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A subclass which adds new display properties to a rich text box control.

This article shows two implementations of the same simple program. First, we examine the Windows Forms version, followed by the WPF version. The purpose of this article is to show WinForms programmers a simple example of creating a WPF application. Along the way, we compare and contrast working with the two platforms.

In this article we will go through the process of creating two C# custom controls to mimic the appearance and behavior of Photoshop angle selectors.

A library of controls with a custon renderer for use in the controls processes panel display: Leds, Meters, Buttons and Knobs.

Vista-like TaskDialog control for .NET Framework 2.0, compatible with Windows XP

A tree control implementation, allowing complete customization and animation support.

The controls in Windows Forms (.NET) don't support true transparency. In this article we show how to use transparent labels and images.

This article reviews a custom WPF panel, named Panel3D, which hosts two-dimensional elements in three-dimensional space. You can supply an instance of Panel3D with objects to display, or you can use it as the items host of an ItemsControl. If you use Panel3D as the items host of a ListBox, the front-most item is automatically the selected item in the ListBox. Panel3D arranges its 3D models along a straight path, and provides animated movement of 3D models along that path. In addition, the panel implements a simple form of UI virtualization so that it runs quickly even if it contains hundreds of items..

Restyling a standard TabControl to look like a Outlook Navigation Pane

This article shows how you can implement a smooth list box that allows intuitive, friction affected, scrolling of the list items. By friction based I mean that the user can apply a dragging force i one direction and the list will keep scrolling after the mouse or stylus is released and then slow down by itself.

I've looked at how lists behave on the iPhone and tried to mimic that to a certain extent, but I'm nowhere near anything as cool as what the iPhone presents.