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Windows Forms Extensions
The Windows Forms Extensions library has been created to provide elegant and
useful features, which are available in Web technologies or XAML (WPF, …)
to the Windows Forms technology.
The list of implemented helpers contains methods such as Animate()
, which
have been implemented using higher possibilities of the C# programming
language (like extension methods or anonymous objects). Included methods
are not limited to the Windows Forms technology (such as extending classes
like Form
or Control
), but can also extend the possibilites of the
.NET-Framework.
If you are willing to contribute to this project (either with new ideas or
existing codes), you are more than welcome.
Current status
The current version number is 0.1.8. This version is still an incomplete alpha build.
A NuGet package is available. The package can be found over the Package Manager or the
NuGet Website.
Version history
0.1.8:
- Added a new class called
AjaxRequest
to perform async or sync webrequests similar to jQuery - Added a new control called
PushButton
- The
WindowX
form now has threePushButton
instead of normalButton
instances - Improved the
Notify()
extension method to return the control and to include infinite lifetime - Improved the toast notification drawing
- Fixed some small bugs regarding the
WindowX
form - Added a small, yet complete JSON parser — just to avoid including external libraries
0.1.7:
- Added a new extension method
Glow()
to anyGraphics
object - Added a new
Control
calledTransparentPanel
- Added a new extension method
Notify()
to anyForm
object - Improved the
DrawShadow()
method - Fixed a bug when restoring the
WindowX
form
0.1.6:
- Added new datatypes
PointD
andSizeD
(shouldn’t be needed to often, but can be helpful) - Fixed some namespace inconsistencies (now all GDI+ stuff is located in
System.DrawingX
) - Fixed a minor designer bug for the
WindowX
form and improved the designer possibilities - Improved the
Animate()
method to support an arbitrary number of nested values (instead of only one nested level) - Extended the demo version for the CodeProject article
0.1.5:
- Added some more Win32 API function calls (mostly DWM)
- Added a derived
Form
class for building Metro-like applications - Extension method for
Bitmap
object (ChangeColor()
)
0.1.0:
- Extension methods for the
Graphics
object (DrawRoundRectangle()
,DrawShadow()
,DrawReflection()
,DrawImageSmooth()
) - Extension method for the
GraphicPath
object (AddRoundRectangle()
) - Extension methods for the
Image
object (FindDominantColor()
,Resize()
,GetGrayScaleVersion()
) - Extension methods for the
Uri
object (Request()
,JsonRequest()
) - Extension methods for the
Control
object (Animate()
,Shadow()
)
Benefits of using WinFormX
- Included animations
- More dynamic applications
- Forms with different designs and extended possibilities
- More options included in GDI+
- Selectors and various helpers
- Useful (but mostly unknown) API function calls have been included
Participating in the project
If you know some feature that Windows Forms is currently missing, and you
are willing to implement the feature (or have already implemented it), then
your contribution is more than welcome!
Currently implemented methods
Here will be some text about already implemented methods and links to obtain further information.
Some information can be found on the official webpage.
Some legal stuff
Copyright (c) 2012, Florian Rappl.
This project is licensed under the Code Project Open License
(CPOL) 1.02.
Permission to use, copy, modify, and/or distribute this software for any
purpose with or without fee is hereby granted, provided that the license
is respected in every way.
THE SOFTWARE IS PROVIDED «AS IS» AND THE AUTHOR DISCLAIMS ALL WARRANTIES
WITH REGARD TO THIS SOFTWARE INCLUDING ALL IMPLIED WARRANTIES OF
MERCHANTABILITY AND FITNESS. IN NO EVENT SHALL THE AUTHOR BE LIABLE FOR
ANY SPECIAL, DIRECT, INDIRECT, OR CONSEQUENTIAL DAMAGES OR ANY DAMAGES
WHATSOEVER RESULTING FROM LOSS OF USE, DATA OR PROFITS, WHETHER IN AN
ACTION OF CONTRACT, NEGLIGENCE OR OTHER TORTIOUS ACTION, ARISING OUT OF
OR IN CONNECTION WITH THE USE OR PERFORMANCE OF THIS SOFTWARE.
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Extension library for the System.Windows.Forms objects and types.
