This is version 1.4.1 of the Windows Forms Aero Controls for .NET 2.0 project. Its contains a Windows Control Library with controls that mimic some of the Windows Vista and Windows 7 native controls and modules that exploit some of Aero's advanced GUI features.

Contents

The release zip file contains the following files:

• VistaControls.dll (library)
• VistaControlsApp.exe (demo application)
• VistaControls.xml (intellisense documentation)
• VistaControls and VistaControlsApp debug database

You can add the library (VistaControls.dll) as a reference to a project and start using it. You can also add the controls to the Vistual Studio toolbox in order to place them into the WinForms designer via drag&drop.

The source code is in C#. Currently, the controls use the native APIs available on Windows Vista. The controls have not yet been tested on earlier versions of Windows and do not provide non-native fallback alternatives (they will most likely crash on earlier versions of Vista). A simple interface for checking OS support is available: it is however up to the user to provide UI alternatives for older Windows platforms or for Mono.

What's in this release

• Controls
  • ShieldButton
  • ComboBox with cue banner
  • CommandLink
  • ListView
  • ProgressBar
  • TextBox with cue banner
  • TreeView
  • ThemedText label (Text on glass effect)
  • SplitButton
  • VerticalPanel (new in 1.4) http://files.getdropbox.com/u/812432/WebPostings/VerticalPanel.jpg
  • HorizontalPanel (new in 1.4) http://files.getdropbox.com/u/812432/WebPostings/HorizontalPanel.jpg
  • LabeledDivider (new in 1.4) http://files.getdropbox.com/u/812432/WebPostings/HorizontalPanel.jpg
• Modules
  • DWM module (Live thumbnails and glass sheet effect)
  • ThemedText module
  • Task Dialog module (alternative to classic Message boxes)
• Support
  • OS support (checks if Vista libraries are supported)
  • Glass sheet helpers