Making Vista style apps in C#

Question

I\'m running windows vista and want to get the appearance to look like regular vista programs. Are there any really good tutorials/articles on how to build Vista Style apps? I w

Answer 1

If you're using WPF you can use Microsoft's Vista Bridge library which has several useful controls. Otherwise, just look at the Windows UX Guidelines and roll your own. From that page:

Some of the features included in the Vista Bridge Sample Library are - Vista style Task and File Dialogs, Common Open and Save dialogs, Application Recovery and Restart, Known Folders, Network Lists, Power Management, User Account Control, CommandLink control, Aero Wizard Control, System provided icons etc.

Additionally, you can check out Aero.Controls and Aero.Wizard, two free open source WinForms packs I wrote that set you up with some standard controls and a wizard, respectively.