2547: advanced windows forms technologies

2547: Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft Visual Studio 2005

Duración 14hrs.

About This Workshop
Elements of this syllabus are subject to change.
This two-day instructor-led workshop provides students with the knowledge and skills to develop advanced Microsoft( Windows( Forms applications using Microsoft( Visual Studio( 2005. The workshop focuses on user interfaces, program structure, and implementation details.
Audience Profile
This workshop is intended for corporate or independent software vendor (ISV) application developers who have a desire to learn more about specific technology areas in Windows application development.
At Workshop Completion
After completing this workshop, students will be able to:
•Build MDI applications.
•Customize Windows Forms and controls.
•Create customized print components.
•Perform drag-and-drop operations and implement Clipboard support.
•Perform asynchronous tasks in Windows Forms by using multithreaded techniques.
•Enhance the presentation of Windows Forms applications.

Session 1: Unit 1: Building MDI Applications
This unit explains how to create multiple-document interface (MDI) applications that enable one parent window to host multiple documents. It demonstrates how to create MDI parent and child forms and how to determine the active MDI child and work with information on it. It also explains how to implement menu merging in an MDI application to make the menu on the parent form relevant to the active child form.
Lessons
•Windows Forms Layout Options
•What Are MDI Applications?
Lab : Building MDI Applications
•Exercise 1. Creating MDI Parent and Child Forms
•Exercise 2. Displaying and Comparing Information on MDI Child Forms
•Exercise 3. Implementing Menu Merging in MDI Applications
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
•Compare the different layout styles for Microsoft Windows Forms applications.
•Explain the key concepts and processes involved in implementing an MDI application.
•Create MDI parent and child forms.
•Display and compare information on MDI child forms.
•Implement menu merging in an MDI application.
Session 2: Unit 2: Customizing Windows Forms and Controls
This unit explains how to develop custom Microsoft Windows Forms and controls. Students will learn how to develop user controls, use GDI+ operations, and create new controls that inherit from the Control class. In addition, it demonstrates how to create a nonrectangular Windows Form and how to add features such as attributes and Toolbox bitmaps to controls.
Lessons
•What Are the Methods of Authoring Controls for Windows Forms?
•Ways to Draw a User Interface by Using GDI+
•Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form
Lab : Customizing Windows Forms and Controls
•Exercise 1. Creating a Control That Inherits from an Existing Control
•Exercise 2. Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form
•Exercise 3. Creating a Custom User Control
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
•Explain the methods of authoring controls for Windows Forms.
•Draw a user interface by using GDI+.
•Create a control that inherits from an existing control.
•Create a nonrectangular Windows Form.
•Create a custom user control.
Session 3: Unit 3: Creating Customized Print Components
This unit explains how to print content from a Microsoft Windows Forms application by using the printing features of GDI+. Students will learn how to keep track of multiple pages when printing and render page content correctly.
Lessons
•Printing Features That Are Supported by .NET Framework 2.0
•Drawing Print Document Content by Using GDI+
Lab : Creating Customized Print Components
•Exercise 1. Printing a Report by Using GDI
•Exercise 2. Creating a Customized Print Preview Dialog Box (if time permits)
After completing this unit, students will be able to:
•Describe the printing features that are supported by .NET Framework 2.0.
•Explain how to use GDI+ to draw print document content.
•Print content by using