Cómo: Crear un diseño de formularios Windows Forms que sea apropiado para la localización
Actualización: noviembre 2007
La creación de formularios ya listos para ser localizados acelera en gran medida el desarrollo para los mercados internacionales. Se puede utilizar el control TableLayoutPanel para implementar diseños que respondan correctamente cuando los controles cambian de tamaño debido a los cambios en los valores de la propiedad Text.
Ejemplo
En este formulario se muestra cómo crear un diseño que se ajusta proporcionalmente cuando traduce los valores de cadena mostrados a otros idiomas. Este proceso de traducción se denomina localización. Para obtener más información, vea Localización.
Visual Studio ofrece una amplia compatibilidad para esta tarea.
Imports System
Imports System.Collections.Generic
Imports System.ComponentModel
Imports System.Drawing
Imports System.Text
Imports System.Windows.Forms
Public Class LocalizableForm
Inherits Form
Private tableLayoutPanel1 As System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel
Private listView1 As System.Windows.Forms.ListView
Private panel1 As System.Windows.Forms.Panel
Private WithEvents button3 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private WithEvents button2 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private WithEvents button1 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private tableLayoutPanel2 As System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel
Private WithEvents button4 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private WithEvents button5 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private WithEvents button6 As System.Windows.Forms.Button
Private label1 As System.Windows.Forms.Label
Private components As System.ComponentModel.IContainer = Nothing
Public Sub New()
InitializeComponent()
End Sub
Private Sub AddText(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles button3.Click, button2.Click, button1.Click, button4.Click, button5.Click, button6.Click
CType(sender, Button).Text += "x"
End Sub
Protected Overrides Sub Dispose(disposing As Boolean)
If disposing AndAlso (components IsNot Nothing) Then
components.Dispose()
End If
MyBase.Dispose(disposing)
End Sub
Private Sub InitializeComponent()
Dim listViewGroup16 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("First Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left)
Dim listViewGroup17 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("Second Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left)
Dim listViewGroup18 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("Third Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left)
Dim listViewItem26 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 1")
Dim listViewItem27 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 2")
Dim listViewItem28 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 3")
Dim listViewItem29 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 4")
Dim listViewItem30 As New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 5")
Me.tableLayoutPanel1 = New System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel()
Me.listView1 = New System.Windows.Forms.ListView()
Me.panel1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Panel()
Me.button3 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.button2 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.button1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.tableLayoutPanel2 = New System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel()
Me.button4 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.button5 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.button6 = New System.Windows.Forms.Button()
Me.label1 = New System.Windows.Forms.Label()
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout()
Me.panel1.SuspendLayout()
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.SuspendLayout()
Me.SuspendLayout()
'
' tableLayoutPanel1
'
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount = 2
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle())
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F))
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(Me.listView1, 1, 0)
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(Me.panel1, 0, 0)
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(2, 52)
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.Name = "tableLayoutPanel1"
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount = 1
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 50F))
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(524, 270)
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 1
'
' listView1
'
Me.listView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill
listViewGroup16.Header = "First Group"
listViewGroup16.Name = Nothing
listViewGroup17.Header = "Second Group"
listViewGroup17.Name = Nothing
listViewGroup18.Header = "Third Group"
listViewGroup18.Name = Nothing
Me.listView1.Groups.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup() {listViewGroup16, listViewGroup17, listViewGroup18})
'this.listView1.IsBackgroundImageTiled = false;
listViewItem26.Group = listViewGroup16
listViewItem27.Group = listViewGroup16
listViewItem28.Group = listViewGroup17
listViewItem29.Group = listViewGroup17
listViewItem30.Group = listViewGroup18
Me.listView1.Items.AddRange(New System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem() {listViewItem26, listViewItem27, listViewItem28, listViewItem29, listViewItem30})
Me.listView1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(90, 3)
Me.listView1.Name = "listView1"
Me.listView1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(431, 264)
Me.listView1.TabIndex = 1
'
' panel1
'
Me.panel1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top
Me.panel1.AutoSize = True
Me.panel1.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoSizeMode.GrowAndShrink
Me.panel1.Controls.Add(Me.button3)
Me.panel1.Controls.Add(Me.button2)
Me.panel1.Controls.Add(Me.button1)
Me.panel1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(3, 3)
Me.panel1.Name = "panel1"
Me.panel1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(81, 86)
Me.panel1.TabIndex = 2
'
' button3
'
Me.button3.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button3.AutoSize = True
Me.button3.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(3, 60)
Me.button3.Name = "button3"
Me.button3.TabIndex = 2
Me.button3.Text = "Add Text"
'
' button2
'
Me.button2.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button2.AutoSize = True
Me.button2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(3, 31)
Me.button2.Name = "button2"
Me.button2.TabIndex = 1
Me.button2.Text = "Add Text"
'
' button1
'
Me.button1.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button1.AutoSize = True
