new Font(fontRegular, FontStyle.Italic);

   
 


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class BoldAndItalic : Form {
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new BoldAndItalic());
    }
    public BoldAndItalic() {
        Text = "Bold and Italic Text";
        ResizeRedraw = true;
    }
    protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea) {
        DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor, ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
    }
    protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy) {

        float x = 0;
        float y = 0;

        grfx.DrawString("text", new Font(this.Font, FontStyle.Bold), new SolidBrush(Color.AliceBlue), x, y);
    }
}

    


Text on Baseline

   
 
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TextOnBaseline: Form{
     public static void Main() {
          Application.Run(new TextOnBaseline());
     }
     public TextOnBaseline() {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea) {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy) {
          float yBaseline = cy / 2;
          Pen   pen       = new Pen(clr);
   
          grfx.DrawLine(pen, 0, yBaseline, cx, yBaseline);
   
          Font font = new Font("Times New Roman", 144);
   
          float cyLineSpace = font.GetHeight(grfx);
          int   iCellSpace  = font.FontFamily.GetLineSpacing(font.Style);
          int   iCellAscent = font.FontFamily.GetCellAscent(font.Style);
          float cyAscent    = cyLineSpace * iCellAscent / iCellSpace;
   
          grfx.DrawString("Baseline", font, new SolidBrush(clr),
                          0, yBaseline - cyAscent);
     }
}

    


Font: SizeInPoints

   
 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class HowdyWorld: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new HowdyWorld());
     }
     public HowdyWorld()
     {
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
          MinimumSize = SystemInformation.MinimumWindowSize + new Size(0,1);
          
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Font  font   = new Font("Times New Roman", 10, FontStyle.Italic);
          SizeF sizef  = grfx.MeasureString(Text, font);
          float fScale = Math.Min(cx / sizef.Width, cy / sizef.Height);
   
          font = new Font(font.Name, fScale * font.SizeInPoints, font.Style);
          sizef = grfx.MeasureString(Text, font);
   
          grfx.DrawString(Text, font, new SolidBrush(clr), 
                          (cx  - sizef.Width ) / 2, (cy - sizef.Height) / 2);
     }
}

    


Font with different size

   
 


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Windows.Forms;
   
class TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts: Form
{
     public static void Main()
     {
          Application.Run(new TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts());
     }
     public TwentyFourPointPrinterFonts()
     {
          Text = "Twenty-Four Point Printer Fonts";
          ResizeRedraw = true; 
     }
     protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs pea)
     {
          DoPage(pea.Graphics, ForeColor,ClientSize.Width, ClientSize.Height);
     }     
     protected void DoPage(Graphics grfx, Color clr, int cx, int cy)
     {
          Brush  brush     = new SolidBrush(clr);
          float  y         = 0;
          Font   font;
          string strFamily = "Times New Roman";
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 24);
          grfx.DrawString("No GraphicsUnit, 24 points", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 24, GraphicsUnit.Point);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Point, 24 units", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 1/ 3f, GraphicsUnit.Inch);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Inch, 1/3 units", font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 25.4f / 3, GraphicsUnit.Millimeter);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Millimeter, 25.4/3 units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100, GraphicsUnit.Document);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Document, 100 units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100f / 3, GraphicsUnit.Pixel);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.Pixel, " + 100f / 3 + " units",
                          font, brush, 0, y);
          y += font.GetHeight(grfx);
   
          font = new Font(strFamily, 100f / 3, GraphicsUnit.World);
          grfx.DrawString("GraphicsUnit.World, " + 100f / 3 + " units", 
                          font, brush, 0, y);
     }
}

    


Control Docking


   

/*
C# Programming Tips & Techniques
by Charles Wright, Kris Jamsa

Publisher: Osborne/McGraw-Hill (December 28, 2001)
ISBN: 0072193794
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

namespace Docking
{
  /// <summary>
  /// Summary description for FormDocking.
  /// </summary>
  public class FormDocking : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    private System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar statusBar1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.Label label1;
    private System.Windows.Forms.TextBox textBox1;
    /// <summary>
    /// Required designer variable.
    /// </summary>
    private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

    public FormDocking()
    {
      //
      // Required for Windows Form Designer support
      //
      InitializeComponent();

      //
      // TODO: Add any constructor code after InitializeComponent call
      //
    }

    /// <summary>
    /// Clean up any resources being used.
    /// </summary>
    protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
    {
      if( disposing )
      {
        if (components != null) 
        {
          components.Dispose();
        }
      }
      base.Dispose( disposing );
    }

