User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls

User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls by MacDonald, Matthew. paperback edition. ISBN: 9781590590454.

User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls goes beyond simply covering the Windows Forms namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. The combination will show you how to create the next generation of software applications using the .NET Framework. After reading User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, youll know how to design state-of-the-art application interfaces, as well as how to extend .NET controls, create data-binding strategies, program graphics, and much more. This book contains the following: An overview of how to design elegant user interfaces the average user can understand. A comprehensive examination of the user interface controls and classes in .NET. Best practices and design tips for coding user interfaces and integrating help Although this book isnt a reference, it does contain detailed discussions about every user interface element youll use on a regular basis. But you wont just learn how to use .NET controlsyoull learn how and why to extend them, with owner-drawn menus, irregularly shaped forms, and custom controls tailored for specific types of data. As a developer, you need to know more than how to add a control to a window. You also need to know how to create an entire use interface framework thats scalable, flexible, and reusable.