Me.button1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(3, 2)
Me.button1.Name = "button1"
Me.button1.TabIndex = 0
Me.button1.Text = "Add Text"
'
' tableLayoutPanel2
'
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.AutoSize = True
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnCount = 3
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F))
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F))
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F))
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(Me.button4, 0, 0)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(Me.button5, 1, 0)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(Me.button6, 2, 0)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(284, 328)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Name = "tableLayoutPanel2"
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.RowCount = 1
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.RowStyles.Add(New System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle())
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(243, 34)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.TabIndex = 2
'
' button4
'
Me.button4.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button4.AutoSize = True
Me.button4.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(3, 5)
Me.button4.Name = "button4"
Me.button4.TabIndex = 0
Me.button4.Text = "Add Text"
'
' button5
'
Me.button5.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button5.AutoSize = True
Me.button5.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(84, 5)
Me.button5.Name = "button5"
Me.button5.TabIndex = 1
Me.button5.Text = "Add Text"
'
' button6
'
Me.button6.Anchor = CType(System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left Or System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right, System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)
Me.button6.AutoSize = True
Me.button6.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(165, 5)
Me.button6.Name = "button6"
Me.button6.TabIndex = 2
Me.button6.Text = "Add Text"
'
' label1
'
Me.label1.Location = New System.Drawing.Point(8, 7)
Me.label1.Name = "label1"
Me.label1.Size = New System.Drawing.Size(518, 40)
Me.label1.TabIndex = 3
Me.label1.Text = "Click on any button to add text to the button. This simulates localizing strings," + " and provides a good demonstration of how the dialog will automatically adjust w" + "hen those longer strings are added to the UI."
'
' LocalizableForm
'
Me.ClientSize = New System.Drawing.Size(539, 374)
Me.Controls.Add(label1)
Me.Controls.Add(tableLayoutPanel2)
Me.Controls.Add(tableLayoutPanel1)
Me.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle
Me.Name = "LocalizableForm"
Me.Text = "Localizable Dialog"
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.tableLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout()
Me.panel1.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.panel1.PerformLayout()
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.tableLayoutPanel2.PerformLayout()
Me.ResumeLayout(False)
Me.PerformLayout()
End Sub
<STAThread()> _
Shared Sub Main()
Application.EnableVisualStyles()
Application.Run(New LocalizableForm())
End Sub
End Class
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
namespace TableLayoutPanelSample
{
public class LocalizableForm : Form
{
private System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel tableLayoutPanel1;
private System.Windows.Forms.ListView listView1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Panel panel1;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button3;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
private System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel tableLayoutPanel2;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button4;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button5;
private System.Windows.Forms.Button button6;
private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
private System.ComponentModel.IContainer components = null;
public LocalizableForm()
{
InitializeComponent();
}
private void AddText(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
((Button)sender).Text += "x";
}
protected override void Dispose(bool disposing)
{
if (disposing && (components != null))
{
components.Dispose();
}
base.Dispose(disposing);
}
private void InitializeComponent()
{
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup listViewGroup16 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("First Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left);
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup listViewGroup17 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("Second Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left);
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup listViewGroup18 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup("Third Group", System.Windows.Forms.HorizontalAlignment.Left);
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem26 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 1");
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem27 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 2");
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem28 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 3");
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem29 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 4");
System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem listViewItem30 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem("Item 5");
this.tableLayoutPanel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
this.listView1 = new System.Windows.Forms.ListView();
this.panel1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Panel();
this.button3 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.tableLayoutPanel2 = new System.Windows.Forms.TableLayoutPanel();
this.button4 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button5 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.button6 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
this.tableLayoutPanel1.SuspendLayout();
this.panel1.SuspendLayout();
this.tableLayoutPanel2.SuspendLayout();
this.SuspendLayout();
//
// tableLayoutPanel1
//
this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnCount = 2;
this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle());
this.tableLayoutPanel1.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 100F));
this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.listView1, 1, 0);
this.tableLayoutPanel1.Controls.Add(this.panel1, 0, 0);
this.tableLayoutPanel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(2, 52);
this.tableLayoutPanel1.Name = "tableLayoutPanel1";
