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.NET Windows Forms in a Nutshell
By Matthew  Adams, Ian  Griffiths
Publisher	: O'Reilly
Pub Date	: March 2003
ISBN	: 0-596-00338-2
Pages	: 896
	Copyright
		Preface
			Who This Book Is For
			How This Book Is Structured
			Assumptions This Book Makes
			What's on the CD
			Conventions Used in This Book
			How to Contact Us
			Acknowledgments
		Part I:   Introduction to Windows Forms
			Chapter 1.   .NET and Windows Forms Overview
				Section 1.1.   Windows Development and .NET
				Section 1.2.   The Common Language Runtime
				Section 1.3.   .NET Programming Languages
				Section 1.4.   Components
				Section 1.5.   The .NET Type System
				Section 1.6.   The .NET Framework Class Library
			Chapter 2.   Controls
				Section 2.1.   Windows Forms and the Control Class
				Section 2.2.   Using Standard Control Features
				Section 2.3.   Built-in Controls
				Section 2.4.   Summary
			Chapter 3.   Forms, Containers, and Applications
				Section 3.1.   Application Structure
				Section 3.2.   The Form Class
				Section 3.3.   Containment
				Section 3.4.   Layout
				Section 3.5.   Localization
				Section 3.6.   Extender Providers
				Section 3.7.   Summary
			Chapter 4.   Menus and Toolbars
				Section 4.1.   Menus
				Section 4.2.   Toolbars
				Section 4.3.   Unified Event Handling
				Section 4.4.   Office-Style Menus and Toolbars
				Section 4.5.   Summary
			Chapter 5.   Building Controls
				Section 5.1.   Composite Controls
				Section 5.2.   Custom Controls
				Section 5.3.   Designing for Developers
				Section 5.4.   Summary
			Chapter 6.   Inheritance and Reuse
				Section 6.1.   When to Inherit
				Section 6.2.   Inheriting from Forms and User Controls
				Section 6.3.   Inheriting from Other Controls
				Section 6.4.   Pitfalls of Inheritance
				Section 6.5.   Summary
			Chapter 7.   Redrawing and GDI+
				Section 7.1.   Drawing and Controls
				Section 7.2.   GDI+
				Section 7.3.   Summary
			Chapter 8.   Property Grids
				Section 8.1.   Displaying Simple Objects
				Section 8.2.   Type Conversion
				Section 8.3.   Custom Type Editors
				Section 8.4.   Summary
			Chapter 9.   Controls and the IDE
				Section 9.1.   Design Time Versus Runtime
				Section 9.2.   Custom Component Designers
				Section 9.3.   Extender Providers
				Section 9.4.   Summary
			Chapter 10.   Data Binding
				Section 10.1.   Data Sources and Bindings
				Section 10.2.   Simple and Complex Binding
				Section 10.3.   DataTable, DataSet, and Friends
				Section 10.4.   The DataGrid Control
				Section 10.5.   The DataView Class
				Section 10.6.   Summary
		Part II:   API Quick Reference
			Chapter 11.   How to Use This Quick Reference
				Section 11.1.   Finding a Quick-Reference Entry
				Section 11.2.   Reading a Quick-Reference Entry
			Chapter 12.   Converting from C# to VB Syntax
				Section 12.1.   General Considerations
				Section 12.2.   Classes
				Section 12.3.   Structures
				Section 12.4.   Interfaces
				Section 12.5.   Class, Structure, and Interface Members
				Section 12.6.   Delegates
				Section 12.7.   Enumerations
			Chapter 13.   The System.ComponentModel Namespace
				AmbientValueAttribute
				ArrayConverter
				AttributeCollection
				BaseNumberConverter
				BindableAttribute
				BindableSupport
				BooleanConverter
				BrowsableAttribute
				ByteConverter
				CancelEventArgs
				CancelEventHandler
				CategoryAttribute
				CharConverter
				CollectionChangeAction
				CollectionChangeEventArgs
				CollectionChangeEventHandler
				CollectionConverter
				Component
				ComponentCollection
				ComponentConverter
				ComponentEditor
				Container
				CultureInfoConverter
				DateTimeConverter
