Graphics Unit: Display


   


  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ComponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 400);
      this.Text = "";
      this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.Form1_Paint);

    }

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

    private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
    {
      Graphics g = e.Graphics;

      // Set quality of rendering.
      g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
  
      // Configure graphics unit.
      g.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Display;

        Point renderingOrgPt = new Point(0,0);

      renderingOrgPt.X = 100;
      renderingOrgPt.Y = 100;

      // Configure origin.
      g.TranslateTransform(renderingOrgPt.X,
        renderingOrgPt.Y);

      g.DrawRectangle(new Pen(Color.Red, 1), 0, 0, 100, 100);
      
      g.Dispose();

    }
  }


           
          


Graphics Unit: Document


   

  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ComponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 400);
      this.Text = "";
      this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.Form1_Paint);

    }

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

    private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
    {
      Graphics g = e.Graphics;

      // Set quality of rendering.
      g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
  
      // Configure graphics unit.
      g.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Document;

        Point renderingOrgPt = new Point(0,0);

      renderingOrgPt.X = 100;
      renderingOrgPt.Y = 100;

      // Configure origin.
      g.TranslateTransform(renderingOrgPt.X,
        renderingOrgPt.Y);

      g.DrawRectangle(new Pen(Color.Red, 1), 0, 0, 100, 100);
      
      g.Dispose();

    }
  }



           
          


Graphics Unit: Point


   


  using System;
  using System.Drawing;
  using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
  using System.Collections;
  using System.ComponentModel;
  using System.Windows.Forms;
  using System.Data;

  public class Form1 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
  {
    public Form1()
    {
      InitializeComponent();
      SetStyle(ControlStyles.ResizeRedraw, true);
    }
    private void InitializeComponent()
    {
      this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
      this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 400);
      this.Text = "";
      this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventHandler(this.Form1_Paint);

    }

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

    private void Form1_Paint(object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
    {
      Graphics g = e.Graphics;

      // Set quality of rendering.
      g.SmoothingMode = SmoothingMode.AntiAlias;
  
      // Configure graphics unit.
      g.PageUnit = GraphicsUnit.Point;

        Point renderingOrgPt = new Point(0,0);

      renderingOrgPt.X = 100;
      renderingOrgPt.Y = 100;

      // Configure origin.
      g.TranslateTransform(renderingOrgPt.X,
        renderingOrgPt.Y);

      g.DrawRectangle(new Pen(Color.Red, 1), 0, 0, 100, 100);
      
      g.Dispose();

    }
  }


           
          


illustrates using a graphics file


   

/*
Mastering Visual C# .NET
by Jason Price, Mike Gunderloy

Publisher: Sybex;
ISBN: 0782129110
*/

/*
  Example21_5.cs illustrates using a graphics file
*/

using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

public class Example21_5 : System.Windows.Forms.Form
{
  private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

  public Example21_5()
  {
    InitializeComponent();
  }

  protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
  {
    if( disposing )
    {
      if (components != null) 
      {
        components.Dispose();
      }
    }
    base.Dispose( disposing );
  }

  private void InitializeComponent()
  {
    this.BackColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
    this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(400, 400);
    this.Name = "Example21_5";
    this.Text = "Example21_5";
    this.Paint += new System.Windows.Forms.
      PaintEventHandler(this.Example21_5_Paint);
  }


  static void Main() 
  {
    Application.Run(new Example21_5());
  }

  private void Example21_5_Paint(
    object sender, System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
  {
    Graphics g = e.Graphics;
    // Load the image
    Bitmap b = new Bitmap("CSharp.tif");
    // and display it
    g.DrawImage(b, 10, 10, 350, 300);
  }
}



           
          


Path Gradient


   

/*
Professional Windows GUI Programming Using C#
by Jay Glynn, Csaba Torok, Richard Conway, Wahid Choudhury, 
   Zach Greenvoss, Shripad Kulkarni, Neil Whitlow

Publisher: Peer Information
ISBN: 1861007663
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;  // PathGradientBrush 

namespace PathGradient
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for PathGradient.
    /// </summary>
    public class PathGradient : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        public PathGradient()
        {
            //
            // Required for Windows Form Designer support
            //
            InitializeComponent();
            
            this.Text = "PathGradient - CenterPoint";

            //
            // 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()
        {
            // 
            // PathGradient
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 213);
            this.Name = "PathGradient";
            this.Text = "PathGradient";

        }
        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new PathGradient());
        }
        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
        {   
            Graphics g = e.Graphics;
            Font f = new Font(new FontFamily("Times New Roman"), 10);
            Brush fb = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
            GraphicsPath gp;
            PathGradientBrush pGB;  // namespace System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
            Rectangle rec;
            Color cR = Color.Red, cW = Color.White, cY = Color.Yellow;
            int w = 100, h = 70;

