When I first blogged about force-based algorithms, my focus was firmly on charting and graphing; specifically, producing aesthetically-pleasing diagrams consisting of nodes and connectors. Force-based algorithms have many other applications in computer science, from graphics to simulations to problem-solving and beyond. In this post, i’m going to look at the application of a force-based algorithm… Continue reading
Background I’m currently doing some work in the area of cross-AppDomain development, where all objects are either marshalled (transparently) using .NET Remoting or serialised. It turns out that, when DataSet objects are serialised, their extended properties are serialised as strings. This means that, when operating on a DataSet which has come from another AppDomain, the… Continue reading
From time to time, it’s a good idea to go back and re-examine old code. With time comes greater knowledge and new tricks; and in the case of two of my earlier custom Windows Forms controls, this was certainly true. You may remember my ComboBox control with grouping support, as well as my ComboBox with… Continue reading
Describes how to use the buffered paint API (in uxtheme.dll, via PInvoke) to paint custom Windows Forms controls with fade animations. Provides a managed class to simplify the process of implementing fade animations in controls. Continue reading
This is just a quick post to pass the time between the instalments of my ongoing series on Media Center development. The objective of this article is to show you how to build a simple progress bar control using MCML. I wrote this article in response to the statistic than several people landed on my… Continue reading