				DecimalConverter
				DefaultEventAttribute
				DefaultPropertyAttribute
				DefaultValueAttribute
				DescriptionAttribute
				DesignerAttribute
				DesignerCategoryAttribute
				DesignerSerializationVisibility
				DesignerSerializationVisibilityAttribute
				DesignOnlyAttribute
				DesignTimeVisibleAttribute
				DoubleConverter
				EditorAttribute
				EditorBrowsableAttribute
				EditorBrowsableState
				EnumConverter
				EventDescriptor
				EventDescriptorCollection
				EventHandlerList
				ExpandableObjectConverter
				ExtenderProvidedPropertyAttribute
				GuidConverter
				IBindingList
				IComNativeDescriptorHandler
				IComponent
				IContainer
				ICustomTypeDescriptor
				IDataErrorInfo
				IEditableObject
				IExtenderProvider
				IListSource
				ImmutableObjectAttribute
				InheritanceAttribute
				InheritanceLevel
				InstallerTypeAttribute
				Int16Converter
				Int32Converter
				Int64Converter
				InvalidEnumArgumentException
				ISite
				ISupportInitialize
				ISynchronizeInvoke
				ITypeDescriptorContext
				ITypedList
				License
				LicenseContext
				LicenseException
				LicenseManager
				LicenseProvider
				LicenseProviderAttribute
				LicenseUsageMode
				LicFileLicenseProvider
				ListBindableAttribute
				ListChangedEventArgs
				ListChangedEventHandler
				ListChangedType
				ListSortDirection
				LocalizableAttribute
				MarshalByValueComponent
				MemberDescriptor
				MergablePropertyAttribute
				NotifyParentPropertyAttribute
				ParenthesizePropertyNameAttribute
				PropertyChangedEventArgs
				PropertyChangedEventHandler
				PropertyDescriptor
				PropertyDescriptorCollection
				PropertyTabAttribute
				PropertyTabScope
				ProvidePropertyAttribute
				ReadOnlyAttribute
				RecommendedAsConfigurableAttribute
				ReferenceConverter
				RefreshEventArgs
				RefreshEventHandler
				RefreshProperties
				RefreshPropertiesAttribute
				RunInstallerAttribute
				SByteConverter
				SingleConverter
				StringConverter
				SyntaxCheck
				TimeSpanConverter
				ToolboxItemAttribute
				ToolboxItemFilterAttribute
				ToolboxItemFilterType
				TypeConverter
				TypeConverter.StandardValuesCollection
				TypeConverterAttribute
				TypeDescriptor
				TypeListConverter
				UInt16Converter
				UInt32Converter
				UInt64Converter
				WarningException
				Win32Exception
			Chapter 14.   The System.Drawing Namespace
				Bitmap
				Brush
				Brushes
				CharacterRange
				Color
				ColorConverter
				ColorTranslator
				ContentAlignment
				Font
				FontConverter
				FontConverter.FontNameConverter
				FontConverter.FontUnitConverter
				FontFamily
				FontStyle
				Graphics
				Graphics.DrawImageAbort
				Graphics.EnumerateMetafileProc
				GraphicsUnit
				Icon
				IconConverter
				Image
				Image.GetThumbnailImageAbort
				ImageAnimator
				ImageConverter
				ImageFormatConverter
				KnownColor
				Pen
				Pens
				Point
				PointConverter
				PointF
				Rectangle
				RectangleConverter
				RectangleF
				Region
				RotateFlipType
				Size
				SizeConverter
				SizeF
				SolidBrush
				StringAlignment
				StringDigitSubstitute
				StringFormat
				StringFormatFlags
				StringTrimming
				StringUnit
				SystemBrushes
				SystemColors
				SystemIcons
				SystemPens
				TextureBrush
				ToolboxBitmapAttribute
			Chapter 15.   The System.Drawing.Drawing2D Namespace
				AdjustableArrowCap
				Blend
				ColorBlend
				CombineMode
				CompositingMode
				CompositingQuality
				CoordinateSpace
				CustomLineCap
				DashCap
				DashStyle
				FillMode
				FlushIntention
				GraphicsContainer
				GraphicsPath
				GraphicsPathIterator
				GraphicsState
				HatchBrush
				HatchStyle
				InterpolationMode
				LinearGradientBrush
				LinearGradientMode