            // Left upper rectangle:
            g.DrawString("Center", f, fb, 10, 5);
            gp = new GraphicsPath();
            rec = new Rectangle(10, 20, w, h);
            gp.AddRectangle(rec);
            pGB = new PathGradientBrush(gp);
            pGB.CenterPoint = new Point(10 + w/2, 20 + h/2);
            pGB.CenterColor = cR;
            pGB.SurroundColors = new Color[1]{cW};
            g.FillRectangle(pGB, rec);

            // Right upper rectangle:
            g.DrawString("Center - 2 x 2 Colors", f, fb, w + 20, 5);
            gp = new GraphicsPath();
            rec = new Rectangle(20 + w, 20, w, h);
            gp.AddRectangle(rec);
            pGB = new PathGradientBrush(gp);
            pGB.CenterPoint = new Point(w + 20 + w/2, 20 + h/2);
            pGB.CenterColor = cR;
            pGB.SurroundColors = new Color[4]{cW, cY, cW, cY};
            g.FillRectangle(pGB, rec);

            // Left down rectangle:
            g.DrawString("LefTopCenter", f, fb, 10, h + 25);
            gp = new GraphicsPath();
            rec = new Rectangle(10, h + 40, w, h);
            gp.AddRectangle(rec);
            pGB = new PathGradientBrush(gp);
            pGB.CenterPoint = new Point(10, h + 40);
            pGB.CenterColor = cR;
            pGB.SurroundColors = new Color[1]{cW};
            g.FillRectangle(pGB, rec);

            // Ellipse
            g.DrawString("Top", f, fb, w + 20, h + 25);
            gp = new GraphicsPath();
            rec = new Rectangle(w + 20, h + 40, w, h);
            gp.AddEllipse(rec);
            pGB = new PathGradientBrush(gp);
            pGB.CenterPoint = new Point(w + 20 + w/2, h + 40);
            pGB.CenterColor = cR;
            pGB.SurroundColors = new Color[1]{cW};
            g.FillRectangle(pGB, rec);

            g.Dispose();    
            fb.Dispose();
        }
    }
}


           
          


Line Gradient


   

/*
Professional Windows GUI Programming Using C#
by Jay Glynn, Csaba Torok, Richard Conway, Wahid Choudhury, 
   Zach Greenvoss, Shripad Kulkarni, Neil Whitlow

Publisher: Peer Information
ISBN: 1861007663
*/
using System;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Data;

using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;  // LinearGradientBrush

namespace LinGradient
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for LinGradient.
    /// </summary>
    public class LinGradient : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

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

            this.Text = "LinearGradientMode";

            //
            // 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()
        {
            // 
            // LinGradient
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(256, 205);
            this.Name = "LinGradient";
            this.Text = "LinGradient";

        }
        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new LinGradient());
        }
        protected override void OnPaint(PaintEventArgs e)
        {   
            Graphics g = e.Graphics;
            Font f = new Font(new FontFamily("Times New Roman"), 10);
            Brush fb = new SolidBrush(Color.Black);
            LinearGradientBrush lGB;  // namespace System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
            Color cR = Color.Red, cW = Color.White;
            int w = 100, h = 70;

            // Left upper rectangle:
            g.DrawString("Horizontal", f, fb, 10, 5);
            Rectangle rec = new Rectangle(10, 20, w, h);
            LinearGradientMode lGM = LinearGradientMode.Horizontal;
            lGB = new LinearGradientBrush(rec, cR, cW, lGM);
            g.FillRectangle(lGB, rec);
         
            // Right upper rectangle:
            g.DrawString("Vertical", f, fb, w + 20, 5);
            rec.Offset(w + 10, 0);
            lGM = LinearGradientMode.Vertical;
            lGB = new LinearGradientBrush(rec, cR, cW, lGM);
            g.FillRectangle(lGB, rec);

            // Left down rectangle:
            g.DrawString("ForwardDiagonal", f, fb, 10, h + 25);
            rec.Offset(-w - 10, h + 20);
            lGM = LinearGradientMode.ForwardDiagonal;
            lGB = new LinearGradientBrush(rec, cR, cW, lGM);
            g.FillRectangle(lGB, rec);

            // Right down rectangle:
            g.DrawString("BackwardDiagonal", f, fb, w + 20, h + 25);
            rec.Offset(w + 10, 0);
            lGM = LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal;
            lGB = new LinearGradientBrush(rec, cR, cW, lGM);
            g.FillRectangle(lGB, rec);

            fb.Dispose();
            g.Dispose();
        }
    }
}


           
          


Gradient Label Host


   

/*
User Interfaces in C#: Windows Forms and Custom Controls
by Matthew MacDonald

Publisher: Apress
ISBN: 1590590457
*/

using System.Drawing;
using System.Drawing.Drawing2D;
using System.Drawing.Design;

