GUI work , just need input, advice

Prime b

Its 10:30 right and its not that I am lazy, its just my head tired and i cant think of better way to do it right now. I just want you to look at it and tell me if you think, if should make replace something or change or edit or etc.......
So this is the picture of I have done.
http://imageshack.us/f/171/51603687.png/

This website is honestly retarded, the upload picture button uploads empty pictures.... So i just uploaded it to image shack

(At least icons are working), Vulpes the log in to image shack is the same as the one to the 4share.

Create a Form for Nina's Cookie Source. Allow the user to select
from at least three types of cookies, each with a diff erent price
per dozen. Allow the user to select 1/2, 1, 2, or 3 dozen cookies.
Adjust the fi nal displayed price as the user chooses cookie
types and quantities. Also allow the user to select an order date
from a MonthCalendar. Assuming that shipping takes three
days, display the estimated arrival date for the order. Include as
many labels as necessary so the user understands how to use
the Form.

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Vulpes14y ago
Accepted answer
I wouldn't hide them, just disable them so they can't be clicked until you're ready for a quantity to be selected. You could set all their Enabled properties initially to false from the Properties Box in the designer.

However, another difficulty has just occurred to me. It's possible for more than one box on the same line to be clicked. So, the user could click 1 and 2 dozen at the same time!

You could allow for this to be additive i.e. charge for the sum of the boxes or you could make the quantities mutually exclusive by changing to RadioButtons rather than CheckBoxes and putting each set in their own panel.
Prime b14y ago
ohh , damn true, i gotta do that! thank you vulpes. Its already late in UK, so I guess i will chat to you tomorrow!
Prime b14y ago
Oh yeah, but even if they can select , it wont count because the if statement.
Also I did try to disable them, but it doesn't work. I tried to put in the form , but if I put in the button area it wont apply until the button is clicked.
Where would i put the checkbox.visible = false;?
Vulpes14y ago
At the moment, your delivery date is showing the time as well so I'd apply ToShortDateString() to get rid of that.

One thing you could do to make it better is to disable all the 'quantity' checkboxes until a type of cookie is selected, when you can then enable the quantity checkboxes for that cookie type.

At the moment someone could select Chocolate Chip Cookies and then half a dozen in the Peanut Butter Cookies line !
Prime b14y ago
Ok, I finished it.
http://www.4shared.com/rar/r-Xh8SS8/Cookie_Source.html
I am not sure why I keep posting the links when you have the log info, I guess I am doing it for other people who feels like looking at this stuff( I doubt anyone is interested in it though) lol.
Anyway, I think it looks alright and does alright job, it does what the assignment asks for.
I could have made a cookie class with methods cookiePrice,cookieAmount,cookieName, but its not all that necessary, but I think I am going to do it just for the practice.
Could you take a look and tell me what you think? Maybe I can make something look better?
Prime b14y ago
Ok, will do that!
Vulpes14y ago
That's more like it :)

Yeah, looks good.

My only suggestion would be to change 'Quantity' to 'Select how many dozens'. That makes it clearer than the user needs to choose a quantity and that it's expressed in dozens.
Prime b14y ago
haha, imageshack does have a lot of pop ups, I will just upload the file its easier for you and me , ok?
Here's the link http://www.4shared.com/rar/p3Dn4uU7/Cookie_Source.html
But you can always log in and download without waiting
Vulpes14y ago
I've looked at the picture but, even if I zoom it, it's just too small to read.

However, one thing I've got out of this exercise is that I need a better pop-up blocker!