				LineCap
				LineJoin
				Matrix
				MatrixOrder
				PathData
				PathGradientBrush
				PathPointType
				PenAlignment
				PenType
				PixelOffsetMode
				QualityMode
				RegionData
				SmoothingMode
				WarpMode
				WrapMode
			Chapter 16.   The System.Drawing.Imaging Namespace
				BitmapData
				ColorAdjustType
				ColorChannelFlag
				ColorMap
				ColorMapType
				ColorMatrix
				ColorMatrixFlag
				ColorMode
				ColorPalette
				EmfPlusRecordType
				EmfType
				Encoder
				EncoderParameter
				EncoderParameters
				EncoderParameterValueType
				EncoderValue
				FrameDimension
				ImageAttributes
				ImageCodecFlags
				ImageCodecInfo
				ImageFlags
				ImageFormat
				ImageLockMode
				Metafile
				MetafileFrameUnit
				MetafileHeader
				MetafileType
				MetaHeader
				PaletteFlags
				PixelFormat
				PlayRecordCallback
				PropertyItem
				WmfPlaceableFileHeader
			Chapter 17.   The System.Drawing.Printing Namespace
				Duplex
				InvalidPrinterException
				Margins
				MarginsConverter
				PageSettings
				PaperKind
				PaperSize
				PaperSource
				PaperSourceKind
				PreviewPageInfo
				PreviewPrintController
				PrintController
				PrintDocument
				PrinterResolution
				PrinterResolutionKind
				PrinterSettings
				PrinterSettings.PaperSizeCollection
				PrinterSettings.PaperSourceCollection
				PrinterSettings.PrinterResolutionCollection
				PrinterSettings.StringCollection
				PrinterUnit
				PrinterUnitConvert
				PrintEventArgs
				PrintEventHandler
				PrintingPermission
				PrintingPermissionAttribute
				PrintingPermissionLevel
				PrintPageEventArgs
				PrintPageEventHandler
				PrintRange
				QueryPageSettingsEventArgs
				QueryPageSettingsEventHandler
				StandardPrintController
			Chapter 18.   The System.Drawing.Text Namespace
				FontCollection
				GenericFontFamilies
				HotkeyPrefix
				InstalledFontCollection
				PrivateFontCollection
				TextRenderingHint
			Chapter 19.   The System.Windows.Forms Namespace
				AccessibleEvents
				AccessibleNavigation
				AccessibleObject
				AccessibleRole
				AccessibleSelection
				AccessibleStates
				AmbientProperties
				AnchorStyles
				Appearance
				Application
				ApplicationContext
				ArrangeDirection
				ArrangeStartingPosition
				AxHost
				AxHost.ActiveXInvokeKind
				AxHost.AxComponentEditor
				AxHost.ClsidAttribute
				AxHost.ConnectionPointCookie
				AxHost.InvalidActiveXStateException
				AxHost.State
				AxHost.StateConverter
				AxHost.TypeLibraryTimeStampAttribute
				BaseCollection
				Binding
				BindingContext
				BindingManagerBase
				BindingMemberInfo
				BindingsCollection
				BootMode
				Border3DSide
				Border3DStyle
				BorderStyle
				BoundsSpecified
				Button
				ButtonBase
				ButtonBase.ButtonBaseAccessibleObject
				ButtonBorderStyle
				ButtonState
				CaptionButton
				CharacterCasing
				CheckBox
				CheckBox.CheckBoxAccessibleObject
				CheckedListBox
				CheckedListBox.CheckedIndexCollection
				CheckedListBox.CheckedItemCollection
				CheckedListBox.ObjectCollection
				CheckState
				Clipboard
				ColorDepth
				ColorDialog
				ColumnClickEventArgs
				ColumnClickEventHandler
				ColumnHeader
				ColumnHeaderStyle
				ComboBox
				ComboBox.ChildAccessibleObject
				ComboBox.ObjectCollection
				ComboBoxStyle
				CommonDialog
				ContainerControl
				ContentsResizedEventArgs
				ContentsResizedEventHandler
				ContextMenu
				Control
				Control.ControlAccessibleObject
				Control.ControlCollection
				ControlBindingsCollection
				ControlEventArgs
				ControlEventHandler
				ControlPaint
				ControlStyles
				ConvertEventArgs
				ConvertEventHandler
				CreateParams
				CurrencyManager
				Cursor
				CursorConverter
				Cursors
				DataFormats
