in.
I will want to make a sub called Drawline. How will I get the line(rectangle) ontop of all of the controls as each picture box has a larger label behind that changes color when 3 alike symbols roll in the pictureboxes to give the picture boxes a highlighted effect. SO I am assuming there must be a master command that places what we render ontop of all controls.
Another problem I am having is when I create lines using my book examples I do not know how to call them as they need to be put in the forms paint event so that they persist.
This was so easy in VB6. :/ lol
I would really appreciate your with this. I am a newbie so please try to answer in lamen's terms.
Thank you
Answer Trent,
I think what you need to do is create a long picture box and change the visibility of that. The picture box would have the background set to a certain color and have the border style set to none.
If you are drawing on the form, in order to get the drawings to persist you need to use the forms Paint() event. You can write all of the code in there used to generate the graphics and every time the form is redrawn the paint function will be called.
