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Fluid Geometry - An Animation Library and Configuration Application

by Josh Smith

A task-oriented review of an animation library and the application which uses it

Using a TypeDescriptionProvider to support dynamic run-time properties

by Nish Nishant

This articles explains how to implement a TypeDescriptionProvider for a class to support multiple object types using a single class type

A Project Dependency Graph Utility for Visual Studio 2008

by Marc Clifton

Review your project dependencies.

An extensible ExifReader class with customizable tag handlers

by Nish Nishant

An ExifReader class in C# that supports custom formatting and extraction. StyleCop compliant code, with demos for WPF and Windows Forms.

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Smart Home – Controlling Shelly® Devices (Part 3)

by Ralf Meier

The article walks through ShellySceneComponent and ShellyScenesComponent, which allow users to define scenes with multiple actions assigned to a control or controls for Shelly devices.

Smart Home – Controlling Shelly® Devices (Part 2)

by Ralf Meier

This article is a continuation of a series on controlling Shelly® devices in a smart home. It introduces a component that works with standard controls without requiring adaptation.

.NET Silent ClickOnce Installer for Winform & WPF in C# & VB

by Graeme_Grant

.NET compliant Silent ClickOnce Update Background Worker Service for Winform, WPF & Console in C# & VB

Testable WinForms Applications

by Mirnes Mrkaljevic

Make WinForms testable

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Windows Forms

Adding Images to a Winforms Project so They are Accessible as Resources

17 Apr 2023 by OriginalGriff

How to add images to a Winforms Project so they are accessible as resources

WinForm VB.NET Hosting WPF Ribbon - Part 2 - Using ICommand with MVVM Pattern

11 Jan 2022 by Jo_vb.net

My idea was to host a WPF user control with Ribbon within a WinForm VB.NET project and try to use MVVM pattern.

Using ISynchronizeInvoke to Painlessly Create Thread Safe User Interfaces

29 Apr 2020 by honey the codewitch

This tip shows you how to do UI updates without having to worry about locking.

Collapsible ListView

24 Oct 2018 by Tecfield

Collapsible ListView

Updating Database from DataGridView Using a Class Two-Tier Architecture

4 Oct 2018 by Awesh Vishwakarma

By reading this trick, you will be able to update your database from DataGridView through external class instead of writing code on each page.

Backup All MySQL Databases in C# WinForm with 1 Click

17 Sep 2018 by adriancs

A tool to backup & restore all MySQL databases in one click

Save WinForm Snapshot Images

2 Aug 2018 by asiwel

Simple C# methods for saving snapshot images of a WinForm to the desktop

data-visualization

A Very Simple C# Asynchronous Timed Message Box

9 Feb 2018 by Tony Zackin

A very simple yet customizable pop-up message box which auto-closes after a specified number of milliseconds.

Adding Checkbox to a List View Column Header in C# WindowsForm Application

7 Feb 2018 by Santosh Kokatnur

Adding Checkbox to a List View Column Header in C# WindowsForm application

Convert XML File to Excel File

27 Nov 2017 by Altaf Ansari

Converting XML Data into DataTable and Exporting DataTable into Excel File

How Do I Capture the Enter Key in a Windows Forms Combobox

25 Jul 2017 by Sergi Ortiz Gomez

Quick tip for capture ENTER key in a Windows Form combobox

WinForm Application: Confine the textbox Only to Take Numeric Inputs

18 Dec 2016 by Clivic TR

This are a practical ways to confine inputs into a specific range. The natural thinking is to track them and change. That derives two ways below.

