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| How many form properties should I define at design time as opposed to runtime? |
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| You should set all the properties that you can at design time. First, it will be easier to work with the form, because you can see exactly what the user will see. Also, debugging is easier, because there's less code. |
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| Should I let the user minimize and mazimize all forms? |
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| Probably not. There's no point in letting a form be maximized if it isn't set up to adjust its controls accordingly. About dialog boxes, print dialog boxes, and spell-check windows are examples of forms that should not be resizable. |
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| True or False: The text displayed in the form's title bar is determined by the value in the TitleBarText property. |
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| False The text displayed in the form's title bar is determined by the value in the form's Text property. |
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| The named color Control is what kind of color? |
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| Name three places where a form's icon is displayed. |
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| In the title bar, on the task bar, and when the user presses Alt+Tab |
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| What is a window with a smaller-than-normal title bar called? |
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| For a Minimize or Mazimize button to be visible on a form, what other element must be visible? |
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| The form's ControlBox property must be set to True. |
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| In general, what is the best value to use for a form's StartPosition property? |
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Definition
| CenterScreen for the main form and CenterParent for all other forms. |
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| To maximize, minimize,or restore a form in code, you set what property? |
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| The form's WindowState property. |
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| What property do you set to make a hidden form appear? |
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| Set the form's Visible property to True. |
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