You didn't even need Mono or MonoDevelop for Windows, actually (although it can help to do preliminary tests before checking Linux out). What I meant is build your app with Visual Studio, then test it on Linux with Mono. So you use the WinForms designer of Visual Studio.
MonoDevelop only has a GTK# designer. No WinForms designer, no ASP.NET designer, no Silverlight/Moonlight designer, and no WPF support at all. But on the bright side, since Mono is an open project, you can fix anything you deem "not acceptable". iBradleyAllen wrote: > > ok cool, I downloaded the files for windows and got it setup in visual > studio, then did debug in monodevelop and it worked; then made the file > in > md. no it didnt have any visual designer for the winforms stuff, i had to > open a gtk# new solution and then it did. but i noticed adding items from > the toolbox into the design area some did not have any properties? > > Its not acceptable to NOT have the visual designer mode. In the Microsoft > world there is the Expression Blend as an alternative toolbox designer, > using XAML which is awesome, anything like that available? or is that > asking > too much? > > > > On Mon, Feb 21, 2011 at 12:46 PM, Stifu [via Mono] < > ml-node+3318091-738239259-213...@n4.nabble.com> wrote: > >> "In the monodevelop there was some kind of design page, although >> different >> from visual studio;" >> It must have been the GTK# designer (an alternative to WinForms). >> >> "Can you describe how I would build it in visual studio but then test it >> on >> >> linux??" >> Just build your application normally on Windows, and then you can simply >> test your app directly on Linux (either the binaries or the sources, both >> are compatible with the Mono runtime and MonoDevelop respectively, >> without >> any changes). So it's all pretty straightforward. >> >> Note that no matter what, you *will* need to install the Mono WinForms >> package to run WinForms apps, if you don't already have it. It's >> installed >> by default in OpenSUSE if memory serves. Look for "winforms" in your >> package >> manager, to confirm it's there and installed. >> >> iBradleyAllen wrote: >> Hi, >> yes I meant system.windows.forms >> >> In the monodevelop there was some kind of design page, although different >> from visual studio; >> >> Can you describe how I would build it in visual studio but then test it >> on >> linux?? this is possible? if I could add emphasis and excitement in a >> question i would do it above. >> >> I did get the latest monodevelop downloaded, and it showed in the details >> that it was downgrading some and installing other stuff, afterwards i >> could >> >> open a default project, compile, run without doing any other coding, and >> it >> >> worked and displayed a blank window as expected. the first time i ran it >> got errors saying cannot find assembly this/that...then downloaded it >> from >> the site and it worked; so thats solved. >> >> I could NOT get the system.windows.forms add in. but WOW!! if i can >> build >> these in VS2008 and they work in the linux thats great. >> >> It would be so much more helpful to hear an overview of the process >> rather >> than try to figure it out from scratch >> >> thanks >> >> On Sun, Feb 20, 2011 at 1:19 AM, Stifu [via Mono] < >> ml-node+3314993-1938980173-213...@n4.nabble.com> wrote: >> >> > Just checking: when you say "System.Winforms", you really mean >> > "System.Windows.Forms", right? >> > >> > Also, MonoDevelop has no WinForms designer. So I suggest you build your >> UI >> > on Windows (using Visual Studio or something else), then test your app >> on >> >> > Linux. The other option would be to build your app without using a >> designer, >> > which doesn't sound nice. Or use GTK# rather than WinForms, or >> something. >> >> > >> > Not sure what problem you're encountering with getting the latest Mono >> on >> >> > OpenSUSE, it should be pretty straightforward, if you're using the >> official >> > repo from the Mono download page. There's another tool in OpenSUSE to >> add >> >> > repo URLs, other than zypper, but I forgot what its name is. Then when >> > looking for new programs / updates, you should see all Mono 2.10 >> packages. >> > >> > iBradleyAllen wrote: >> > I just downloaded and tried this out in openSuse 11.3 (which is also >> new >> to >> > me). Im familiar with C# from Visual Studio and want to make it work >> on >> > this. >> > >> > In a new solution i made a button, progressbar and double clicked the >> > button in the ide designer view hoping it would generate a method stub >> for >> > the OnClick event, but it didnt; I tried to manually make a delegate >> but >> it >> > got an error saying what is this += thing? eventually found the on >> click >> >> > event and added a messagebox.show or tried to, its not known. >> > >> > using system.winforms was not known. searching got a page that said >> > download it from svn.anon something, so i installed subversion and >> tried >> it >> > svn co svn://anonmonoproject whatever? connection refused. >> > >> > I installed the latest mono development from the main page using >> zypper. >> > >> > but i couldnt find or get the trunk/mcs to build it?? >> > >> > So the big picture is that I want to setup the IDE to look like a >> windows >> >> > C# winforms platform; >> > >> > 2nd thing is to have these run in the suse linux >> > 3rd thing is to create the forms as threads >> > >> > thanks in advance >> > >> > >> > >> > ------------------------------ >> > If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the >> discussion >> >> > below: >> > >> > >> http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/New-install-of-C-Sharp-using-System-Winforms-not-found-tp3314875p3314993.html<http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/New-install-of-C-Sharp-using-System-Winforms-not-found-tp3314875p3314993.html?by-user=t> >> > To unsubscribe from New install of C Sharp, using System.Winforms not >> > found, click here< >> http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=3314875&code=aWJyYWRsZXlhbGxlbkBnbWFpbC5jb218MzMxNDg3NXwxODI4MTYyMjk=<http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=3314875&code=aWJyYWRsZXlhbGxlbkBnbWFpbC5jb218MzMxNDg3NXwxODI4MTYyMjk=&by-user=t>>. >> >> > >> > >> >> >> >> ------------------------------ >> If you reply to this email, your message will be added to the discussion >> below: >> >> http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/New-install-of-C-Sharp-using-System-Winforms-not-found-tp3314875p3318091.html >> To unsubscribe from New install of C Sharp, using System.Winforms not >> found, click >> here<http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/template/NamlServlet.jtp?macro=unsubscribe_by_code&node=3314875&code=aWJyYWRsZXlhbGxlbkBnbWFpbC5jb218MzMxNDg3NXwxODI4MTYyMjk=>. >> >> > > -- View this message in context: http://mono.1490590.n4.nabble.com/New-install-of-C-Sharp-using-System-Winforms-not-found-tp3314875p3318663.html Sent from the Mono - WinForms mailing list archive at Nabble.com. _______________________________________________ Mono-winforms-list maillist - Mono-winforms-list@lists.ximian.com http://lists.ximian.com/mailman/listinfo/mono-winforms-list