GuidTextBox

26 Oct 2016 by Midi_Mick

An edit control for the masked input of GUIDs

How to handle and use event of simultaneously pressed two or more keys in C# - WASD keyboard game controls -

23 Oct 2016 by Perić Željko

Example of handling multiple key press event

Resolve DesignMode for a User Control

23 Sep 2016 by Midi_Mick

This is an alternative for "Resolve DesignMode for a user control"

Centralise a Form on the Current Screen

5 Jul 2016 by _Matt_Wilkinson_

How to centralise a Form when using multiple screens

[tut 9] hand tool (part 2) navigator panel

3 Jul 2016 by The Zakies

we will continue the functionality of the hand tool with having a navigator panel which works as a map, we will also have a red rectangle which tells the user where he is actually viewing inside the whole form, also it can be moved to pan the form

[tut 8] Hand tool

29 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

we would create Hand_tool to pan through the drawing form, and we would use a custom cursor of open and closed hands

C# SmartBuilder- A Tool to auto generate Classes (Info,Controller, Provider)

27 Jun 2016 by Ozesh Thapa

Choose your datasource and generate classes

[tut 7] Drag & Drop points in lines

24 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

in this tut we will create a technique to enable the user to control points within a drawn line, by drawing circles around points of the line , when the user clicks a circle he would control the corresponding point.

[tut 6] Line Drag & Drop & Line Selection

20 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

we will build an outline line around the drawn lines so we would test the mouse click on this outline to know which line is selected. and we would in the coming update build a select function inside the move tool

[tut5] form communication,multi tab program, custom cursor for each tool

20 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

Learn how to implement a tecnique of a parent form that createes and controls other forms , through the tecnique of using the tab control, also learn how to implement a menu for the tools, and how to add cutom cursor for each tool

[tut4] Draw Lines with Circle and Rectangle End

7 Jun 2016 by The Zakies

[tut4] how to draw lines & to draw different types on end shapes like rectangle and circle using C#

[tut 3] Graphics Program using C# Drag & Drop & Delete Objects

7 Apr 2016 by The Zakies

Part 3 of a tutorial to show a graphics program using C# using GDI and SVG drag and drop and delete objects

Interactively Add Multiple Shapes Using Linked Lists GDI+ SVG

3 Mar 2016 by The Zakies

Tutorial 2 (how to interactively add multiple shapes GDI using linked lists)

ComboBox DataSource AddItem Extension

19 Nov 2015 by B.O.B.

A simple extension to add an item that has a data source bound to combobox.items

Simple Custom Collection Designer Support

15 Nov 2015 by Midi_Mick

The simplest solution for adding a custom collection of custom objects to the designer

19 Oct 2015 by charles922

Another way to implement Falling Blocks Game

SendMessage and PostMessage?

17 Oct 2015 by zidane168

This topic focuses on what is the difference between SendMessage and PostMessage and how to use them?

Set ComboBox/DateTimePicker/CheckedListBox Read-only

14 Oct 2015 by cwfong

Make these controls read-only on WinForm

C# Winform Gantt Chart

11 Sep 2015 by pgmr_64804

C# Gantt Chart For Winforms

ActiveX in .NET Applications

9 Sep 2015 by Vladyslav Chernysh

The goal of this tip is to share knowledge and experience on ActiveX usage in .NET applications (back-end & front-end).

Dynamically positioning a form/dialog, whilst also keeping it all on one monitor/screen

25 Aug 2015 by CharlieFoolsTheComputer

Constraining a form/dialog to a single monitor

Basic Base64 Encoded Image Viewer

5 Aug 2015 by sreeyush sudhakaran

VB.NET code for Base64 Encoding and Decoding of Image files

Plug-in Architecture To Work for Multiple Platforms/Techs

2 Aug 2015 by Reader Man San

Plug-in Architecture To Work in WinForms MVC + WPF MVVM + ASP.NET MVC + Mobile (Xamarin MVC/PhoneGap MVC) + Win 10 Universal App MVC

DataGridViewGrouper

28 May 2015 by Robert.Verpalen

DataGridViewGrouper: add grouping functionality to the .NET DataGridView

Extend RichTextBox for Easy Formatted Appending

11 May 2015 by Yvan Rodrigues

A few lines of code to make using the Windows Forms RichTextBox easier to use as a logging window.

Liquid Container Control

10 May 2015 by Peer Adi

This is a liquid container control for displaying liquid level in container or tank.

custom-controls

Custom Snipping Tool using C# WinForms

6 May 2015 by Acharya Raja Sekhar

This tool helps a lot while capturing more number of snapshots. Example: Developers can use this tool to capture the UTR and save all snaps at the end to a Word document or save as individual images.

