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Implementing Auto-tiling Functionality in a Tile Map Editor

by Colin Vella

This article presents an algorithm and data structures to implement auto-tiling as seen in RPG Maker, the Starcraft level editor, etc.

Many Questions Answered at Once — Collaboration between Windows Forms or WPF Windows

by Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov

Popular question on Forms collaboration, also answered for WPF

[tut 8] Hand tool

by The Zakies

we would create Hand_tool to pan through the drawing form, and we would use a custom cursor of open and closed hands

Git – Comparing Visual Studio 2022 with MeGit/EGit and SourceTree

by Mark Pelf

Comparison of Git functionality of Visual Studio 2022 to some other Git Gui clients

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First Steps / Tutorial: How to Start with TGUI (Running on SFML and Utilizing OpenGL) using Code::Blocks on Linux

by Steffen Ploetz

My way to have a first sample program running with "Texus' Graphical User Interface" (TGUI) - a cross-platform modern C++ immediate GUI, on which I use "Simple and Fast Multimedia Library" (SFML) as backend.

Git – Comparing Visual Studio 2022 with MeGit/EGit and SourceTree

by Mark Pelf

Comparison of Git functionality of Visual Studio 2022 to some other Git Gui clients

Pepper

by Jovibor

PE (x86) and PE+ (x64) files viewer, based on libpe.

Git – 6 Free GUI Clients

by Mark Pelf

We are giving an overview of 6 free Git GUI clients

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Implementing Auto-tiling Functionality in a Tile Map Editor

7 Sep 2010 by Colin Vella

This article presents an algorithm and data structures to implement auto-tiling as seen in RPG Maker, the Starcraft level editor, etc.

All-Topics

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Design

Architect

Git – Comparing Visual Studio 2022 with MeGit/EGit and SourceTree

5 Aug 2022 by Mark Pelf

Comparison of Git functionality of Visual Studio 2022 to some other Git Gui clients

Visual-Studio

Git

GUI

Dynamic Modules with Prism and the Modern UI for WPF Toolkit

23 Mar 2016 by Rubén Hinojosa Chapel

Prototype for a plugin architecture based on the Prism Library and the Modern UI for WPF (MUI) toolkit

Selection Overlay DLL

18 Jun 2012 by Mark Kruger

API which shows a Selection Overlay and notifies the caller when it's resizing and notifies the final rectangle.

Getting startet with OpenGL/OpenTK in MONO/.NET for serious applications

26 Mar 2019 by Steffen Ploetz

Check OpenGL as a basis for appealing applications, that are not necessarily games.

An Introduction to XCB Programming

5 Apr 2016 by Matt Scarpino

Developing Low-Level Linux Applications with XCB (X protocol C-language Binding)

Basic WPF Way to Implement and Include Animation in XAML

5 May 2014 by Gerald Gomes

This article will make an attempt to describe a basic way to start implementing animation in WPF.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 1: Low-level (proof of concept)

21 Jan 2014 by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native X11 API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little application.

OpenGL in Python with TKinter

25 Jan 2016 by Samuel Teixeira

Why simple if we can be complex?

Python's Hand in Redirecting Command Output Over the Network

26 Jul 2016 by Zehaie M. Hailu

Python lends itself to the development of multi-threaded GUI and network applications.

PianoBox: An Interactive Musical Keyboard Control - MidiUI Part 1

12 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

PianoBox is a customizable musical keyboard control for Windows Forms. This is the first part of MidiUI.

Graphics2D Drawing on Windows Mobile

6 Oct 2010 by guidebee

Code example on how to draw enhanced graphics 2D pictures on Windows Mobile

Reflections on a GUI Toolkit Based on OpenGL/OpenTK in MONO/.NET for Serious Applications

24 Jan 2016 by Steffen Ploetz

Check OpenGL as a basis for appealing applications, that are not necessarily games.

First Steps / Tutorial: How to Start with TGUI (Running on SFML and Utilizing OpenGL) using Code::Blocks on Linux

5 Nov 2022 by Steffen Ploetz

The Explorer Imperative - Partie Trois

20 Mar 2012 by Jaxon7

Restoring UI Responsiveness FromContinuations (Asynch file IO)

Concurrent Power and Performance Analysis on Android

15 Apr 2016 by Android on Intel

With some of the new features available in Intel® VTune™ Amplifier 2016 Update 1 it is now relatively easy to obtain simultaneous capture of power and performance data on an unplugged Android device.

