This light, yet very usable, application notifies users when new mail is received on multiple GMail (and other) accounts. Written in C++/MFC. No .NET framework, no browser instances launched, low system resource requirements!

VC7.1

VC8.0

VC7.0

WinXP

How to use a TrueType structure to render user-defined geometric shapes

3 Jan 2009 by ChaoJui

To learn the usages of TrueType structures, TTPOLYGONHEADER and TTPOLYCURVE.

Detecting the Display Font Size

25 Oct 2002 by Chen Su

Simple function to enable you to programmatically detect the user-selected font at runtime

Capturing the Mouse

3 Mar 2000 by Chris Becke

Notes on TrackMouseEvent, and SetCapture on Win32

Explore 3D

15 Aug 2013 by Chris Boss

OpenGL based 3D learning software

Using Buffering Techniques for Large List Controls

17 Jul 2014 by Chris Copeland

Making use of buffering techniques to efficiently and flawlessly render large quantities of items in list controls

Using the DrawAnimatedRects() function

26 Jan 2000 by Chris Maunder, NormDroid, Santosh Rao

Shows how to use the DrawAnimatedRects function to improve the look of your apps.

ColorTextBox

25 Mar 2007 by Chrisi476

This article describes ColorTextBox, a customizable User Control which was written completely from scratch and is intended to fill the gap between the TextBox and RichTextBox controls found in the .NET 2.0 library.

Transparent UI for .NET and .NETCF

12 Jul 2009 by christ_A

How to make your customized UI using transparent components?

Beginners - Starting a 2D Game with GDI+

25 Jun 2012 by codiemorgan

Basics for setting up a 2D Game using GDI+, Renderloop, and Threading. And a few tips.

Plain C Resampling DLL

19 Dec 2007 by CPallini

A small DLL providing two functions to resample GDI-based bitmap

Dynamic DC

18 Sep 2000 by Craig Henderson

A Device Context class to draw on a window outside of a WM_PAINT handler

Perfect Semi-transparent & Shaped Dialogs with Standard, ActiveX, and Translucent Controls for Windows 2000+

9 Feb 2010 by D.K.Wang

This article tries to find a way to show standard controls, ActiveX controls, translucent controls on layered windows. Native MFC source code provided.

2D Animated Charts

24 Jan 2005 by darkoman

An article on creating 2D animated charts using Windows GDI.

CTGraphics - Anti-Alias C++ Drawing

13 Dec 2006 by darkoman

An article on anti-aliased C++ drawing.

The GDI Magic - Rendering Reflections and Smooth Shadows

21 Feb 2007 by darkoman

An article on rendering reflections and shadows using Windows GDI

Glow and Shadow Effects using Windows GDI

27 Oct 2007 by darkoman

An article on creating glow and shadow effects using plain Windows GDI

CBitmapEx - Free C++ Bitmap Manipulation Class

11 Feb 2009 by darkoman

An article on a free C++ bitmap manipulation class

3D Software Rendering Engine - Part I

18 Mar 2011 by darkoman

This article is about the 3D software rendering engine.

Modified Bresenham's Line Drawing Algorthm

16 Aug 2013 by darkoman

A modified version of the Bresenham's line drawing algorithm

C++

Windows

GDI

IsoGame Engine

18 May 2017 by darkoman

Article about the 2D isometric game engine

Antialiasing Using Windows GDI

1 Dec 2007 by darkoman

An article on a simple but efficient method to do antialiasing using plain Windows GDI

Adding Lightbox Effect to Winform Applications

18 Aug 2011 by Dave Franco

Adding Lightbox effect to Winform Applications

Custom Captions (Including Multi-line Captions)

15 Jul 2000 by Dave Lorde

Simple customised Window captions, including multi-line captions

Rendering Text on Top of a Bitmap

1 Aug 2008 by David Crow

Rendering text on top of a bitmap

Color class with support for named colors and HSV values

22 Oct 2001 by David Hall

An article describing the CColor class - an RGB encapsulation which supports named colors, system colors and translation to HSV values.

dwl::fractalBrowser

17 Jan 2021 by David O'Neil

Everybody Loves the Mandelbrot Set! Here's a browser for it!

