Generate a C# form from a form drawn on paint

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I was wondering whether its possible to generate a C# form through paint application, like the user draws text boxes, labels, dropdowns on paint and an application transforms the whole image into a real C# form. Any clues about related library will be very helpful. Thank you for your time.

Posted 25-Jun-13 6:21am

WajihaAhmed

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Thomas Daniels · Answer 1 · 2013-06-25T06:27:00

Solution 1

Hi,

If I understand you, you want to draw an image that represents a form and then convert the image to a real C# form using a tool or library.
Short answer: you can't. There's no tool/library available on internet to accomplish such a task. You should create the form using Visual Studio (or a similar IDE), or write the code of the form yourself.

Posted 25-Jun-13 6:27am

Thomas Daniels

Updated 25-Jun-13 6:30am

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WajihaAhmed 25-Jun-13 12:29pm

:( Is there any thing similar possible?

Thomas Daniels 25-Jun-13 12:30pm

No, unfortunately.

WajihaAhmed 25-Jun-13 12:35pm

Extremely sorry for being so vague, Kindly read my last comment. Thank you for your consideration.

WajihaAhmed 25-Jun-13 12:33pm

YEs, I know that we need to write the code for form creation. But anything that recognizes that there is a textbox on the image, so we insert code to render a textbox.. Similarly for other controls, first identify the element on the image and then insert the code to render that element in Form.

Thomas Daniels 25-Jun-13 12:37pm

No, it's impossible. An example to explain why it is not possible: you draw a rich text box on the form (in Paint), but if there would exist a tool to 'convert' the image to a form, then that tool wouldn't know whether you draw a PictureBox, a RichTextBox, or a Panel with white background.

WajihaAhmed 25-Jun-13 12:38pm

And if I keep it to very primary controls, like i described earlier, even then its not possible? A simple text box, label, dropdown, button...

Thomas Daniels 25-Jun-13 12:40pm

There's no tool like that. You can try to write a tool like that yourself, but it would be a very very hard job, and I think it's less work to just add the controls manually to the form.

Zoltán Zörgő 25-Jun-13 16:45pm

One single question: why? What would be the purpose of such thing? I can't imagine it.

WajihaAhmed 26-Jun-13 0:40am

Trying to create an application of wiimote. http://johnnylee.net/projects/wii/
You can draw on projected screen with an infrared pen. Now, I was thinking in which ways I can make use of a paint diagram. Form rendering came to my mind, so I asked the experts here :)

Zoltán Zörgő 26-Jun-13 1:45am

That one is a completely other thing, has nothing to do with GUI design. I suggest you try to figure out some other usage of the wiimote.

sorawit amorn · Answer 2 · 2013-06-25T07:55:00

Solution 2

The closest tool that you can use is MS Expression Blend. This tool will allow you to draw control's template of WPF/Silverlight, but you still need to know the basic of WPF and Silverlight to use it efficiently.

Posted 25-Jun-13 7:55am

sorawit amorn

CPallini · Answer 3 · 2013-06-25T09:19:00

Solution 3

You may create your own application for doing so (it wouldn't be that easy, though). You could start, for instance allowing the user to place just a label anywhere on the form. I suggest you to use a real form (and label) to realize the task.

Posted 25-Jun-13 9:19am

CPallini