Can I use the standard windows controls?

[peetersb]

Hello,

I've not much experience in C# for windows applications(java
programmer ). But, I want to develop a windowsapplication in C#.
The layout of my application should be like this: http://www.bapetc.be/layout.pdf

Can I use standard button controls en just use the background images?
That's possinle I think, but what with the text and labels?
On top of the layout, this should be a dynamic label. So I can't use
fixed images for that.
What is the best way to implement this?

Thanks

 

[Nicholas Paldino [.NET/C# MVP]]

You could do this using Windows Forms controls, but you would have to
create a custom Button class which handles the custom painting of the
button.

To be honest, you REALLY should use Windows Presentation Foundation for
this, as it would be a VERY simple matter to define a template for the
buttons to make them rounded, as well as create some of the border elements.
All that and you wouldn't have to touch any code to change it!