Use IProgressDialog to show a “native” Progress Dialog in Windows (pietschsoft.com)

submitted by crpietschmann(11.1k) 5 months, 23 days ago

Here's an example of how to use the IProgressDialog Win32 Interface to harness the power of the Built-in Progress Dialog in Windows within your own .NET applications. I have test this on WIndows 7, but it should work as expected on Windows XP and Vista. The MSDN Documentation for IProgressDialog says it’s minimum supported operating systems are Windows 2000 and Windows XP. read more...

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DataGridView Tricks #2: Set Tooltip on Individual Cell or Entire Row (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 8 months, 15 days ago

Here’s another gem if you wish to display ancillary data in a tooltip to your users, this method can be used to display varying information dependant on which cell they have hovered over, or could be used to display a tooltip over the entire row, no matter what cell they are on. read more...

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DataGridView Tricks #1: Set Hand Cursor for Entire Cell (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 8 months, 15 days ago

I remember trying a few different solutions for this a couple of weeks ago, none of which would work enabling me to set the “Hand” cursor when hovering your mouse over a particular DataGridView row’s cell. read more...

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Programming for Vista, Part 2: Adding Aero Glass in Managed Code (goneale.wordpress.com)

published 11 months, 23 days ago, submitted by goneale(1040) 11 months, 24 days ago

In part 1 of my Vista programming series I discussed how to add CommandLink’s to your application. In part 2 this chapter, I wish to discuss how you can enhance your Windows smart client application (primarily targetting Windows Forms in this example) adding a Windows Vista Aero “glass” effect to your application. read more...

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Add Image Column to DataGridView with Enum Support (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 1 year ago

I will describe an easy way to use an inherited DataGridViewImageCell and inherited DataGridViewColumn control to achieve an image per row in your DataGridView with Enum support. read more...

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Unexpected Results using InvokeRequired and Multi-threading Secrets! (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 1 year ago

Before you rush and view my blockquote and jump to the conclusion “oh, it’s just that standard threading issue”, well let me assure you this is different to the norm, and please.. Yesterday, was a very annoying day dealing with multi-threading in my app, you would think I would be good at this by now considering I blogged about it not too long ago acting like I knew what I was talking about. read more...

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Programming for Vista, Part 1: Creating a CommandLink in Managed Code (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 1 year ago

This article demonstrates creating an elegant native Vista "CommandLink" with pre-Vista OS compatibility in a few easy steps. Also all the steps are wrapped up into a sample application with source code posted below for immediate use. read more...

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Vista-style dialog using TaskDialog (with Windows XP emulation!) (goneale.wordpress.com)

submitted by goneale(1040) 1 year ago

Examples and explanation on integrating a lightweight slick Vista-style task dialog (extended message dialog) within managed .NET code. Both Vista and lower compatible through emulation techniques. read more...

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9 Examples of creating a fast and responsive UI with multi-threading (goneale.wordpress.com)

published 1 year ago, submitted by goneale(1040) 1 year ago

9 C# examples of creating a fast and responsive UI with multi-threading, very clear and streamlined examples to get up and running quickly. read more...

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Writing Windows C# Programs (en.csharp-online.net)

submitted by world(520) 1 year, 6 months ago

Learn to write C# programs for the Windows platforms. read more...

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Commercial Skip and Instant Replay for Any Computer (www.michaelckennedy.net)

submitted by mkennedy66996693(460) 1 year, 8 months ago

This simple program allows you to add remote control, commercial skip, and instant replay functionality to any Windows computer - not just Media Center. read more...

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WPF or WinForms (weblogs.asp.net)

submitted by JozefSevcik(1880) 1 year, 11 months ago

Nice ideas of what we should thing if choosing between WPF and WinForms. read more...

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Move Controls using arrow keys (amrelgarhytech.blogspot.com)

submitted by amrelgarhy(825) 2 years ago

Simple fast way to move controls using keyboard arrow keys read more...

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Custom Controls Design Time Support Part 7: UITypeEditor Introduction (www.amrelsehemy.net)

published 2 years ago, submitted by AmrElsehemy(2580) 2 years ago

This post gives a brief introduction on what is an UITypeEditor and what enhancements it gives for the design time environment, and some built in examples. read more...

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Custom Controls Design Time Support Part 6: Custom TypeConverter 2 (www.amrelsehemy.net)

published 2 years ago, submitted by AmrElsehemy(2580) 2 years ago

This post shows how to implement a custom TypeConverter for Enums and how to use the SupportedValues to show a custom values list . read more...

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Custom Controls Design Time Support Part 5: Custom TypeConverters (www.amrelsehemy.net)

published 2 years ago, submitted by AmrElsehemy(2580) 2 years ago

This post shows how to implement a custom TypeCoverter for a Point3D structure. read more...

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