Really SIMPLE problem in C#

[Alphathree33]

Okay, you would think this should be a very common task:

*I HAVE*
A DataTable with a bunch of crap in it

*I WANT*
A nice GUI element to display a few columns of the crap, allow scrolling, selection, and choice of font for each column

WHY IS THIS SO DIFFICULT? WHY!?!?

There is a DataGrid object, which looks like SH*T and doesn't do ANYTHING.

There is a ListBox object which has single-line rows and virtually zero customization. Again, it looks like SHIT.

Is there not a built in GUI object in C# that has multi-line, multi-column rows with customizable fonts and such?

For instance on my Pocket PC, the Mail Inbox has this nice little list of messages. Each message is a two line row, the sender's name is bold, you can make a box with your cursor and select multiple rows...

 

[Shazam]

WinForm?

 

[WannaFly]

Datagrid is the simplest.

You probably need to make a custom control.

 

[torpid]

You can do everything but the customizable fonts just by putting the datagrid onto a form. As for fonts, if you want just one row to be a certain font, I'm not sure how to do that. If you want the whole datagrid, there are built in properties for this.

 

[imported_vr6]

opps i was thinkin vb.

 

[HJB417]

Use the DataGridTableStyle Class or try looking in to 3-rd party controls, like infragistics control. or reinvent the wheel to do what you want using whatever controls .net provides to you.