Android

product-showcase

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How to Write Fully Type Safe E2E Tests with Cypress using TypeScript

16 Jan 2020 by Tomáš Růt

This article describes how to create a test project that allows you to both write and fully debug in TypeScript source files.

Implementing a Flowchart with SVG and AngularJS

21 Jan 2014 by Ashley Davis

Documents my experiment building a flowchart with web technologies.

Enhanced Scrollbar

2 Oct 2014 by Adam Zgagacz

WinForms Scrollbar with enhanced properties, graphical bookmarks and value tooltips.

Abstract of the text rendering with OpenGL/OpenTK in MONO/.NET

27 Oct 2018 by Steffen Ploetz

Give an brief overview of text rendering options for OpenGL/OpenTK especially for MONO/.NET.

Hybrid Cross-Platform Applications: Approach to Using Cocos2d-x on Top of Native iOS and Android Components

5 Oct 2016 by YevheniyK

The article describes a general approach to using Cocos2d-x on top of native components and relevant coding specifics for Cocos2d-x, iOS and Android.

MVVM for Beginners

19 Jul 2016 by Super Lloyd

Introduction to MVVM for absolute beginners

Creating User Interfaces in Python using PySimpleGUI

26 Oct 2021 by Azim Zahir

This article demonstrates creating user-interfaces using PySimpleGUI.

Python

GUI

A Software Virtual Keyboard for Your WPF Apps

25 Jul 2014 by JamesHurst

Walks through the creation of an on-screen virtual keyboard for entering non-ASCII chars

Online Rich Text Editor with Download as Word Option

7 Sep 2010 by Nitin Kunte

Online Rich Text Editor with Mail Merge and download file as Word option

WPF / MVVM Real-Time Trading Application

10 Feb 2012 by alexy.shelest

This project is a real-time multi-threaded trading application framework developed with WPF / MVVM

Graphical BinaryTrees

7 Oct 2018 by Mojtaba Hosseini

A graphical binary tree. Features: add, remove, or search for a node. Recursive algorithm has been used

Benchmark start-up and system performance for .Net, Mono, Java, C++ and their respective UI

2 Sep 2010 by dmihailescu

What is the start-up and system performance overhead for .Net, Mono, Java versus C++ and Forms, WPF, Swing versus MFC

Automate your UI using Microsoft Automation Framework

1 Jan 2011 by Ashish Kaila

Learn how to leverage UI automation in testing your UI and also to support accessibility features

Introduction to wxWidgets GUI programming with wxSmith

11 Aug 2014 by Andres Cassagnes

A basic guideline to start with GUI designing with wxWidgets

C++

artificial-intelligence

Dev

wxWidgets

GUI

Asynchronous models and patterns

28 Mar 2013 by Florian Rappl

An introduction to async / await, popular mistakes and solutions for asynchronous programming, as well as usages and benefits from using asynchronous programming. We will also discuss interesting patterns based on concurrency.

Building an iPhone App using jQuery Mobile

18 Apr 2013 by Stuart Wheelwright

Step-by-step explanation of building a Task Timer app using web technologies, including HTML5, CSS3, JavaScript and jQuery Mobile.

Custom TextBox with Watermark

25 Jan 2012 by Chrene91

An article on how to write your own textbox with the option to use a watermark.

Definitive Guide to WPF Colors, Color Spaces, Color Pickers and Creating Your Own Colors for Mere Mortals

15 Mar 2021 by Peter Huber SG

Covers in depth all WPF color related issues from Color Models, ColorPickers, Colors to helpful methods for mixing colors and making them brighter and darker.

Programming Xlib with Mono Develop - Part 2: Athena widgets (proof of concept)

14 Sep 2013 by Steffen Ploetz

How to call native Xt API from Mono Develop C# ending up in a very little Athena widget application.

Composite Application Reloaded

11 May 2011 by Super Lloyd

A much simpler composite application library.

iPhone ComboBox

12 Mar 2012 by Dor Alon

iPhone Safari like ComboBox

Easy WinForms Accordion Control

9 Jul 2012 by Alan Burkhart

Quick and dirty Accordion control for WinForms in about 50 lines of code.

Redirect Mouse Wheel Events to Unfocused Windows Forms Controls

16 Nov 2011 by wborgsm

MouseWheelRedirector redirects mouse wheel events to the control under the mouse pointer in Windows Forms applications, regardless of the control being clicked/focused. Just attach the control to the Redirector, no additional coding is required.