				DataFormats.Format
				DataGrid
				DataGrid.HitTestInfo
				DataGrid.HitTestType
				DataGridBoolColumn
				DataGridCell
				DataGridColumnStyle
				DataGridLineStyle
				DataGridParentRowsLabelStyle
				DataGridPreferredColumnWidthTypeConverter
				DataGridTableStyle
				DataGridTextBox
				DataGridTextBoxColumn
				DataObject
				DateBoldEventArgs
				DateBoldEventHandler
				DateRangeEventArgs
				DateRangeEventHandler
				DateTimePicker
				DateTimePicker.DateTimePickerAccessibleObject
				DateTimePickerFormat
				Day
				DialogResult
				DockStyle
				DomainUpDown
				DomainUpDown.DomainItemAccessibleObject
				DomainUpDown.DomainUpDownAccessibleObject
				DomainUpDown.DomainUpDownItemCollection
				DragAction
				DragDropEffects
				DragEventArgs
				DragEventHandler
				DrawItemEventArgs
				DrawItemEventHandler
				DrawItemState
				DrawMode
				ErrorBlinkStyle
				ErrorIconAlignment
				ErrorProvider
				FeatureSupport
				FileDialog
				FlatStyle
				FontDialog
				Form
				Form.ControlCollection
				FormBorderStyle
				FormStartPosition
				FormWindowState
				FrameStyle
				GiveFeedbackEventArgs
				GiveFeedbackEventHandler
				GridColumnStylesCollection
				GridItem
				GridItemCollection
				GridItemType
				GridTablesFactory
				GridTableStylesCollection
				GroupBox
				Help
				HelpEventArgs
				HelpEventHandler
				HelpNavigator
				HelpProvider
				HorizontalAlignment
				HScrollBar
				IButtonControl
				ICommandExecutor
				IComponentEditorPageSite
				IContainerControl
				IDataGridColumnStyleEditingNotificationService
				IDataGridEditingService
				IDataObject
				IFeatureSupport
				IFileReaderService
				ImageIndexConverter
				ImageList
				ImageList.ImageCollection
				ImageListStreamer
				ImeMode
				IMessageFilter
				InputLanguage
				InputLanguageChangedEventArgs
				InputLanguageChangedEventHandler
				InputLanguageChangingEventArgs
				InputLanguageChangingEventHandler
				InputLanguageCollection
				InvalidateEventArgs
				InvalidateEventHandler
				ItemActivation
				ItemBoundsPortion
				ItemChangedEventArgs
				ItemChangedEventHandler
				ItemCheckEventArgs
				ItemCheckEventHandler
				ItemDragEventArgs
				ItemDragEventHandler
				IWin32Window
				IWindowTarget
				KeyEventArgs
				KeyEventHandler
				KeyPressEventArgs
				KeyPressEventHandler
				Keys
				KeysConverter
				Label
				LabelEditEventArgs
				LabelEditEventHandler
				LayoutEventArgs
				LayoutEventHandler
				LeftRightAlignment
				LinkArea
				LinkArea.LinkAreaConverter
				LinkBehavior
				LinkClickedEventArgs
				LinkClickedEventHandler
				LinkLabel
				LinkLabel.Link
				LinkLabel.LinkCollection
				LinkLabelLinkClickedEventArgs
				LinkLabelLinkClickedEventHandler
				LinkState
				ListBindingConverter
				ListBox
				ListBox.ObjectCollection
				ListBox.SelectedIndexCollection
				ListBox.SelectedObjectCollection
				ListControl
				ListView
				ListView.CheckedIndexCollection
				ListView.CheckedListViewItemCollection
				ListView.ColumnHeaderCollection
				ListView.ListViewItemCollection
				ListView.SelectedIndexCollection
				ListView.SelectedListViewItemCollection
				ListViewAlignment
				ListViewItem
				ListViewItem.ListViewSubItem
				ListViewItem.ListViewSubItemCollection
				ListViewItemConverter
				MainMenu
				MdiClient
				MdiClient.ControlCollection
				MdiLayout
				MeasureItemEventArgs
				MeasureItemEventHandler
				Menu
				Menu.MenuItemCollection
				MenuGlyph
				MenuItem
				MenuMerge
				Message
				MessageBox
				MessageBoxButtons
				MessageBoxDefaultButton
				MessageBoxIcon
				MessageBoxOptions
				MethodInvoker
				MonthCalendar
				MonthCalendar.HitArea
				MonthCalendar.HitTestInfo
				MouseButtons
				MouseEventArgs