How To Create Rounded Edge Button (or rounded corner button) in Winforms

8 Apr 2015 by basilke7007

How to create rounded edge button (rounded corner button) in Winforms

Bind ComboBox and Other Controls to DataGridView using STT

25 Mar 2015 by TarikHuber

Use STT (SQL Table Toolkit) to bind WinForm Controls to a DataGridview and to define ComboBox data sources

Binding Enum-Values to a ComboBox

15 Mar 2015 by manchanx

Tidy, generic solution to bind Enums (with or without a DescriptionAttribute) to a ComboBox or other Controls

Checking the EU VAT Number with an German VAT for non German VAT

1 Dec 2014 by TarikHuber

Easy library for checking VAT Numbers of European Companies. Only usable with an German VAT for non German VAT!!!

Designing the Layout of Windows Forms using a TableLayoutPanel, with auto-expand panels

16 Nov 2014 by Hassan Mokdad

This is a just a small tip to show a simple way of designing the user interface of Windows Forms for Desktops applications.

TableLayoutPanel

WinForms .NET Time Chooser Control

14 Oct 2014 by Jamie Highfield

WinForms .NET Time Chooser grid control.

Adding Functionality To .NET Controls

7 Aug 2014 by PIEBALDconsult

This is an alternative for "Adding Functionality To .NET Controls"

Windows Forms ToggleButton

10 Jul 2014 by IKalai

A Windows Forms toggle button with Android, Windows and iOS like styles.

WIA Scanner in C# Windows Forms

4 Jul 2014 by Chakravarthi Elchuri

How to use WIA supported scanner using C#

Globalization in WPF

17 Jun 2014 by Vipul Bhatnagar

Create a multilingual application WPF

Proper Resizing of SplitterContainer Controls at any DPI

14 Jun 2014 by Graham Wilson

A method of ensuring that SplitterContainer controls with fixed panels are properly resized when AutoScaleMode is ScaleMode.DPI

ComboBox with Suggestions Based on Loose Character Search

26 May 2014 by Serge Weinstock

A ComboBox whose suggestion list is based on loose character search

Visual Image Cryptography Generator

6 Mar 2014 by Jacky Yiu

Visual cryptography is a cryptographic technique which allows visual information (pictures, text, etc.) to be encrypted in such a way that the decryption can be performed by the human visual system, without the aid of computers.

UserControls as SDI Windows

15 Jan 2014 by Yvan Rodrigues

Working with Excel Using C#

18 Dec 2013 by Nanda Kumar Chintam

Demonstration of Excel manipulations using C#

Passing Cookie Value from webbrowser Control to webclient in an Authenticated Environment

25 Nov 2013 by selvaprakash.s

This tip will demonstrate how cookies are passed from one control to another control in C# .NET in authenticated webpage.

Filling PDF Form using iText PDF Library

7 Nov 2013 by MayurDighe

This tip describes how to fill the PDF Form Template programmatically

Product Key Dialog

12 Sep 2013 by shelby67

Dialog for product key entry

Yet Another Color Picker for C#, VB.NET WinForm

17 Aug 2013 by adriancs

An Office 2010 Style Color Picker for .NET WinForm.

ExHtmlEditor - Express WYSIWYG HTML Visual Editor

14 Aug 2013 by adriancs

A program/application for learning and writing HTML. Get instant visual effect side by side with your code as you type. Support HTML5, Javascript and CSS3 elements.

Ownerdrawn ComboBox Example

5 Jul 2013 by Johnny J.

A sample owner-drawn ComboBox

How to Create a Dropdown Button Control

10 May 2013 by youssef.obeid

This is to show you how to build a Dropdown button for Windows form

Position a Windows Forms MessageBox in C#

6 Apr 2013 by Thomas Daniels

A tip about how to set the position of a Windows Forms MessageBox in C#

How to Share Data between Two or More Forms in Window Forms Application

6 Mar 2013 by zheng shuo

This tip shows how to share data between two or more forms in a Winforms application.

