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User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
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An advanced rendering class

Many beginners in the C# or VB.NET development category sometimes want to be able to apply themes or styles to their application. This rendering class allows you to easily customize the appearance of your C#/VB.NET applications. This was inspired by the Office2007Renderer, which enables you to apply a multitude of Office 2007 styles to an application. After I began using Office2007Renderer, I found that some of the drawing functions caused severe lag on my applications. So, I took it into my own hands to develop a new Office2007Renderer of my own. From there, it developed into a fully editable class.
15 Jul 2008, 04:30:00   Source: An advanced rendering class   Tags: Components GUI

Developing an Autofilter ListView

Microsoft Excel has a very useful auto-filter function. With this function enabled on a column, the user is able to select filters from a drop-down list, which when selected, are applied to the column. This article describes how to add similar filter functionality to the WPF ListView control.
8 Jul 2008, 07:50:00   Source: Developing an Autofilter ListView   Tags: Components GUI

Numeric UpDown Control for hardware control applications or yet another SpinEdit

An article on numeric Up/Down control with some unique features useful for hardware control applications

Multiple Image Sizes for ToolStrip Items

This 'ToolStrip' extension automatically selects an image using the selected image size.
16 Jun 2008, 16:55:00   Source: Multiple Image Sizes for ToolStrip Items   Tags: Components GUI

Making Transparent Controls with C# and .NET 3.5

This article provides an approach to a Transparent Control that draws an ellipse with real transparent background and a brush that supports transparent colors.
11 Jun 2008, 15:32:00   Source: Making Transparent Controls with C# and .NET 3.5   Tags: GUI

Super Context Menu

Long time ago, I wondered how Microsoft Access put an Edit control on the context menu! Then I got another idea ... why don't we use any control(s) on the context menu? This will make the user interface easier to use, learn and increase productivity. The good news here is that, you can make it the same way you design a user control or a form using the Visual Studio designer..
11 Jun 2008, 12:12:00   Source: Super Context Menu   Tags: Visual Studio Addins GUI

Standard CustomValidator Textbox

The Custom Control eliminates the use of adding validators for each and every textbox added. Just by setting a couple of properties we can make our textbox validate credit card numbers, phone numbers or any other Custom expression. It provides some other built in functionalities.
4 Jun 2008, 13:59:00   Source: Standard CustomValidator Textbox   Tags: Examples GUI

Custom Button Control with Gradient Colors and Extra Image (VB.NET)

This is a simple to use Custom Button control, but with a lot of visual design options

Simplifying the WPF TreeView by Using the ViewModel Pattern

This article explores how to use the ViewModel pattern to make it easier to work with the TreeView control in WPF. Along the way, we examine why people often have difficulty with the WPF TreeView, what a ViewModel is, and two demo applications that show how to combine a TreeView with a ViewModel. One of the demos shows how to create a searchable TreeView, the other demonstrates how to implement lazy-loading (a.k.a. load-on-demand).
22 May 2008, 21:22:00   Source: Simplifying the WPF TreeView by Using the ViewModel Pattern   Tags: GUI Examples

.NET Building Blocks: Custom User Control Fundamentals

Find out the gritty details required to create, test, use, inherit, install, and distribute .NET User Controls of all types.
15 May 2008, 21:13:52   Source: .NET Building Blocks: Custom User Control Fundamentals   Tags: GUI Examples