What Can I Use Instead Of Datagridview ?

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I want something like datagridview but prettier(transparent). I just want something to show some table from sql in C# form and i want to add or edit those tables in C#. so what should i do ?

Posted 25-Dec-15 4:29am

brandon1999

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Dec-15 14:02pm

The question makes little sense, because we don't know what's your problems with DataGridView and its styling. What features do you really want to see, and why?
—SA

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Refer - c# - What are the alternatives to DataGridView? - Stack Overflow[^].

Posted 25-Dec-15 6:04am

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ)

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brandon1999 25-Dec-15 13:08pm

i have been seen this before but i can't buy those softwares - i want something free.

Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov 25-Dec-15 14:35pm

Tadit,

The inquirer is right in one point, non-free. I would suggest we avoid promoting proprietary 3rd-party software even in answers.

But the main point is different. Perhaps you did not pay attention for "transparency" mentioned in question. It makes the whole idea of using Forms control practically useless. Please see Solution 2.

—SA

Tadit Dash (ତଡିତ୍ କୁମାର ଦାଶ) 25-Dec-15 23:07pm

Thanks Sergey. I will keep this in mind. :)

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Sergey Alexandrovich Kryukov · Accepted Answer · 2015-12-25T08:11:00

I really, really doubt that transparency can make your view prettier. And I am pretty sure that even it looks prettier to you, but is less readable or less functional otherwise, not many users will be thankful. The users, first of all, need to do their work, not admire the design effect; it's hard to surprise any experienced user with effects these days. And good design is, first and foremost, clear readability with no distractions. And transparency usually compromise readability.

However, let's assume you really have a good idea. Perhaps you should something very informative through some semi-transparent element, something I don't know. But then, it would be better if you explained it.

No matter what it is, I can give you the best advice: don't even try to experiment with transparency with System.Windows.Forms controls. In this library, transparency implementation if impossibly bad. This is totally useless, would be just a waste of time. Don't get me wrong: you can perfectly use transparency with something you directly render with GDI+. It may work perfectly. I'm just talking about typical control rendering. To use transparency in controls, you may want to migrate to WPF.

—SA