MVVM Pattern Made Simple

24 Sep 2014 by Nick Polyak

This article gives an overview of MVVM pattern, its usage and advantages

Create Custom Windows in WPF with Ease

27 Dec 2010 by Ashish Kaila

Declaratively and visually create custom windows in WPF

Making the CMFCLinkCtrl Class More Developer-Friendly

11 Jan 2011 by Dennis Dykstra

Enabling font and formatting changes in the MFC hyperlink control

Custom list item layout

23 Jan 2012 by Bart Dubois

Describe how to create list of items with custom defined layout resource

How to Build Powerful Search Forms

21 May 2013 by Xomega Team

A design pattern and implementation example for building advanced search forms

Event Calendar for an ASP.NET MVC Application

5 Feb 2018 by Stas Wolski

The article explains how to integrate dhtmlxScheduler, an AJAX-based, interactive event calendar, in your ASP.NET MVC application.

WPF Loading Splash Screen

9 Oct 2010 by amr azab

Simple animated loading text, like last MSN messenger, show animation and transparent mask in WPF

A Beginner's Guide to Silverlight

11 Dec 2011 by Raj Lal

Chapter 11 of "Fun with Silverlight 4" More information at http://silverlightfun.com

Using some resources, timers and COM ports in wxWidgets

4 Sep 2014 by Andres Cassagnes

wxWidgets resources examples and COM port communication.

WPF Custom Chrome Library

3 Dec 2010 by gbahns

Create fully functional windows with custom chrome and caption buttons in WPF

Understanding Windows Message Queues for the C# Developer

22 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Diving into some of the core plumbing behind the Windows operating system

A Group of GroupBox

16 Dec 2010 by tgis.top

CheckGroupBox, RadioGroupBox, CollapsibleGroupBox controls

Gradient Color Picker

5 May 2020 by gggustafson

This article presents a tool that provides developers with the ability to pick colors from a linear color gradient.

tools

GUI

A Simple Application to Record Current Geographic Location and Display in Web

18 Jun 2011 by Amit Kumar Dutta

Discusses a technique to record current geographic location from mobile and display in web pages (with Location History Browsing)

Yes, I Know, But I Still Want a GUI for my Windows Service!

2 Jan 2017 by Tim Bomgardner

There are lots of reasons why you might want an interface for your Windows Service. Here's how!

Cinchoo - ChoEazyCopy, Yet Another RoboCopy GUI

13 Apr 2022 by Cinchoo

Yet another RoboCopy GUI tool

A framework for comprehensive validation of user input

19 Jun 2012 by A. Ganzer

Validation of input made as easy as possible for Windows.Forms, WPF, console-applications or any other purposes

Working with Custom Background Bitmaps in Dialog Boxes and Property Sheets

21 Nov 2010 by Ingo A. Kubbilun

This article shows how to deal with controls that do not properly paint their background when using custom background bitmaps.

Auto-repeat Button in 10 Minutes

31 Oct 2018 by Adam Zgagacz

Simple WinForms auto-repeat button in a few lines

Creating a Console Based Window for Debugging

21 Apr 2019 by Michael Haephrati

This article will show how to selectively add a Console window to Win32 or even MFC programs for debugging purposes.

A Graphics Drawing Tool by using C# and Winforms

23 Jun 2011 by Lewis Liu L

A Graphics Drawing Tool by using C# and Winforms

C# wrapper for Diablo III API

26 Sep 2012 by Charles Ju

This is a C# wrapper for Diablo III API. The project include the wrapper API file and a GDI+ ownerdraw panel and a Winform demo. You can add any Diablo III tag to the left combobox.

Programming User Interface in InstallScript

1 May 2011 by Mark Babayev

This article describes advanced techniques for programming user interface in pure InstallScript projects.

Win32

GUI

installer

Git – 6 Free GUI Clients

1 Aug 2022 by Mark Pelf

We are giving an overview of 6 free Git GUI clients

Git

tools

GUI

A Fully Customizable Knob Control Without Images

17 Jul 2020 by honey the codewitch

Add a flexible knob control to your .NET projects

C# Windows Aero Style Wizard Control

14 Jun 2010 by User 6744868

I have been a fan of the Windows Aero styled windows since Aero was first introduced in Windows Vista. However, there is little to no Aero inclusion in the .NET Framework, so I set out to create my own Windows Aero themed form.

.NET TrayBalloon with hyper-links and fading

17 Nov 2010 by PavPS