    #region Windows Form Designer generated code
    /// <summary>
    /// Required method for Designer support - do not modify
    /// the contents of this method with the code editor.
    /// </summary>
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.statusBar1 = new System.Windows.Forms.StatusBar();
      this.textBox1 = new System.Windows.Forms.TextBox();
      this.label1 = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
      this.SuspendLayout();
      // 
      // statusBar1
      // 
      this.statusBar1.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(0, 253);
      this.statusBar1.Name = "statusBar1";
      this.statusBar1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 20);
      this.statusBar1.TabIndex = 9;
      this.statusBar1.Text = "statusBar1";
      // 
      // textBox1
      // 
      this.textBox1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
      this.textBox1.Multiline = true;
      this.textBox1.Name = "textBox1";
      this.textBox1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
      this.textBox1.TabIndex = 2;
      this.textBox1.Text = "Top Bottom Left Right";
      // 
      // label1
      // 
      this.label1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Top;
      this.label1.Name = "label1";
      this.label1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 16);
      this.label1.TabIndex = 10;
      this.label1.Text = "Docking Sample";
      this.label1.TextAlign = System.Drawing.ContentAlignment.MiddleCenter;
      // 
      // FormDocking
      // 
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 273);
      this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                      this.label1,
                                      this.statusBar1,
                                      this.textBox1});
      this.Name = "FormDocking";
      this.Text = "FormDocking";
      this.ResumeLayout(false);

    }
    #endregion

    /// <summary>
    /// The main entry point for the application.
    /// </summary>
    [STAThread]
    static void Main() 
    {
      Application.Run(new FormDocking());
    }
  }
}


           
          


Image Drop

   
 

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Imaging;
using System.IO;
using System.Windows.Forms;

class ImageDrop : Form {
    bool bIsTarget;
    Image image;
    public static void Main() {
        Application.Run(new ImageDrop());
    }
    public ImageDrop() {
        AllowDrop = true;
    }
    protected override void OnDragOver(DragEventArgs dea) {
        if (dea.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop) || dea.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(Metafile)) || dea.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(Bitmap))) {
            if ((dea.AllowedEffect &amp; DragDropEffects.Move) != 0)
                dea.Effect = DragDropEffects.Move;
            if (((dea.AllowedEffect &amp; DragDropEffects.Copy) != 0) &amp;&amp; ((dea.KeyState &amp; 0x08) != 0))    // Ctrl key
                dea.Effect = DragDropEffects.Copy;
        }
    }
    protected override void OnDragDrop(DragEventArgs dea) {
        if (dea.Data.GetDataPresent(DataFormats.FileDrop)) {
            string[] astr = (string[])dea.Data.GetData(DataFormats.FileDrop);
            image = Image.FromFile(astr[0]);
            Invalidate();
        } else {
            if (dea.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(Metafile)))
                image = (Image)dea.Data.GetData(typeof(Metafile));
            else if (dea.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(Bitmap)))
                image = (Image)dea.Data.GetData(typeof(Bitmap));
            bIsTarget = true;
            Invalidate();
        }
    }
    protected override void OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs mea) {
        if (image != null) {
            bIsTarget = false;
            DragDropEffects dde = DoDragDrop(image,DragDropEffects.Copy | DragDropEffects.Move);
            if (dde == DragDropEffects.Move &amp;&amp; !bIsTarget)
                image = null;
        }
    }
}

    


Drag and drop inside a container


   


using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  internal System.Windows.Forms.Label lblDragger;
  public Form1()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
  }

  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.lblDragger = new System.Windows.Forms.Label();
    this.SuspendLayout();
    // 
    // lblDragger
    // 
    this.lblDragger.BorderStyle = System.Windows.Forms.BorderStyle.Fixed3D;
    this.lblDragger.Image = new Bitmap("winter.jpg");
    this.lblDragger.Location = new System.Drawing.Point(110, 105);
    this.lblDragger.Name = "lblDragger";
    this.lblDragger.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(72, 56);
    this.lblDragger.TabIndex = 2;
    this.lblDragger.MouseUp += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.lblDragger_MouseUp);
    this.lblDragger.MouseMove += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.lblDragger_MouseMove);
    this.lblDragger.MouseDown += new System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventHandler(this.lblDragger_MouseDown);
    // 
    // Form1
    // 
    this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(292, 266);
    this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                    this.lblDragger});
    this.Name = "Form1";
    this.Text = "Fake Drag And Drop";
    this.ResumeLayout(false);

  }

  [STAThread]
  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Form1());
  }


  private bool isDragging = false;


  private int clickOffsetX, clickOffsetY;


  private void lblDragger_MouseDown(System.Object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
  {
    isDragging = true;
    clickOffsetX = e.X;
    clickOffsetY = e.Y;
  }

  private void lblDragger_MouseUp(System.Object sender, System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
  {
    isDragging = false;
  }

  private void lblDragger_MouseMove(System.Object sender,
    System.Windows.Forms.MouseEventArgs e)
  {
    if (isDragging == true)
    {
      lblDragger.Left = e.X + lblDragger.Left - clickOffsetX;
      lblDragger.Top = e.Y + lblDragger.Top - clickOffsetY;
    }
  }

}