this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowCount = 1;
this.tableLayoutPanel1.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 50F));
this.tableLayoutPanel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(524, 270);
this.tableLayoutPanel1.TabIndex = 1;
//
// listView1
//
this.listView1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
listViewGroup16.Header = "First Group";
listViewGroup16.Name = null;
listViewGroup17.Header = "Second Group";
listViewGroup17.Name = null;
listViewGroup18.Header = "Third Group";
listViewGroup18.Name = null;
this.listView1.Groups.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewGroup[] {
listViewGroup16,
listViewGroup17,
listViewGroup18});
//this.listView1.IsBackgroundImageTiled = false;
listViewItem26.Group = listViewGroup16;
listViewItem27.Group = listViewGroup16;
listViewItem28.Group = listViewGroup17;
listViewItem29.Group = listViewGroup17;
listViewItem30.Group = listViewGroup18;
this.listView1.Items.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.ListViewItem[] {
listViewItem26,
listViewItem27,
listViewItem28,
listViewItem29,
listViewItem30});
this.listView1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(90, 3);
this.listView1.Name = "listView1";
this.listView1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(431, 264);
this.listView1.TabIndex = 1;
//
// panel1
//
this.panel1.Anchor = System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Top;
this.panel1.AutoSize = true;
this.panel1.AutoSizeMode = System.Windows.Forms.AutoSizeMode.GrowAndShrink;
this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.button3);
this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.button2);
this.panel1.Controls.Add(this.button1);
this.panel1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 3);
this.panel1.Name = "panel1";
this.panel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(81, 86);
this.panel1.TabIndex = 2;
//
// button3
//
this.button3.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button3.AutoSize = true;
this.button3.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 60);
this.button3.Name = "button3";
this.button3.TabIndex = 2;
this.button3.Text = "Add Text";
this.button3.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// button2
//
this.button2.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button2.AutoSize = true;
this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 31);
this.button2.Name = "button2";
this.button2.TabIndex = 1;
this.button2.Text = "Add Text";
this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// button1
//
this.button1.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button1.AutoSize = true;
this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 2);
this.button1.Name = "button1";
this.button1.TabIndex = 0;
this.button1.Text = "Add Text";
this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// tableLayoutPanel2
//
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Bottom | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.tableLayoutPanel2.AutoSize = true;
this.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnCount = 3;
this.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F));
this.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F));
this.tableLayoutPanel2.ColumnStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.ColumnStyle(System.Windows.Forms.SizeType.Percent, 33.33333F));
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button4, 0, 0);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button5, 1, 0);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Controls.Add(this.button6, 2, 0);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(284, 328);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Name = "tableLayoutPanel2";
this.tableLayoutPanel2.RowCount = 1;
this.tableLayoutPanel2.RowStyles.Add(new System.Windows.Forms.RowStyle());
this.tableLayoutPanel2.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(243, 34);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.TabIndex = 2;
//
// button4
//
this.button4.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button4.AutoSize = true;
this.button4.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(3, 5);
this.button4.Name = "button4";
this.button4.TabIndex = 0;
this.button4.Text = "Add Text";
this.button4.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// button5
//
this.button5.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button5.AutoSize = true;
this.button5.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(84, 5);
this.button5.Name = "button5";
this.button5.TabIndex = 1;
this.button5.Text = "Add Text";
this.button5.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// button6
//
this.button6.Anchor = ((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles)((System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Left | System.Windows.Forms.AnchorStyles.Right)));
this.button6.AutoSize = true;
this.button6.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(165, 5);
this.button6.Name = "button6";
this.button6.TabIndex = 2;
this.button6.Text = "Add Text";
this.button6.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.AddText);
//
// label1
//
this.label1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 7);
this.label1.Name = "label1";
this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(518, 40);
this.label1.TabIndex = 3;
this.label1.Text = "Click on any button to add text to the button. This simulates localizing strings," +
" and provides a good demonstration of how the dialog will automatically adjust w" +
"hen those longer strings are added to the UI.";
//
// LocalizableForm
//
this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(539, 374);
this.Controls.Add(this.label1);
this.Controls.Add(this.tableLayoutPanel2);
this.Controls.Add(this.tableLayoutPanel1);
this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedSingle;
this.Name = "LocalizableForm";
this.Text = "Localizable Dialog";
this.tableLayoutPanel1.ResumeLayout(false);
this.tableLayoutPanel1.PerformLayout();
this.panel1.ResumeLayout(false);
this.panel1.PerformLayout();
this.tableLayoutPanel2.ResumeLayout(false);
this.tableLayoutPanel2.PerformLayout();
this.ResumeLayout(false);
this.PerformLayout();
}
[STAThread]
static void Main()
{
Application.EnableVisualStyles();
Application.Run(new LocalizableForm());
}
}
}
Compilar el código
Este ejemplo requiere:
- Referencias a los ensamblados System, System.Data, System.Drawing y System.Windows.Forms.
Para obtener información sobre la generación de este ejemplo desde la línea de comandos de Visual Basic o Visual C#, vea Generar desde la línea de comandos (Visual Basic) o Generar la línea de comandos con csc.exe. También puede generar este ejemplo en Visual Studio pegando el código en un proyecto nuevo.