Rendering Text with OpenType Fonts Using GDI

6 Mar 2013 by wmjordan

Rendering text with OpenType fonts by P/Invoking GDI API in WinForm applications.

Set Error-Control Focus as per TabIndex

28 Jan 2013 by avigodse

This article is created for setting the tab focus on the controls, where the error-provider has error text.

Connecting Windows Form Application With ADO.NET in C#

2 Dec 2012 by Bikash Karmokar

Connecting Windows Form Application With ADO.NET in C#

Unicode to Krutidev, Krutidev to Unicode Convertor in C#

14 Oct 2012 by AnuragTripathi

Convertor for Unicode to Krutidev and vice-versa.

Convert a Windows Form to PDF

6 Oct 2012 by Frans Jan

This article shows how to save a Windows Form to a PDF file.

Counting Unique Products in a DataGridView and Displaying Column Sum

18 Sep 2012 by Raje_

This is a simple demo of how to display the number of unique products from a DataGridView.

Resolve DesignMode for a User Control

26 Aug 2012 by Wendelius

The tip shows one way to resolve if a user control is in design mode.

How to apply many Tags for a Control using C#

6 May 2012 by Shahin Khorshidnia

Tag is a useful property, but when you need more than a Tag, what will you plan for it?

Avoiding InvokeRequired

27 Apr 2012 by Igor Pashchuk, MBA

This is an alternative for "C# Pivot Table"

Localized String in Form's resx with Designer Support

26 Apr 2012 by coffee_machine

A component to add localized strings to a Form's res'x.

Serial Port Communication

8 Apr 2012 by Sreedeep.S

Serial Communication with the .NET Framework in Winforms

How to Embed Multiple Icons and Color/Animated Cursors in .NET Executable or DLL Library as Native Win32 Resources using VS2010

4 Apr 2012 by CodeMajster

A detailed tutorial on how to embed multiple icons and color/animated cursors in VS2010 VB project assembly as native win32 resources.

Silent Print Using C#

14 Mar 2012 by R.Tarik

Print you PDF silently using C#

Disable 'click' sound when accesing WebBrower control

1 Mar 2012 by pipiscrew

nah, try the light one ://at FormLOAD WB.Navigate("about:blank"); //at treeview event private void treeview_AfterSelect(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e) { WB.Document.Body.InnerHtml = (dR["html"].ToString()); }

Retrieving TreeView nodes as IEnumerable

4 Feb 2012 by springy76

By using a LinkedList, you can even mimic true recursive behavior without using recursive calls; the order will be "0,3,9,10,4,1,5,11,12,2,6,7,8", then:public static IEnumerable GetRecursive(this IEnumerable source, Func> subSelector){ var...

Select only one node in Treeview

3 Feb 2012 by Sagotharan Jagadeeswaran

Thanks, I am just changing False to True, And I got Automatically Check TreeView Child Nodes When Parent Is Checked.private void treeView1_AfterCheck(object sender, TreeViewEventArgs e) { if (e.Node.Checked) { ...

Wait progress bar for long running UI operations

3 Feb 2012 by Member 147785

Hello!Here is a small article - Show progress on long-running operations, which describes approach to keep the UI responsive, starting long-running operations in separate thread. This approach is native and without any 3d-party libraries and even without BackgroundWorker.For example, the...

Retrieving TreeView nodes as IEnumerable

30 Jan 2012 by leppie

Here is yet another alternative (originally from http://xacc.wordpress.com/2009/03/05/tree-traversal-extension-methods/[^]):public static class TreeExtensions{ public static IEnumerable TraverseDepthFirst( this T t, Func valueselect, Func

Retrieving TreeView nodes as IEnumerable

24 Jan 2012 by intrueder

Extension method to make it easy to retrieve all nodes of a TreeView control.

