User Interface - Leo-Corporation/LeoCorpLibrary GitHub Wiki

• Introduction
• WinFormsHelpers
  • a. CenterControlOnForm
  • b. CenterFormOnScreen
• ScreenHelpers
  • a. GetScreenDPIFromWinForm
  • b. GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow
  • c. GetScreenScalingFromWinForm
  • d. GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow
• ControlAlignement

To use these methods and features, do not forget to put this line of code on top of your code file:

C#

using LeoCorpLibrary.UI;

VB

Imports LeoCorpLibrary.UI

This function is available in version 2.3 and higher.

The CenterControlOnForm() method allows you to center a Control inside a Form.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm()

It has two variations:

Variation 1

WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(Control control, Form form) {...}

Variation 2

WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(Control control, Form form, ControlAlignement controlAlignement) {...}

Here's an example of usage:

C#

// Variation 1
Label label = new Label();
label.Text = "Hi!";
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this); // "this" is the current object, here, it's a Form

// Variation 2
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this, VerticalAlignement.Vertical); // Center the label vertically

VB

' Variation 1
Dim label As Label = New Label()
label.Text = "Hi!"
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, Me) ' "Me" is the current object, here, it's a Form

' Variation 2
WinFormsHelpers.CenterControlOnForm(label, this, VerticalAlignement.Vertical) ' Center the label vertically

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This function is available in version 2.3 and higher.

The CenterFormOnScreen() method allows you to center a Form inside the primary Screen.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen(this); // Center the form

VB

WinFormsHelpers.CenterFormOnScreen(Me) ' Center the form

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This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

The GetScreenDPIFromWinForm() method allows you to get the current screen DPI from a System.Windows.Forms.Form. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm(this); // Get the screen DPI

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWinForm(Me) ' Get the screen DPI

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This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

The GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow() method allows you to get the current screen DPI from a System.Windows.Window. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow(this); // Get the screen DPI

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenDPIFromWPFWindow(Me) ' Get the screen DPI

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This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

The GetScreenScalingFromWinForm() method allows you to get the current screen scale from a System.Windows.Forms.Form. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm(this); // Get the screen scale

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWinForm(Me) ' Get the screen scale

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This function is available in version 3.7 and higher.

The GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow() method allows you to get the current screen scale from a System.Windows.Window. It returns a double value.

It's in:

LeoCorpLibrary.UI.ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow()

It has one argument:

Here's an example of usage:

C#

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow(this); // Get the screen scale

VB

ScreenHelpers.GetScreenScalingFromWPFWindow(Me) ' Get the screen scale

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ControlAlignement is an enumeration which has three elements:

• Horizontal
• Vertical
• Both

This enumeration can be used in the CenterControlOnForm() method.

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