Chapter 7. More Windows Controls

In this chapter, I will continue the discussion of the Windows controls. I'll start with the controls that implement the common dialog boxes and the RichTextBox control. Then I will deal with two more advanced controls, TreeView and ListView.

The .NET Framework provides a set of controls for displaying common dialog boxes, such as the Open and Color dialog boxes. Each of these controls encapsulates a large amount of functionality that would take a lot of code to duplicate. The common dialog controls are fundamental components because they enable you to design user interfaces with the look and feel of a Windows application.

You'll also explore the RichTextBox control, which is an advanced version of the TextBox control. ...

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