Retrieving TreeView nodes as IEnumerable

24 Jan 2012 by Richard Deeming

You can make this slightly more reusable by targeting the IEnumerable interface and providing a function to return the children of each item:public static class EnumerableExtensions{ private static IEnumerable DescendantsAndSelfIterator( IEnumerable source, ...

A method to move rows within a DataTable

13 Jan 2012 by johannesnestler

Nice solution agent154, I'd just suggest to implement it as extension methods for data row: (and I don't liked your "error reporting" with the '0' Value - because '0' could be a valid index). But I have to say, even if you don't have a database behind the datatable you can use sorting (LINQ,...

A method to move rows within a DataTable

11 Jan 2012 by agent154

A method to move rows within a DataTable

WinForms TextBox to accept numbers in a range

10 Jan 2012 by Grasshopper.iics

I will use a label with font color red just below the text box and will adopt the following code private void textBox1_TextChanged(object sender, EventArgs e) { int min=0,max=256; try { label1.Visible = false; ...

Determining which TabPage was clicked

7 Jan 2012 by PIEBALDconsult

A binary search technique to determine which TabPage of a TabControl was clicked

WinForms TextBox to accept numbers in a range

7 Jan 2012 by Manish K. Agarwal

Simple Numeric TextBox to accept digits for a given minimum maximum range

TextBox cursor position

3 Jan 2012 by PIEBALDconsult

Getting the line and position of the cursor in a TextBox

Determining which TabPage was clicked

3 Jan 2012 by Lutosław

This method, although it doesn't use binary search, handles Multiline tab pages too.private static intGetTabIndexAt( System.Windows.Forms.TabControl tabControl, System.Drawing.Point point){ int result = -1; if (tabControl != null) { for (int i = 0;...

WinForms TextBox to accept numbers in a range

2 Jan 2012 by Tom Clement

A few notes on this code: Wouldn't you get an exception if the user happens to put in a number bigger than can be stored in an int32? Wouldn't int32.TryParse be better because of this?The control can be initialized with a negative number as a constraint, but it doesn't permit the '-'...

Managing Application Scoped Connection Strings

25 Dec 2011 by Juan Davel

Managing Application Scoped Connection Strings

TextBox cursor position

25 Dec 2011 by PIEBALDconsult

OK, here's another way (I found this at http://dotnet.mvps.org/dotnet/faqs/?id=textboxcaretpos&lang=en[^]). [System.Runtime.InteropServices.StructLayoutAttribute (System.Runtime.InteropServices.LayoutKind.Sequential)]private struct ApiXY{ public int X ; public int Y ;}[ ...

Disable 'click' sound when accesing WebBrower control

21 Dec 2011 by Member 8208766

To me the second method was problematic. After searching, I found an apparently equally good solution:webBrowser1.DocumentText = text;or in your case:webBrowser1.Document.Write("Hello, world!");from here:...

Disable 'click' sound when accesing WebBrower control

20 Dec 2011 by emolina

Public Sub DisableSound() Dim keyValue As String keyValue = "%SystemRoot%\Media\" If Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major = 5 AndAlso Environment.OSVersion.Version.Minor > 0 Then keyValue += "Windows XP Start.wav" ElseIf Environment.OSVersion.Version.Major = 6 Then ...

WinForm DataGridView Loading from objectcollection

30 Nov 2011 by mohanaitec

WinForm DataGridView loading from ObjectCollection.

Set Owner of a WPF Window to a Form

28 Nov 2011 by Akos Orban

Set Owner of a WPF Window to a Form

Multiple Subsequent "Main" Forms in C# Apps

22 Nov 2011 by #realJSOP

A useful technique that could be used for winform apps which require a login dialog

Multiple User-Selectable Main Forms

22 Nov 2011 by #realJSOP

Allow any number of forms to be used as a main form with easy transitions between forms

How To Hide Or Show .NET Tabs Programmatically

20 Nov 2011 by Bernhard Hiller

That's far too obscure.All you need to do is store a reference to the TabPage instance which was removed from the TabPages collection of the TabControl. You may use the form where the TabControl is placed for that purpose.You could also create your own TabControl which has an extra property...