Drawing Lines, Shapes, or Text on Bitmaps

12 Apr 2002 by Davide Pizzolato

Quick reference to draw lines, shapes, or text on bitmaps

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

8 May 2008 by Davidwu

A Cool Vista Sidebar Gadget Style CPUInfo Animate Control! (Fixed)

EMF Record Rotation for EMR_POLYGON16

17 Nov 2002 by Devin

EMF record rotation for EMR_POLYGON16

MFC Classes for Multiple Monitors

27 Aug 2003 by Don Kackman

Class wrappers around the Win32 multi-monitor API

2D FFT of an Image in C#

20 Jul 2012 by Dr. Vinayak Ashok Bharadi

Two dimensional Fast Fourier Transform of an image in C#.

Digitizer interface in C# using VBTablet

4 Dec 2009 by Dr. Vinayak Ashok Bharadi

Digitzer device interface using VBTablet in C#.

The Dining philosophers

1 Aug 2006 by Dr.Sai

A multi-threaded GDI simulation of the famous problem

Generating Aesthetic Line Styles

10 Apr 2008 by Durga Prasad Dhulipudi

This is useful mainly in CAD/GIS and allied applications where there is a need for customized line types.

Rendering Shapefile in OpenGL

29 Dec 2008 by Durga Prasad Dhulipudi

Rendering ESRI Shapefiles(.shp) using OpenGL

Fast statistical calculations of sub matrices for image processing

1 Oct 2005 by ediazc

Describes the summed area table algorithm of Franklin Crow.

Using Color Gradients in Win32/SDK Programs

12 Oct 2002 by einst992

How to create a color gradient as a background in a SDK application.

Get icons from Exe or DLL the PE way

14 Jan 2005 by ejor

Get icons from Exe or DLL the PE way or how to emulate PrivateExtractIcons.

CreateGrayscaleIcon which supports 24 and 32 bpp icons

3 May 2007 by Elia Sarti

A c++ function which uses GDI to create a channel based version of an icon. Using all the channels you can create a gray scale one

CBufferDC: A Simple MFC Class for Automatic Flicker Free Drawing

3 May 2007 by Elia Sarti

A CPaintDC replacement in OnPaint painting. Simply change CPaintDC dc(this) in CBufferDC dc(this), and you're done.

Color gradient in fullscreen window

15 Nov 2005 by Emmanuel Arun Vinod

Creates a full screen window and shows a color gradient on it

KanjiFont

14 Feb 2001 by Eric Crahen

Display Chinese & Japanese characters on unicode & non-unicode systems

Flicker Free Redrawing and Background Buffering of Drawing with Two Simple Classes

27 Mar 2000 by Ernst Versteeg

Two classes that make double buffering simple

Calendar DayView Control

20 Jun 2006 by Ertan Tike

A calendar DayView control.

TimeBarControl

30 May 2010 by Evgeniy Stepanow

Control to display the time progress line

WPF-Less GDI+.NET Report Component: Star Report

25 Jan 2013 by FatCatProgrammer

StarReport: WPF-less GDI+.NET report component.

Screen Color Picker

25 Mar 2002 by Florin Vasilescu

A simple application that retrieves the color codes from any area of your screen, with some cool options.

CAP_FontInstaller - A basic (un)installer class for application specific fonts

24 Apr 2006 by Franc Morales

A simple wrapper to dynamically install/uninstall application specific fonts from compiled resources.

Draw Behind Desktop Icons in Windows 8+

22 Dec 2014 by Gerald Degeneve

Draw or render a Windows Form directly over the Wallpaper, behind the Desktop Icons in Windows 8+10

Progress Indicator a'la Google

15 Sep 2009 by gggustafson

This article presents code for a WinForms implementation of the Google-like compact progress indicator.

C# Rubber Rectangle

30 Jun 2008 by Giawa

Implements a Rubber Rectangle in C#.

Instantly Increase the Value of your Windows Application

12 Oct 2016 by gricardi

As users are migrating from traditional desktops to mobile devices, transitioning your Windows application to the web is the next step to increasing your exposure. Thinfinity VirtualUI delivers your Windows applications to users on any device, anywhere.

An HTML5 Remote Desktop - Part I

11 May 2010 by Gustavo Ricardi

A Remote Desktop software built on AJAX, JSON and HTML5