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Is a Windows control used to display information useful to end-users.

A StatusStrip control can contain other controls, like ToolStripProgressBar, ToolStripSplitButton, ToolStripDropDownButton and ToolStripStatusLabel. These other controls have different abilities and graphical representation.

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How do I right align controls in a StatusStrip?

I am trying to right align a control in a StatusStrip. How can I do that? I don't see a property to set on ToolStripItem controls that specifies their physical alignment on the parent StatusStrip. How do I get Messages drop down to be right aligned?…
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How do I reclaim the space from the "Grip"

I've got a StatusStrip with a single ToolStripStatusLabel, Spring=true and a background color for notifications. The problem is that there's an ugly gray square on the right side of the status strip. After fiddling for a while, I realized this is…
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How do I remove the resize gripper image from a StatusStrip control in C#?

I need to show a StatusStrip control docked top instead of bottom. User requirement. Long story. How do I get the StatusStrip to display without the dots in the right corner?
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Docked multiline textbox is covered by StatusStrip

I am having a form in which I have multiple line textbox and status strip both docked to the bottom of the form. Textbox must be docked so it can be resizable while the whole form is resizable. The problem is that the status strip is covering the…
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Using StatusStrip in C#

Consider System.Windows.Forms.StatusStrip. I have added a StatusStrip to my Windows Forms application, but I am having a few problems. I would like to have a label anchored at the left and a progressbar anchored on the right in the StatusStrip, but…
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truncate ToolStripStatusLabel instead of hiding it

I have a StatusStrip control on a form. This control contains only one child control - it is ToolStripStatusLabel. When the text is too large, then nothing is displayed. I would prefer to display at least something instead of nothing. What should I…
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Can I embed a ComboBox and a simple Button into a StatusStrip in WinForms?

By default ComboBox and Button elements are not among those offered to add into a StatusStrip by WinForms designer (while DropDownButton and SplitButton are). Is there a way to add them there? As far as I've heard any control can be embedded there,…
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StatusStrip - Add a button without the dropdown arrow to the right of it

I know there is a ToolStripSplitButton... ... but is there any way to use that button object without the dropdown arrow to the right of it. Ending up with JUST an image that's a button?
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TableLayoutPanel and StatusTrip toolbar overlapping

I have a winforms vb.net app. In this winform I have placed two components: TableLayoutPanel StatusStrip toolbar I am trying to put StatusStrip toolbar at the bottom of the winforms and TableLayoutPanel to fit all the rest of the screen, so I set…
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Can StatusStrip automatically change its height depending on its items' size?

I've got a statusstrip with a number of items. One of them is a ToolStripStatusLabel with Spring = True. When the text of the label is too long, one can't see it. Is it possible to make the statusstrip become higher and show whole text in multiline?
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change the height of statusStrip

I have a simple windows form with a statusStrip in VS2010, and no matter what I tried, the height of statusStrip does not change, what is proper way of changing the height?? thanks
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How to change mdi statusstrip label from a child form

I've been searching for a solution for couple of days now, but can't find a simple answer. I've tried a number of examples found on internet (delegates, properties, even breaking OOP making everything public) but none of these seem to work. Can…
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Updating toolStripStatusLabel immediately

I have a WinForms program that has a button, a statusStrip, and a toolStripStatusLabel in that statusStrip. If I click the button and this runs: private void button1_Click(object sender, EventArgs e) { toolStripStatusLabel1.Text = "Test"; …
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ToolStripStatusLabel displayed as black box

I use StatusStrip that contains ToolStripStatusLabel. OS - Windows 7, framework 2.0. Usually all displayed normal, but sometimes ToolStripStatusLabel looks like black box: I read that windows bug, but how I can fix it?
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Apply Right-To-Left to a tooltip on a WinForms StatusStrip

In my WinForms application, I'm currently populating a StatusStrip with multiple ToolStripStatusLabel controls: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.toolstripstatuslabel.aspx The only tooltip property that exists is…
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