Windows Forms: Harnessing The Windows Forms: Harnessing The Power And Flexibility Of Windows Power And Flexibility Of Windows Forms 2.0Forms 2.0

Erick EllisErick EllisPRS402PRS402Program Manager Program Manager .NET Client.NET ClientMicrosoft CorporationMicrosoft Corporation

AgendaAgenda

ToolStripsToolStripsCustom renderers, colors, itemsCustom renderers, colors, items

DataGridViewDataGridViewCustom painting, formatting, column Custom painting, formatting, column typestypes

BackgroundWorkerBackgroundWorkerCancellation, progress updates, Cancellation, progress updates, responsive UIresponsive UI

TableLayoutPanelTableLayoutPanelDynamic layout, contentDynamic layout, content

QuestionsQuestions

ToolStripsToolStrips

Replaces MainMenu, ContextMenu, Replaces MainMenu, ContextMenu, ToolBar and StatusBarToolBar and StatusBar

HWNDless architecture HWNDless architecture

Same OM across all containersSame OM across all containers

System and professional renderersSystem and professional renderers

ToolStripControlHostToolStripControlHost

ToolstripsToolstrips

Custom Color TablesCustom Color TablesCustom RenderersCustom RenderersCustom ToolStripItemCustom ToolStripItem

DatagridviewDatagridview

Replaces DataGridReplaces DataGrid

Extensible and FlexibleExtensible and FlexibleBound, Unbound, Virtual, MixedBound, Unbound, Virtual, Mixed

Eleventy billion PMEsEleventy billion PMEs

Text, Image, Button, Link cells/columnsText, Image, Button, Link cells/columns

Cell-based, not Column-basedCell-based, not Column-basedCell styles (Font, Color, Formatting)Cell styles (Font, Color, Formatting)

Cell-level eventsCell-level eventsMouse, Formatting, Validate, Error, others...Mouse, Formatting, Validate, Error, others...

Custom Column TypesCustom Column Types

High performanceHigh performanceDisplay, scrolling, updatesDisplay, scrolling, updates

DataGridViewDataGridView

Custom Styles and ColorsCustom Styles and Colors Custom FormattingCustom Formatting Custom PaintingCustom Painting Custom Column TypesCustom Column Types

BackgroundworkerBackgroundworker

BackgroundWorkerBackgroundWorkerSimplify creating responsive applicationsSimplify creating responsive applications

Easier to perform long running tasks without Easier to perform long running tasks without “freezing” the UI“freezing” the UI

Simplify Thread use in Windows Forms Simplify Thread use in Windows Forms applicationsapplications

BackgroundWorkerBackgroundWorker

CancellationCancellation Progress ReportingProgress Reporting

Automatically acquired ThreadPool Thread

no UI updates allowed…

UI Thread

DoWork(){DoWork(){ If (!CancellationPending){If (!CancellationPending){ FindInFiles()FindInFiles() }}}}

StartFindInFiles()StartFindInFiles()

ProgressChanged(){ProgressChanged(){ Update UIUpdate UI}}

RunWorkerCompleted()RunWorkerCompleted()

EndFindInFiles()EndFindInFiles()

RunWorkerAsync()RunWorkerAsync()

ReportProgress()ReportProgress()

Diagram: Diagram: BackgroundWorkerBackgroundWorker

TablelayoutpanelTablelayoutpanel

Layout ControlsLayout ControlsTableLayoutPanelTableLayoutPanel

Similar to HTML Table controlSimilar to HTML Table control

Address localization scenariosAddress localization scenarios

Facilitate creation of resizable UIFacilitate creation of resizable UI

Support data-driven UI (e.g., labels from a Support data-driven UI (e.g., labels from a DB)DB)

TableLayoutPanelTableLayoutPanel

AnchorAnchor AutoSize/AutoSizeModeAutoSize/AutoSizeMode Column & Row StylesColumn & Row Styles

Diagram: Login DialogDiagram: Login Dialog

Equal %, preserve Equal %, preserve minimum size, lower minimum size, lower

right alignmentright alignment

Only occupy Only occupy necessary necessary

spacespace

Right aligned, Right aligned, Grow/Shrink to Grow/Shrink to

accommodate label accommodate label lengthlength

AutoScaleAutoScale

RightToLeftRightToLeft

Font ChangesFont Changes

DPI ChangesDPI Changes

SummarySummary

Windows Forms in Visual Studio 2005Windows Forms in Visual Studio 2005make it easier to build professionalmake it easier to build professionallooking, professional looking, professional behavingbehaving applications.applications.

Install Visual Studio 2005 TodayInstall Visual Studio 2005 Todayhttp://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005http://lab.msdn.microsoft.com/vs2005/Default.aspx/Default.aspx

Resources: Windows Resources: Windows FormsForms

Smart Client on MSDNSmart Client on MSDNhttp://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclienthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclienthttp://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/understanding/windohttp://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/understanding/windowsformswsformshttp://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/wffaq/wf2http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/wffaq/wf20.aspx0.aspx

Windows Forms Web siteWindows Forms Web sitehttp://www.windowsforms.nethttp://www.windowsforms.net

Beta 1 SamplesBeta 1 Sampleshttp://www.windowsforms.net/Default.aspx?http://www.windowsforms.net/Default.aspx?tabindex=4&tabid=49#Whidbey%20Beta%201tabindex=4&tabid=49#Whidbey%20Beta%201

Online Discussion ForumsOnline Discussion Forumshttp://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default.aspx?http://forums.microsoft.com/msdn/default.aspx?ForumGroupID=2ForumGroupID=2http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/http://msdn.microsoft.com/smartclient/community/discussionsdiscussions/default.aspx /default.aspx

Community ResourcesCommunity ResourcesAt PDCAt PDC

For more information, go seeFor more information, go seePRS402  Windows Forms: Harnessing the Power and Flexibility of PRS402  Windows Forms: Harnessing the Power and Flexibility of Windows Forms 2.0 (Tue 1:00 and 4:15pm)Windows Forms 2.0 (Tue 1:00 and 4:15pm)PRS407  Windows Forms: Occasionally Connected Smart Clients (Wed PRS407  Windows Forms: Occasionally Connected Smart Clients (Wed 11:00 am)11:00 am)PRS321  Windows Forms: Integrating Windows Forms and Windows PRS321  Windows Forms: Integrating Windows Forms and Windows Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") (Thur 11:30am)Presentation Foundation ("Avalon") (Thur 11:30am)FUN222  Windows Vista: What’s New in Software Installation for FUN222  Windows Vista: What’s New in Software Installation for Windows Vista: Exploring the Windows Installer (MSI) and ClickOnce Windows Vista: Exploring the Windows Installer (MSI) and ClickOnce Options (Fri 1:00 pm)Options (Fri 1:00 pm)LabsLabs

FUNHOL15 ClickOnce Deployment FUNHOL15 ClickOnce Deployment PRSHOL17 New UI Features in Windows Forms PRSHOL17 New UI Features in Windows Forms PRSHOL18 New Data Features in Windows Forms PRSHOL18 New Data Features in Windows Forms PRSHOL19 Windows Forms: Advanced Layout PRSHOL19 Windows Forms: Advanced Layout

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