User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls - Softcover

Matthew MacDonald

 
9781590590447: User Interfaces in VB .NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
Softcover
ISBN 10: 1590590449 ISBN 13: 9781590590447
Publisher: Apress, 2002

Synopsis

User Interfaces in VB. NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls goes beyond simple coverage of the Windows Forms and GDI+ namespaces by combining a careful treatment of the API with a detailed discussion of good user-interface design principles. After reading User Interfaces in VB. NET: Windows Forms and Custom Controls, you'll know how to design state-of-the-art application interfaces, 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 isn't a reference, it does contain detailed discussions about every user interface element you'll use on a regular basis. But you won't just learn how to use .NET controlsyou'll learn how and why to extend them with your own custom controls. 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 user interface framework that's scalable, flexible, and reusable.

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About the Author

Matthew MacDonald is an author,educator, and MCSD developer who has a passion for emerging technologies. He isthe author of more than a dozen books about .NET programming. In a dimly-remembered past life, he studied English literature and theoretical physics.

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Publisher
Apress
Publication date
2002
Language
English
ISBN 10 
1590590449
ISBN 13 
9781590590447
Binding
Paperback
Edition number
1
Number of pages
580