Krypton Docking Getting Started
Intro Krypton Suite is an awesome free controls library for Winforms. It’s presently being maintained/expanded by some good souls. You can check it out here: GitHub […]
Coding
Using Async/Await with long running, progress reporting non-blocking methods run Asynchronously via Task.Run
As an amateur coder, I find the world of Async/await and Tasks a little baffling. Most examples I found used pre-existing Async methods such as […]
PropertyGrid: Dynamic DropDown list for Custom Class Types
This code tells your PropertyGrid control how to work with Properties which represent a custom Class This also works dynamically, so you don’t have to […]
Alternative location for references in .net projects
This article covers how to setup your .net project to consume its libraries from a location different to the root of the .exe Normally, when […]
Add Queries to TableAdapters in code rather than through designer
Overcome the issue of Designer Queries being brittle and being deleted on DataSet changes… One issue with using Visual Studio designer view for manipulating TableAdapters […]
Perfex Dark Theme
You can buy one for $15 or just download this and post it into Setup>Theme Style>Custom CSS. Whilst not perfect, it should do towards saving your […]
Solved: Poor image transparency in TreeView control
.net’s Treeview control has a sticky issue when using transparent images via ImageList. Solved… I was noticing crappy rendering when using the standard ImageList <> […]
Adding custom drop-down, resizable controls to PropertyGrid
This article shows you how to implement custom controls in your PropertyGrid that can handle any property object type… This was one of those where […]
Converting a c# WPF Diagramming Project into vb.net
I was looking for an overview on how to create a WYSIWYG layout editor for a project I’m working on. Found something ideal, with the […]
Non-UI-blocking Progress Bar in Winforms
There’s a few methods to ensure that you can present an update to your users regarding progress of any iterative process. Here’s the easiest I’ve […]