How to change the size of a textbox in C#

Posted by Raffael on 08/21/2013 Posted in C#.Net Tagged .NET, bugfix, C#, c# textbox height change, c# textbox height not changing, c# textbox height resize, c# textbox line height, c# textbox set height, c#.net, how to set height of textbox in c#

I admit, the title sounds almost trivial. But on the second sight, it is not so easy to change the size of a TextBox control in C#, because a TextBox does not have the AutoSize property. For other controls you can set the AutoSize property to false and then change the height (height-property). For the TextBox control this is unfortunately not the case.
Nevertheless you can set the height of a TextBox by using a small workaround. The trick is as follows:

textBoxTest.Multiline = true;
textBoxTest.MinimumSize = new Size(150, 24);
textBoxTest.Size = new Size(150, 24);
textBoxTest.Multiline = false;

First you have to set the multiline property to true. Then you can adjust, according to your mood, the minimum-size and the size property to change the size of the TextBox. When you’re done, you set the Multiline property back to false. The TextBox maintains the set size just yet. It’s that simple
Who still wonders, why you should […]

How to re-enable the classic start menu in Windows 8

Posted by Raffael on 08/21/2013 Posted in Tutorials, Windows 8 Tagged classic start menu, classic start menu for windows 8, enable classic shell, enable classic start menu in windows 8, start8, vistart 7, Windows 8

I have already written about how you can enable the classic start menu in Windows 8 again. In the last article I showed you a solution with the help of the program ViStart 7. Today I want to show you another way to re-enable the classic start menu in Windows 8. This time we will make use of the program Start8 by Stardock.
Start8 is, like ViStart, freeware, but does not simulate the classic Windows start menu on the contrary to ViStart 7, but is made up of components of Windows 8. How it looks, you can see in the screenshot below.

You can download Start 8 on the website of Stardock. However, there you have to enter your email address before you can start […]

How to search for users in Active Directory with C#

Posted by Raffael on 08/14/201311/03/2017 Posted in C#.Net, Tutorials Tagged .NET 3.5, .NET 4.0, .NET 4.5, Active Directory, AD, C#, c# active directory, DirectorySearcher, PrincipalSearcher, search active directory c#, snippet, UserPrincipal

Last time I wrote about how you can reach the Active Directory search dialog in Windows 7. Today I’ll show you how to search comfortable for users in the Active Directory by using C#. The emphasis is on comfort, because there are quite a few articles on the subject in general, on the internet.
However, most of the shown methods/solutions are build exclusively around System.DirectoryServices.ActiveDirectory and the DirectorySearcher. But ever since .NET 3.5 it is also possible to search in the Active Directory much easier.
But let us come to the point. In the following example, I mostly use methods from the System.DirectoryServices.AccountManagement namespace. And here’s how:

//Create a shortcut to the appropriate Windows domain
PrincipalContext domainContext = new PrincipalContext(ContextType.Domain,
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Active Directory search in Windows 7

Posted by Raffael on 08/14/201308/14/2013 Posted in Tutorials, Windows 7 Tagged active directory shortcuts, active directory windows 7, ad search, ad windows 7

Basically, I have seen so far every new Windows version rather skeptical towards. And since I’ve been here from Windows 98 on, this were a good handful of Windows versions until now. Windows 7, however, has convinced me, and until a few days ago, I was sure not to miss out any of the older versions. As I said, until a few days ago.
But can anybody tell me where the AD (Active Directory) search is gone in Windows 7? I mean that one, which there was in Windows XP? So far I had not missed it because I did not need this in a private setting. In the work environment, however, I needed it in the last days and realized that this was apparently no longer available. I thought […]

The best free .NET decompilers – the .NET Reflector alternatives

Posted by Raffael on 08/14/201308/14/2013 Posted in C#.Net, Web Tips Tagged .NET, .net decompiler, .net reflector, .NET Reflector alternatives, C#, c# decompiler, DOTNET, Dotnet IL Editor, dotPeek, Downloads, ILSpy, Revers Engineering Compiler, Reverse Compiler, Telerik Decompiler

netreflector Today I want to briefly highlight a few alternatives to Redgates .NET Reflector. Former I frequently used this tool, but since it costs money and there are good and useful free alternatives, this is no longer between my fingers.
The following parenthesis is for those who don’t know what’s meant by the term .NET Reflector/decompiler. All the other can read on below the following paragraphs.
What is a (. NET) decompiler?
.NET Reflector was the first CLI assembly browser. It can be used to inspect, navigate, search, analyze, and browse the contents of a CLI component such as an assembly and translates the binary information to a human-readable form. By default Reflector allows decompilation of CLI assemblies into C#, Visual Basic .NET, Common Intermediate Language and F# (alpha version). Reflector also includes a “Call Tree” that can be used to drill down […]