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

by Graeme_Grant

This article comprehensively covers the Microsoft ClickOnce Installer with a bare bones WinForm/WPF C#/VB Silent Updater framework plus covers how to implement, troubleshoot, test locally, to release.

Creating a Desktop Application for Converting Audio Files from Each Other

by Michael Haephrati

Desktop application that can be used to convert from and to various audio formats, such as .mp3, .m4a and .wav

Creating Test Objects With FakeModel

by Member 9913858

An introduction to using FakeModel to create test aata for you.

WebRTC Screencasting in Chrome

by Harry Truman

Screencasting (demo screen, screensharing) already works in Google Chrome. The technology allows capturing a window of the browser itself as well as windows of other applicaitons. For example, you can capture Firefox running in a separate window.

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MultiPaneCtrl - Create Hierarchically Nested Areas

by Baradzenka Aleh

A control that allows you to create multiple tabbed regions that can be dragged to another location with the mouse.

TabCtrl - Adjustable Control with Zooming and Scrolling Tabs

by Baradzenka Aleh

In this article, you will learn about an adjustable control that has zooming and scrolling tabs, dragging with the mouse, custom drawing and much more.

OutlookTabCtrl - Another Kind of Tab

by Baradzenka Aleh

This control is another kind of tab. Tabs are displayed as horizontal stripes and can be collapsed into buttons. Each tab is assigned its own window, which is shown when you click on the tab.

SplitterCtrl - A control for the partition of some window by several parts

by Baradzenka Aleh

In this article, you will learn about a control that is necessary for the partition of the dialog, main or child window of your program by several parts.

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Desktop Programming

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

30 Sep 2017

Graeme_Grant

This article comprehensively covers the Microsoft ClickOnce Installer with a bare bones WinForm/WPF C#/VB Silent Updater framework plus covers how to implement, troubleshoot, test locally, to release.

Creating a Desktop Application for Converting Audio Files from Each Other

16 Aug 2020

Michael Haephrati

Desktop application that can be used to convert from and to various audio formats, such as .mp3, .m4a and .wav

Creating Test Objects With FakeModel

17 Dec 2013

Member 9913858

An introduction to using FakeModel to create test aata for you.

WebRTC Screencasting in Chrome

12 Apr 2018

Harry Truman

Screencasting (demo screen, screensharing) already works in Google Chrome. The technology allows capturing a window of the browser itself as well as windows of other applicaitons. For example, you can capture Firefox running in a separate window.

DataGridView with formula support

14 Jan 2017

Miguel Diaz Kusztrich

Custom DataGridView that allow you to add formulas to cells

custom-controls

C#: Scheduling with Quartz, My First Desktop Schedule Job!

30 Jul 2020

DiponRoy

Making schedule jobs exe using Quartz scheduler

Volume Serial Numbers (like for Windows Partitions) Applied to MS Office Files

28 Oct 2019

stc.reseller

Helpful tips in labeling Office files or how to make Office file changes statistically visible, in one single step

Explorer Context Menu Manager

16 Sep 2015

_Plutonix

Helper class to add, change and delete Registry based Explorer Context Menus from your app

THVDataSet - A Complete Delphi DataSet based on Stream

7 Feb 2017

hamdenvogel

Learn how to implement a real stream file based dataset descendant with blob support and much more.

How to Create A GNOME Extension

20 Jun 2020

Just Perfection

In this article, you will learn about the GNOME Shell extension basics, schema, gettext and more.

The WiFiTomic Clock

23 Jul 2018

sbarnes

When the winds from Ft. Collins aren't strong enough to sail your boat.

Capturing Key Strokes and Doing a Post back

11 Oct 2013

ASP.NET Community

Capturing Key Strokes and Doing a Post backWith the invention of Web 2.0 customers are becoming more and more demanding when it comes to

Draw Behind Desktop Icons in Windows 8+

22 Dec 2014

Gerald Degeneve

Draw or render a Windows Form directly over the Wallpaper, behind the Desktop Icons in Windows 8+10

MultiPaneCtrl - Create Hierarchically Nested Areas

26 Mar 2021

Baradzenka Aleh

A control that allows you to create multiple tabbed regions that can be dragged to another location with the mouse.

Windows Service to block RDP attacks

28 Jul 2015

Bjørn

A Service listening to Windows EventLog, recognizing attacker IPs and block them in the Windows Firewall.

TabCtrl - Adjustable Control with Zooming and Scrolling Tabs

25 Mar 2021

Baradzenka Aleh

In this article, you will learn about an adjustable control that has zooming and scrolling tabs, dragging with the mouse, custom drawing and much more.

Tiny CMD

1 Aug 2019

Michael Haephrati

A tiny Command Line Interface wrapped with a Graphic User Interface

Testable WinForms Applications

15 Dec 2016

Mirnes Mrkaljevic

This article shows how to make WinForms testable

design-patterns

OutlookTabCtrl - Another Kind of Tab

16 Mar 2021

Baradzenka Aleh

This control is another kind of tab. Tabs are displayed as horizontal stripes and can be collapsed into buttons. Each tab is assigned its own window, which is shown when you click on the tab.

SplitterCtrl - A control for the partition of some window by several parts

16 Mar 2021

Baradzenka Aleh

In this article, you will learn about a control that is necessary for the partition of the dialog, main or child window of your program by several parts.

File Explorer Clone with Tabs and Parallel File Search Tool

21 Apr 2018

Wade Harvey

This article shows how to use Winforms, WPF and C# to create a File Explorer Clone with Tabs and an extremely fast parallel file search utility.

artificial-intelligence

Understanding DateTime struct in .NET Framework (using C#)

13 Aug 2014

Afzaal Ahmad Zeeshan

Understanding the DateTime struct and using it inside your software to display Date and Time and to do the DateTime mathematics

A Simple WPF Text Clock Gadget for Windows

28 Jan 2013

Agent__007

A simple WPF text clock gadget for Windows

Desktop Sharing using RDP APIs and Socket

24 Nov 2015

nuclear_sun

You can share a peer's desktop with any others using this software, designate the sharer and viewers in any way you can imagine. Detailed development document and user manual can be found in the Download.

Java Smart Card Mini Calculator

6 Aug 2018

Mohammad Umer

Communication demonstration between java card and host application

Story about desktop client who wanted to be more

3 Jun 2019

Издислав Издиславов

I have decided to make a simple solution, who somehow mimics real world application, and to change it several times, using different UI technlogies and keeping the specific logic the same.

Ordermate

20 Nov 2013

Terence Wallace

Ordermate can be used as a basic example of utilizing the XMLSerializer class to automate the creation of invoice forms.

JTombola

30 Sep 2016

Oscar Chávez-Bosquez

Desktop application with a tombola-like spinning label