Control text symbols using the SymbologyControl
SymbolForm.cs
// Copyright 2012 ESRI
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// 
// You may freely redistribute and use this sample code, with or
// without modification, provided you include the original copyright
// notice and use restrictions.
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// See the use restrictions.
// 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;

using ESRI.ArcGIS.Display;

namespace TextSymbols
{

  public class Form2 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl axSymbologyControl1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button button1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Button button2;
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;
    private IStyleGalleryItem m_StyleGalleryItem; 

    public Form2()
    {

      InitializeComponent();

    }


    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if(components != null)
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      System.Resources.ResourceManager resources = new System.Resources.ResourceManager(typeof(Form2));
      this.axSymbologyControl1 = new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.AxSymbologyControl();
      this.button1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      this.button2 = new System.Windows.Forms.Button();
      ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axSymbologyControl1)).BeginInit();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // axSymbologyControl1
      // 
      this.axSymbologyControl1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(8, 8);
      this.axSymbologyControl1.Name = "axSymbologyControl1";
      this.axSymbologyControl1.OcxState = ((System.Windows.Forms.AxHost.State)(resources.GetObject("axSymbologyControl1.OcxState")));
      this.axSymbologyControl1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(265, 272);
      this.axSymbologyControl1.TabIndex = 0;
      this.axSymbologyControl1.OnItemSelected += new ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.ISymbologyControlEvents_Ax_OnItemSelectedEventHandler(this.axSymbologyControl1_OnItemSelected);
      // 
      // button1
      // 
      this.button1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(120, 288);
      this.button1.Name = "button1";
      this.button1.TabIndex = 2;
      this.button1.Text = "OK";
      this.button1.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button1_Click);
      // 
      // button2
      // 
      this.button2.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(200, 288);
      this.button2.Name = "button2";
      this.button2.TabIndex = 3;
      this.button2.Text = "Cancel";
      this.button2.Click += new System.EventHandler(this.button2_Click);
      // 
      // Form2
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(280, 320);
      this.Controls.Add(this.button2);
      this.Controls.Add(this.button1);
      this.Controls.Add(this.axSymbologyControl1);
      this.FormBorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.FormBorderStyle.FixedDialog;
      this.Name = "Form2";
      this.Text = "Symbol Form";
      this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.Form2_Load);
      ((System.ComponentModel.ISupportInitialize)(this.axSymbologyControl1)).EndInit();
      this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
    #endregion

    private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      //Hide the form
      this.Hide(); 
    }


    private void button2_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      m_StyleGalleryItem = null;
      //Hide the form
      this.Hide(); 
    }

  
    public IStyleGalleryItem GetItem(ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.esriSymbologyStyleClass styleClass)
    {
      m_StyleGalleryItem = null;
      //Disable ok button
      button1.Enabled = false; 
        
      //Set the style class
      axSymbologyControl1.StyleClass = styleClass; 
      //Unselect any selected item in the current style class
      axSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(styleClass).UnselectItem(); 
                    
      //Show the modal form
      this.ShowDialog();

      //Return the selected label style
      return m_StyleGalleryItem;
    }

      
    private void Form2_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
    {
      //Get the ArcGIS install location
      string sInstall = ESRI.ArcGIS.RuntimeManager.ActiveRuntime.Path;
      //Load the ESRI.ServerStyle file into the SymbologyControl
            axSymbologyControl1.LoadStyleFile(sInstall + "\\Styles\\ESRI.ServerStyle");            
    }

    
    private void axSymbologyControl1_OnItemSelected(object sender, ESRI.ArcGIS.Controls.ISymbologyControlEvents_OnItemSelectedEvent e)
    {
      //Get the selected item
      m_StyleGalleryItem = axSymbologyControl1.GetStyleClass(axSymbologyControl1.StyleClass).GetSelectedItem();
      //Enable ok button
      button1.Enabled = true; 
    }    
  }
}