List Boxes? - Page 2

Borte · 12-10-2006, 02:19 PM

One thing that would make your coding easier is to use an Control array.
Unless you're already using it though...

If it's of any help I wouldn't mind sharing what I created so far. It's not complete on all aspects but it is working (but programmed in VB6 not .Net).

Cheers
Borte

portreathbeach · 12-11-2006, 07:22 AM

How far have you got with your project Borte? As mentioned before. I have coded a module to control Winamp, one to control Radiator (for my radio), the volume control and have now finished my Listbox thing that I was trying to create at the start of this thread. What are you using for DVD. I have tried to use Windows Media Player, but it causes my computer to crash and reboot 50% of the time.

Do you read MP3 file and get the TAG data from them. I can do it with ID3 v 1 but not with v2. I have donwloaded lots of code samples from the internet, but nothing works with all of my MP3s.

As I've said before, I've only been programming VB.Net for 10 weeks, had to start from scratch, but I used to program Basic years ago, and I've eventually grasped Object Orientated Programming. It took a while!

thekl0wn · 12-11-2006, 11:07 AM

What version of the WMP SDK are you using? You can get/set the tags using an axWMP_lib object, but I believe it still would require an embedded Media Player on your form.

Borte · 12-11-2006, 03:55 PM

portreathbeach:
I'm not developing a frontend (yet), i'm currently trying to make my own navigation software so I'm not able to help you out on the frontend issues. Sorry! I could help you out on the listbox issue since I just had created my own.

Cheers
Borte

DigitizedLife · 12-12-2006, 09:16 PM

I am subclassing a ListBox and drawing my own items, including album art for each item.

The scrollbar is a separate control and is also owner drawn.

This is the code I use to remove the scrollbar.

Code:

Declare Function ShowScrollBar Lib "user32" (ByVal hwnd As IntPtr, ByVal wBar As Integer, ByVal bShow As Integer) As Integer
Public Const WM_NCCALCSIZE As Integer = &H83

Protected Overrides Sub WndProc(ByRef m As Message)
        Try
            If m.Msg = WM_NCCALCSIZE Then
                    ShowScrollBar(Me.Handle, 1, False)
            End If
            MyBase.WndProc(m)
        Catch ex As Exception
        End Try
End Sub

And as for ID3 tags I use UltraID3Lib... works great with all flavors of tags.
http://home.fuse.net/honnert/hundred/UltraID3Lib/

portreathbeach · 12-13-2006, 05:22 PM

Very nice list box, especially with the album covers.

I'll give UltraID3Lib a go. Do you know if it works with all ID3 tags made using iTunes? Other programs, like Windows Media Player, isn't able to read a lot of my tracks encoded with iTunes? Bloody Apple!