				MouseEventHandler
				NativeWindow
				NavigateEventArgs
				NavigateEventHandler
				NodeLabelEditEventArgs
				NodeLabelEditEventHandler
				NotifyIcon
				NumericUpDown
				OpacityConverter
				OpenFileDialog
				Orientation
				OSFeature
				OwnerDrawPropertyBag
				PageSetupDialog
				PaintEventArgs
				PaintEventHandler
				Panel
				PictureBox
				PictureBoxSizeMode
				PrintControllerWithStatusDialog
				PrintDialog
				PrintPreviewControl
				PrintPreviewDialog
				ProgressBar
				PropertyGrid
				PropertyGrid.PropertyTabCollection
				PropertyManager
				PropertySort
				PropertyTabChangedEventArgs
				PropertyTabChangedEventHandler
				PropertyValueChangedEventArgs
				PropertyValueChangedEventHandler
				QueryAccessibilityHelpEventArgs
				QueryAccessibilityHelpEventHandler
				QueryContinueDragEventArgs
				QueryContinueDragEventHandler
				RadioButton
				RadioButton.RadioButtonAccessibleObject
				RichTextBox
				RichTextBoxFinds
				RichTextBoxScrollBars
				RichTextBoxSelectionAttribute
				RichTextBoxSelectionTypes
				RichTextBoxStreamType
				RichTextBoxWordPunctuations
				RightToLeft
				SaveFileDialog
				Screen
				ScrollableControl
				ScrollableControl.DockPaddingEdges
				ScrollableControl.DockPaddingEdgesConverter
				ScrollBar
				ScrollBars
				ScrollButton
				ScrollEventArgs
				ScrollEventHandler
				ScrollEventType
				SecurityIDType
				SelectedGridItemChangedEventArgs
				SelectedGridItemChangedEventHandler
				SelectionMode
				SelectionRange
				SelectionRangeConverter
				SendKeys
				Shortcut
				SizeGripStyle
				SortOrder
				Splitter
				SplitterEventArgs
				SplitterEventHandler
				StatusBar
				StatusBar.StatusBarPanelCollection
				StatusBarDrawItemEventArgs
				StatusBarDrawItemEventHandler
				StatusBarPanel
				StatusBarPanelAutoSize
				StatusBarPanelBorderStyle
				StatusBarPanelClickEventArgs
				StatusBarPanelClickEventHandler
				StatusBarPanelStyle
				StructFormat
				SystemInformation
				TabAlignment
				TabAppearance
				TabControl
				TabControl.ControlCollection
				TabControl.TabPageCollection
				TabDrawMode
				TabPage
				TabPage.TabPageControlCollection
				TabSizeMode
				TextBox
				TextBoxBase
				ThreadExceptionDialog
				TickStyle
				Timer
				ToolBar
				ToolBar.ToolBarButtonCollection
				ToolBarAppearance
				ToolBarButton
				ToolBarButtonClickEventArgs
				ToolBarButtonClickEventHandler
				ToolBarButtonStyle
				ToolBarTextAlign
				ToolTip
				TrackBar
				TreeNode
				TreeNodeCollection
				TreeNodeConverter
				TreeView
				TreeViewAction
				TreeViewCancelEventArgs
				TreeViewCancelEventHandler
				TreeViewEventArgs
				TreeViewEventHandler
				TreeViewImageIndexConverter
				UICues
				UICuesEventArgs
				UICuesEventHandler
				UpDownBase
				UpDownEventArgs
				UpDownEventHandler
				UserControl
				View
				VScrollBar
			Chapter 20.   The System.Windows.Forms.Design Namespace
				AnchorEditor
				AxImporter
				AxImporter.IReferenceResolver
				AxImporter.Options
				AxParameterData
				AxWrapperGen
				ComponentDocumentDesigner
				ComponentEditorForm
				ComponentEditorPage
				ComponentTray
				ControlDesigner
				ControlDesigner.ControlDesignerAccessibleObject
				DockEditor
				DocumentDesigner
				EventHandlerService
				EventsTab
				FileNameEditor
				FolderNameEditor
				IMenuEditorService
				IUIService
				IWindowsFormsEditorService
				MenuCommands
				ParentControlDesigner
				PropertyTab
				ScrollableControlDesigner
				SelectionRules
				WindowsFormsComponentEditor
		Part III:   Appendixes
			Appendix A.   Namespaces and Assemblies
			Appendix B.   Type, Method, Property, Event, and Field Index
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