______ ColorComboBox
06/26/2009  

ColorComboBox

A ComboBox control, inherited the Framework's ComboBox, built to store (and show) the colors in the System.Drawing.Color structure and/or System.Drawing.SystemColors class.
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______ GradientForm
04/28/2010  

GradientForm

A Form, inherited the Framework's Form that allows a 3 point gradient be displayed as the backcolor. Properties:

  • GradientEnabled (Boolean)

    This allows the normal backcolor to be shown instead of the gradient.

  • Orientation (GradientOrientation)

    This is either Horizontal or Vertical.

  • GradientBegin (Color)

    Either the top or the left color, depending on the orientation.

  • GradientMiddle (Color)

    The middle color.

  • GradientEnd (Color)

    Either the bottom or the right color, depending on the orientation.

  • GradientPreset (GradientPresets)

    Sets the three gradient colors to preset values:
    • Office2007 (Blue)
    • Office2003Blue
    • Office2003Olive
    • Office2003Silver
    • OfficeClassic
    • OfficeXP
    • None (Clears the color properties)
    • Custom
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______ MenuButton
05/04/2010  

MenuButton

A button that simply show it's ContextMenuStrip when clicked, very similar to the ToolStripDropDownButton. When the Button is clicked it stays 'pressed' until the menu is closed (either a menu item was selected or they clicked somewhere else). Properties:

  • DrawArrow (Boolean)

    Determines whether the arrow is showing or not.

  • MenuDirection (MenuDirections)

    Determines which direction off the control the ContextMenuStrip is shown. The arrow (if drawn) points in the direction the menu will display.

  • SuppressRightClickMenu (Boolean)

    Determines if the control naturally displays the ContextMenuStrip when the user right-clicks on it.
Methods:

  • PerformClick

    Same method as a normal button, the button will be "pressed" and the menu will show when this method is called.
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______ MoveItemLists
02/13/2010  

MoveItemLists

  • MoveItemCheckedListBox

    A CheckedListBox control, inherited the Framework's CheckedListBox, where the user can move an item to a new index position within the same control using the mouse. The checked state of the item remains intact.

  • MoveItemListBox

    A ListBox control, inherited the Framework's ListBox, where the user can move an item to a new index position within the same control using the mouse.

  • MoveItemListView

    A ListView control, inherited the Framework's ListView, where the user can move an item to a new index position within the same control using the mouse.
As the user moves the mouse up and down while having an item clicked on an "Insertion Line" is drawn between the items of where it would be inserted if they released the mouse button.
When an item is moved via the mouse an ItemMoved event is fired containing both the OldIndex as well as the NewIndex of where the item is in the list.
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______ MultilineListBox
04/28/2010  

MultilineListBox

An inherited ListBox control that allows the item's height to allow multiple lines of text be shown. Here are some properties to make note of:

  • DrawDivider (Boolean)

    Determines whether a horizontal line is drawn between the items or not.

  • DividerColor (Color)

    The color of the divider line.

  • DividerThickness (Single)

    The thickness of the divider line.

  • MultilineEnabled (Boolean)

    Controls whether the ListBox allows the item's height to grow to span multiple lines or not. If set to false the ListBox behaves like a normal ListBox except that a divider line may still be drawn between the items.
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______ Triangle
06/26/2009  

Triangle

This .Net class (DLL) accepts 1 to 3 sides and 1 to 3 angles of a triangle in which it uses a combination of Sine and Cosine to calculate the remaining elements.
If all elements are calulated then it finds the area and perimiter as well as figures out what type of triangle it is.
I didn't create this one all on my own, I had help from a friend who goes by {HV} Chaos.
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______ VertTabControl
02/05/2010  

VertTabControl

A simple tab control, inherited the Framework's TabControl, that shows the tabs vertically with the text remaining horizontal.
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