Visual Basic PrintForm Alternative

[CripDawg]

would there be a way to make just a regular form that does the same as the PrintForm but i change the GUI because i really dislike the look of the PrintForm it doesn't suit the rest of my project and i would also like to add some extra buttons

[Hatsune Miku 「 」]

I dropped winforms all together. Now use Qt. And customizability with Winforms isn't something that you can change easily. 

[madknight3]

Is it the print preview window you don't want? You aren't being clear what form you dislike which is why I asked you for a screenshot.

 

If so, the article An Enhanced PrintPreviewDialog should help you create a custom print preview screen.

 

A possible alternative could be to change the PrintAction property so you skip the print preview screen entirely.

PrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToPreview // default choice// other optionsPrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToPrinterPrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToFile

 I'm not sure if this will require you to configuring anything manually but it might work.

[CripDawg]

Is it the print preview window you don't want? You aren't being clear what form you dislike which is why I asked you for a screenshot.

 

If so, the article An Enhanced PrintPreviewDialog should help you create a custom print preview screen.

 

A possible alternative could be to change the PrintAction property so you skip the print preview screen entirely.

PrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToPreview // default choice// other optionsPrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToPrinterPrintForm1.PrintAction = PrintToFile

 I'm not sure if this will require you to configuring anything manually but it might work.

yeah i use this its basically the same but that enhanced print preview looks heaps hard this is for my print button

 

Private Sub Button2_Click(ByVal sender As System.Object, ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles Button2.Click        PrintForm1.PrintAction = Printing.PrintAction.PrintToPreview        PrintForm1.Print()

[madknight3]

 

yeah i use this its basically the same but that enhanced print preview looks heaps hard this is for my print button

 

Customizing WinForms usually is more complicated. You can choose to learn to do it, stick with the default preview look, or try the alternative I mentioned.

 

That alternative being: Have Button2_Click open a new form instead of printing. Design that form to your liking. Then have the new forms print button do

PrintForm1.PrintAction = Printing.PrintAction.PrintToPrinter // don't do a preview as your new form is your custom previewPrintForm1.Print()