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.NET |
net5.0 is compatible. net5.0-windows was computed. net6.0 is compatible. net6.0-android was computed. net6.0-ios was computed. net6.0-maccatalyst was computed. net6.0-macos was computed. net6.0-tvos was computed. net6.0-windows was computed. net7.0 was computed. net7.0-android was computed. net7.0-ios was computed. net7.0-maccatalyst was computed. net7.0-macos was computed. net7.0-tvos was computed. net7.0-windows was computed. net8.0 was computed. net8.0-android was computed. net8.0-browser was computed. net8.0-ios was computed. net8.0-maccatalyst was computed. net8.0-macos was computed. net8.0-tvos was computed. net8.0-windows was computed. net9.0 was computed. net9.0-android was computed. net9.0-browser was computed. net9.0-ios was computed. net9.0-maccatalyst was computed. net9.0-macos was computed. net9.0-tvos was computed. net9.0-windows was computed. |
.NET Core |
netcoreapp2.0 is compatible. netcoreapp2.1 is compatible. netcoreapp2.2 is compatible. netcoreapp3.0 is compatible. netcoreapp3.1 is compatible. |
.NET Standard |
netstandard2.0 is compatible. netstandard2.1 is compatible. |
.NET Framework |
net46 is compatible. net461 is compatible. net462 is compatible. net463 was computed. net47 is compatible. net471 is compatible. net472 is compatible. net48 is compatible. net481 was computed. |
MonoAndroid |
monoandroid was computed. |
MonoMac |
monomac was computed. |
MonoTouch |
monotouch was computed. |
Tizen |
tizen40 was computed. tizen60 was computed. |
Xamarin.iOS |
xamarinios was computed. |
Xamarin.Mac |
xamarinmac was computed. |
Xamarin.TVOS |
xamarintvos was computed. |
Xamarin.WatchOS |
xamarinwatchos was computed. |
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.NETCoreApp 2.0
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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- No dependencies.
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net5.0
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net6.0
- No dependencies.
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Showing the top 1 NuGet packages that depend on Lib.Extensions.System.Windows.Forms:
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Запись от anomal6 размещена 03.09.2019 в 22:13
Задался я тут вопросом таким можно ли легко и просто сменить дизайн формы. Есть у меня программа, написанная рабочая, всё хорошо.
Но дизайн на WinForms оставляет желать лучшего.
Как то «не айс»!
Попробовав через NuGet MetroFrameWork переплевался полностью. Так как нормальный дизайн отсутствует, и если Вы захотите скрыть кнопки навигации приготовьтесь к багам.
Потом попробовал MaterialSkin всё через тот же NuGet. Тут я просрался.
Ну во-первых там есть даже PersianMaterialSkin. Парень скомуниздил дизайн, добавил ООЧЕНЬ КОРЯВЫЙ ListView, переделал шрифт под не читаемый вовсе, и выложил под своим копирайтом. Ну типа плюс от этого GitHub, но глянув GitHub’a внутрь, и решив поменять dll под себя (ну шрифты там всякие, размер полей) блеванул пару раз, и понял что лучше с ноля самому писать. Дальше я пошёл Гуглить…
Гуглёжка привела меня к тому что танцы с бубном неизбежны, и придётся в кровь пальцы стереть чтобы получить нормальную форму. Не хочешь крови ? go WPF.
По-WPF’ил я немного методом научного тыка и понял, что учить надо, и так просто на WPF не перейти.
И красивенькая форма пусть снится ночами.
Но полазив по форуму я тут вычитал что можно и круглые углы сделать но вот только
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Но изучив вопрос нашёл код который таскает форму за любой пиксель.
код который таскает WinForm за любой пиксель
Сначала добавим библиотеку
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Попробовав на пустом проекте мне эта идея приглянулась.
Единственное что у формы теперь нет кнопок навигации, и никакой окантовки.
Ну да пофиг подумал я, и начал панелями создавать цветные формы.
Ващее огонь подумал я сделав одну форму. Нарадоваться не мог. Сделал вторую, думаю ништяк, но чёт я заколебался.
Впереди ещё 5 форм.
Каждой пририсовывать панель, это вроде не долго, но пока всё выставишь проходит 30 минут.
Ну и решил : «Создам-ка я своё расширение»
Не так давно почитал за расширения, и принялся писать.
Как в итоге получилось совсем немного.
Создал в отдельном статическом классе.
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Код самый простой, и даёт на деле получить красивую картинку.
На основной форме пишем
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Даст возможность двигать не только за пиксель формы, но и за панель которую мы добавили.
А на выходе всего этого мы получаем
Скажете что я наркоман? Да! но зато я вижу в этом прекрасное.
upd1. Для того чтобы края формы были закруглены в событие загрузки формы нужно добавить
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upd2.Для того чтобы при перетаскивании была форма как на видео нужно добавить
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у меня стоит так
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P.S. Возможно я для кого то наркоман, а возможно кому то это пригодится. Вот лично мне это нужно было.
Менять, добавлять изменять можно как душе угодно.
Тестовый проект приложил