Advanced Windows Forms Technologies with Microsoft
Visual Studio 2005
Workshop 2547: Two days; Instructor-Le
Introduction
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
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:
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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.
Prerequisites
Before attending this workshop,
students must:
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Have
attended or studied Workshop 2546A, Core Windows Forms Technologies with Visual
Studio 2005 or possess equivalent knowledge and skills.
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Be
able to manage a solution environment using the Visual Studio 2005 integrated
development environment (IDE) and tools.
•
Be
able to program an application using a Microsoft .NET Framework 2.0 compliant
language, including the use of delegates and events.
•
Understand
advanced concepts including serialization, reflection, application domains, and
multithreading.
Workshop Outline
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.
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What
Are MDI Applications?
Lab 1: Building MDI Applications
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Exercise
1. Creating MDI Parent and Child Forms.
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Exercise
2. Displaying and Comparing Information on MDI Child Forms.
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Exercise
3. Implementing Menu Merging in MDI Applications.
After completing this unit, students
will be able to:
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Compare
the different layout styles for Microsoft Windows Forms applications.
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Explain
the key concepts and processes involved in implementing an MDI application.
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Create
MDI parent and child forms.
•
Display
and compare information on MDI child forms.
•
Implement
menu merging in an MDI application.
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.
Lesson
•
What
Are the Methods of Authoring Controls for Windows Forms?
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Ways
to Draw a User Interface by Using GDI+.
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Creating
a Nonrectangular Windows Form.
Lab 2: Customizing Windows Forms and
Controls
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Exercise
1. Creating a Control that Inherits from an Existing Control.
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Exercise
2. Creating a Nonrectangular Windows Form.
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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.
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.
Lesson
•
Printing
Features that Are Supported by .NET Framework 2.0.
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Drawing
Print Document Content by Using GDI+.
Lab 3: Creating Customized Print
Components
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Exercise
1. Printing a Report by Using GDI+.
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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 GDI+.
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Describe
best practices for creating custom print components.
Unit 4: Performing Drag-and-Drop
Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support
This unit introduces the properties,
methods, and events that can be used to implement drag-and-drop functionality
in a Microsoft Windows Forms application. Students will learn how to start and
finish drag-and-drop operations and, specifically, how to implement
drag-and-drop operations with a TreeView control. In
addition, this unit demonstrates how to use the Clipboard to store and retrieve
data.
Lessons
•
Drag-and-Drop
Operations in Windows Forms Applications.
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Adding
Clipboard Support in Windows Forms Applications.
Lab 4: Performing Drag-and-Drop
Operations and Implementing Clipboard Support
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Exercise
1. Implementing Drag-and-Drop Functionality in a Windows Forms Application.
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Exercise
2. Adding Clipboard Support to an Application.
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Exercise
3. Performing Drag-and-Drop Operations by Using TextBox
and PictureBox Controls (if time permits).
After completing this unit, students
will be able to:
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Describe
the phases of a drag-and-drop operation.
•
Describe
the methods that you can use to provide Clipboard support.
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Implement
drag-and-drop functionality in a Windows Forms application.
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Add
Clipboard support to an application.
Unit 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks
by Using Multithreaded Techniques
This unit demonstrates how to create
Microsoft Windows Forms applications that can run tasks in the background. It
explains how to make use of the asynchronous methods and other features of
components that support the Asynchronous Pattern for Components. Students will
also learn how to use the classes in the System.Threading
namespace to run one or more tasks in the background by using multiple threads
in an application.
Lessons
•
Asynchronous
Programming in Windows Forms Applications.
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Creating
Thread-Safe Applications.
Lab 5: Performing Asynchronous Tasks by
Using Multithreaded Techniques
•
Exercise
1. Loading a Bitmap Asynchronously.
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Exercise
2. Performing Calculations by Using Multithreading.
After completing this unit, students
will be able to:
•
Explain
the concepts and processes that are involved in performing asynchronous
programming.
•
Load
a bitmap into a Windows Forms application asynchronously.
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Perform
multiple simultaneous calculations on a form by using multithreading.
Unit 6: Enhancing the Presentation of
Windows Forms Applications
This unit describes several of the
features that can be used when creating professional-looking applications.
Students will learn how to build a Windows Form that has the appearance of
Microsoft Office Outlook and how to configure a customized master/detail DataGridView control. In addition, this unit explains how
to incorporate the PropertyGrid component and
application settings features that enable users to edit and save their
preferences.
Lessons
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Enhancing
Application User Interfaces.
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Customizing
the DataGridView Control.
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Application
Settings and the PropertyGrid Control.
Lab 6: Enhancing the Presentation of
Windows Forms Applications
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Exercise
1. Programming the DataGridView Control.
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Exercise
2. Viewing and Persisting Application Settings by Using the PropertyGrid
Control.
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Exercise
3. Implementing a User Interface in the Style of Outlook by Using RAD Features.
After completing this unit, students
will be able to:
•
Describe
several key features involved in enhancing an application user interface.
•
Describe
how to customize the DataGridView control.
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Explain
the concepts of Windows Forms application settings and the PropertyGrid
control.
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Program
the DataGridView control.
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View
and persist application settings by using the PropertyGrid
control.
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Implement
a user interface in the style of Outlook by using rapid application development
(RAD) features.
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