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

namespace GradientLabelHost
{
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for GradientLabelHost.
    /// </summary>
    public class GradientLabelHost : System.Windows.Forms.Form
    {
        private GradientLabel gradientLabel1;
        /// <summary>
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        public GradientLabelHost()
        {
            //
            // 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.gradientLabel1 = new GradientLabel();
            this.SuspendLayout();
            // 
            // gradientLabel1
            // 
            this.gradientLabel1.Dock = System.Windows.Forms.DockStyle.Fill;
            this.gradientLabel1.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Tahoma", 36F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
            this.gradientLabel1.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.White;
            this.gradientLabel1.GradientFill.ColorA = System.Drawing.SystemColors.Info;
            this.gradientLabel1.GradientFill.ColorB = System.Drawing.Color.DarkViolet;
            this.gradientLabel1.GradientFill.GradientFillStyle = System.Drawing.Drawing2D.LinearGradientMode.BackwardDiagonal;
            this.gradientLabel1.Name = "gradientLabel1";
            this.gradientLabel1.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(596, 118);
            this.gradientLabel1.TabIndex = 0;
            this.gradientLabel1.Text = "Gradient Label Test";
            // 
            // GradientLabelHost
            // 
            this.AutoScaleBaseSize = new System.Drawing.Size(5, 13);
            this.ClientSize = new System.Drawing.Size(596, 118);
            this.Controls.AddRange(new System.Windows.Forms.Control[] {
                                                                          this.gradientLabel1});
            this.Name = "GradientLabelHost";
            this.Text = "GradientLabelHost";
            this.ResumeLayout(false);

        }
        #endregion

        /// <summary>
        /// The main entry point for the application.
        /// </summary>
        [STAThread]
        static void Main() 
        {
            Application.Run(new GradientLabelHost());
        }
    }
    /// <summary>
    /// Summary description for GradientLabel.
    /// </summary>
    public class GradientLabel : System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
    {
        /// <summary> 
        /// Required designer variable.
        /// </summary>
        private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

        public GradientLabel()
        {
            // This call is required by the Windows.Forms Form Designer.
            InitializeComponent();

            // TODO: Add any initialization after the InitForm 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 Component 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()
        {
            // 
            // GradientLabel
            // 
            this.Name = "GradientLabel";
            this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(372, 128);
            this.Load += new System.EventHandler(this.GradientLabel_Load);
            gradient.GradientChanged += new EventHandler(GradientChanged);

        }
        #endregion



        private string text;
        private GradientFill gradient = new GradientFill();

        [DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Content)]
        public GradientFill GradientFill
        {
            get
            {
                return gradient;
            }
            set
            {
                gradient = value;
                gradient.GradientChanged += new EventHandler(GradientChanged);
                this.Invalidate();
            }
        }


        private void GradientLabel_Load(object sender, System.EventArgs e)
        {
            this.ResizeRedraw=true;
        }

        [Browsable(true),
        DesignerSerializationVisibility(DesignerSerializationVisibility.Visible)] 
        public override string Text
        {
            get
            {
                return text;
            }
            set
            {
                text = value;
                this.Invalidate();
            }
        }

        protected override void OnPaintBackground(
            System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            LinearGradientBrush brush = new LinearGradientBrush(e.ClipRectangle, gradient.ColorA,
                                     gradient.ColorB, gradient.GradientFillStyle);

            // Draw the gradient background.
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, e.ClipRectangle);
        }

        protected override void OnPaint(System.Windows.Forms.PaintEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnPaint(e);

            // Draw the label text.
            e.Graphics.DrawString(text, this.Font, new SolidBrush(this.ForeColor), 0, 0);
        }

        private void GradientChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
        {
            this.Invalidate();
        }

    }




    [TypeConverter(typeof(ExpandableObjectConverter)), 
    Editor(typeof(GradientFillEditor), typeof(UITypeEditor))]
    public class GradientFill
    {
        private Color colorA = Color.LightBlue;
        private Color colorB = Color.Purple;
        private LinearGradientMode gradientStyle= LinearGradientMode.ForwardDiagonal;
    
        public event EventHandler GradientChanged;

        public Color ColorA
        {
            get
            {
                return colorA;
            }
            set
            {
                colorA = value;
                OnGradientChanged(new EventArgs());
            }
        }

        public Color ColorB
        {
            get
            {
                return colorB;
            }
            set
            {
                colorB = value;
                OnGradientChanged(new EventArgs());
            }
        }

        [System.ComponentModel.RefreshProperties(RefreshProperties.Repaint)]
        public LinearGradientMode GradientFillStyle
        {
            get
            {
                return gradientStyle;
            }
            set
            {
                gradientStyle = value;
                OnGradientChanged(new EventArgs());
            }
        }

        private void OnGradientChanged(EventArgs e)
        {
            if (GradientChanged != null)
            {
                GradientChanged(this, e);
            }
        }
    }


    public class GradientFillEditor : UITypeEditor
    {


        public override bool GetPaintValueSupported(
            System.ComponentModel.ITypeDescriptorContext context)
        {
            return true;
        }

        public override void PaintValue(
            System.Drawing.Design.PaintValueEventArgs e)
        {
            GradientFill fill = (GradientFill)e.Value;
            LinearGradientBrush brush = new LinearGradientBrush(e.Bounds,
                fill.ColorA, fill.ColorB, fill.GradientFillStyle);

            // Paint the thumbnail.
            e.Graphics.FillRectangle(brush, e.Bounds);
        }
    }



}