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This sample demonstrates a simple portal-style layout that is implemented with a FlowLayoutPanel control.
For information about using the samples, see the following topics:
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To build and run the sample using the command prompt
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At the command prompt, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
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Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the PortalStyleFlowLayout directory.
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Type msbuild to build the sample using the solution (.sln) file provided.
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Type cd PortalStyleFlowLayout\bin\Debug to navigate to the location of the executable file.
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Type PortalStyleFlowLayout.exe to run the sample.
To build and run the sample using Visual Studio
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In Windows Explorer, navigate to the location where you saved the uncompressed sample files.
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Navigate to one of the language-specific subdirectories under the PortalStyleFlowLayout directory.
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Double-click the solution (.sln) file to open it in Visual Studio.
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In Visual Studio, press F5 to build and run the sample.
To use the PortalStyleFlowLayout Sample
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Click the Add New Element button to insert a new PortalElement control. Repeat this step a few times to populate the FlowLayoutPanel control with several PortalElement controls.
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Resize the form and observe how the FlowLayoutPanel control changes the layout of the PortalElement controls.
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Click the Add Text button in one of the PortalElement controls. Repeat this step a few times to expand the PortalElement control. Notice how the layout changes.
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Repeat step 3 with other PortalElement controls. Notice how the layout changes.
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Click the Clear Text button in one of the PortalElement controls. Notice how the layout changes.
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Click the Delete This Element button in one of the PortalElement controls. Notice how the layout changes.
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