VisualLayout.NET is design time enabled .NET component which helps to create professional form layouts with no programming efforts. Working together with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET component brings new quality in form design allowing complex sizing and positioning relations between form elements to be defined visually just with few mouse clicks. Number of sizing and positioning settings are available.
Features
Keeps look and feel of the form even when it is resized in runtime mode
Simple to use and intuitive visual add-on to the standard Microsoft Visual Studio.NET form designer
All possible sizing and positioning options for every form control or container
Any option can be specified absolutely or relatively to any other form element
Works with any controls or containers no matter if it is standard or custom
Optionally supplied with C# source code that can be used as example of good .NET component development techniques.
Installation Instructions
Please follow steps below to install CoolLayout.NET component
Order the component and receive it attached to order confirmation e-mail
Save component from e-mail message to disk and unzip *.msi file
Launch the VisualLayout.NET.msi from within the Windows Explorer or execute msiexec.exe /I VisualLayout.NET.msi manually from the console
Follow instructions of the installer
Launch your Microsoft Visual Studio .NET IDE
Position your mouse over the toolbox*. Click your right mouse button and select "Add Tab" option from activated popup menu. Give the newly created tab some meaningful name. We would recommend "VisualLayout.NET" as this is the name we will be referring to in our further documentation
Make "VisualLayout.NET" pane active by clicking on its caption. Click your right mouse button and select "Customize Toolbox" option from activated popup menu. On the appeared dialog box switch to the ".NET Framework Components" page. Find and check the components from the CoolLayout.Windows.Forms.dll then click "Ok"
Enjoy comfortable visual form design!
*Please refer to the Visual Studio.NET Help system to find out what the toolbox is and what it is used for
System Requirements
Runtime: Microsoft .NET Framework runtime
Development: Microsoft .NET Framework SDK
Design-time support: Microsoft Visual Studio.NET
Support Materials
Demos - included to the distribution package to get started instantly
Documentation - available online for quick references
Forum - great place to discuss your challenges with other users
Free Setup Support - free e-mail or IM technical support is available for your convenience
VisualLayout.NET is design time enabled .NET component which helps to create professional form layouts with no programming efforts. Working together with Microsoft Visual Studio.NET component brings new quality in form design allowing complex sizing and positioning relations between form elements to be defined visually just with few mouse clicks. Number of sizing and positioning settings are available.