*The first advanced book offering important .NET 2.0 insights into C# and Windows Forms *Explains taking .NET controls to highest level for programmers, with advanced customizations *Follows the successful formula of the previous edition (1590590457), examining all the .NET controls from old staples to the new .NET 2.0 controls

This book is the VB 2005 version of the author's best-selling and highly-praised Pro .NET 2.0 Windows Forms and Custom Controls in C#. The author shows Visual Basic 2005 programmers how to design flexible, user-friendly Windows interfaces, using .NET. They will learn to use the full range of .NET controls, as well as extend them with custom controls. From best practices to user interface design tips, to a comprehensive examination of .NET user interface controls, this is a lively and practical work. Although this book is more than a reference manual, it includes detailed discussion of user interface elements that programmers will use on a regular basis.

Windows Forms 2.0 Programming is the successor to the highly praised Windows Forms Programming in C#. This edition has been significantly updated to amalgamate the sheer mass of new and improved support that is encompassed by Windows Forms 2.0, the .NET Framework 2.0, and Visual Studio 2005. This is the one book developers need in order to learn how to build and deploy leading-edge Windows Forms 2.0 applications. Readers will gain a deep understanding from Sells and Weinhardt’s practical, well-balanced approach to the subject and clear code samples. • Windows Forms 2.0 fundamentals, including forms, dialogs, data validation, help, controls, components, and rendering • Static and dynamic layout, snap lines, HTML-style flow and table layout, automatic resizing, and automatic cross-DPI scaling • Office 2003-style tool strip control coverage, including dynamic layout and custom rendering • Design-time integration with the Visual Studio 2005 Properties Window and Smart Tags • Resource management, strongly typed resources, and internationalization considerations • Strongly typed application and user settings • SDI, MDI, Single Instancing, Multiple-Instance SDI, Single-Instance MDI, database-centric, and document-centric applications • Databinding data-source management, drag-and-drop databinding, the BindingSource, the BindingNavigator, and applied databinding • Events, delegates, multithreaded UIs, long-running operations, simplified multithreading with the BackgroundWorker, and asynchronous web service calls • ClickOnce application development publishing, shell integration, and partial trust security • Best practices for developers transitioning from Windows Forms 1.0 and MFC

The intent of this book is to teach .NET developers the skills necessary to create their own leading-edge custom controls. The art of creating custom controls has never been truly explored in detail, this book will not only provide that knowledge, but, in addition provide the source for a fully functional outlook bar control.

"Second edition of Windows forms programming with C#."

- The WinForms team at Microsoft praises Chris as a definitive authority; Microsoft has named Chris one of eight Software Legends - The content and structure are based on years of experience both building apps with WinForms as well as teaching other developers about WinForms - Alan Cooper, the 'father of Visual Basic', has provided the foreword for the book