As I have just been asked to prototype the front end application for the reference architecture that I have recently designed, I was in need of some help. Here is the thing, I really, really suck at Winforms coding. Give me a web application and I can make a UI that sings and dances, looks pretty, and...
The System.ComponentModel namespace (more information here ) in .Net contains an array of various attributes that every .Net developer should know about. These attributes provide a way for the developer to implement design-time and run-time behavior on both controls and components. In addition...
As someone how has been designing and developing WinForms based applications for the past 7+ years, I have learned that subclassing UI controls is a must. You may be thinking, why would I want to subclass a text box? Or a combo box? The answer is simple, the better future proof your app. How many times...
Lately I have been playing around with Microsoft Expression Blend. Expression Blend is a product that allows for the creation of XAML based Windows client (not its only use, but what I am using it for). You can find more information about it here at its product page. I started using Expression Blend...
One of the new cool new classes in .net 2.0 is the PowerStatus class ( http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/library/system.windows.forms.systeminformation.powerstatus(VS.80).aspx ). You can use this class to get information about the battery life of your mobile computer. In my case this is for a Tablet PC...