Programming languages
VB.NET, C#
Overview
This sample demonstrates how to do custom painting by handling the Paint event or extending the a SmartControl or SmartItem .
It specifically demonstrates how to :
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Handle the Paint event to provide custom painting.
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Use the Invalidate method to force a repaint
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Derive from the SmartExplorerTaskPane and ExplorerTaskPane.Group classes
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How to override the PreferredSmartItemTypes property to add a SmartItem to the list.
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How to override the SmartControl's PaintItemsBackground and the SmartItem's PaintItemsBackground methods which are called when the background area where the items will be drawn needs to be painted.
Project location & filename
Master directory:
<SamplesInstallDir>Xceed SmartUI for WinForms [version]\
Where <SamplesInstallDir> by default is <SystemVolume>Xceed Samples under Windows Vista/7, and <ProgramFiles>Xceed Samples under Windows XP.
C#: \CSharp\CustomPainting\CustomPaintingCS.csproj
VB.NET: \Visual Basic .NET\CustomPainting\CustomPaintingVB.vbproj