[.NET] Non Rectangular Forms

**Strider** · 06-12-2005, 05:11 PM

Have you ever wondered how you can create nonrectangular forms? Windows Media Player is a good example. When you switch to different skins, the border changes shapes. It seems like quite a difficult task, but it ends up being extremely simple. It's really only a few lines of code! But these few lines of code can make a big difference in the visual impression your project creates.

First create a new Windows Forms project using C#. (This can be done in any .NET language, but we'll use C# for this example.) Add a button to the middle of the form. Add this code to the button:

Code:

private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) 
{ 
System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath p = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath(); 
int width = this.ClientSize.Width; 
int height = this.ClientSize.Height; 
p.AddClosedCurve(new Point[]{new Point(width/2, height/10), 
new Point(width,0), new Point(width, height/3), 
new Point(width-width/3, height), 
new Point(width/7, height-height/} ); 
this.Region = new Region(p); 
}

06-12-2005, 05:11 PM	#1
Strider Webmaster Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: The Last City! Posts: 4,164 Thanks: 430 Thanked 462 Times in 403 Posts Rep Power: 2739 OS:	[.NET] Non Rectangular Forms Have you ever wondered how you can create nonrectangular forms? Windows Media Player is a good example. When you switch to different skins, the border changes shapes. It seems like quite a difficult task, but it ends up being extremely simple. It's really only a few lines of code! But these few lines of code can make a big difference in the visual impression your project creates. First create a new Windows Forms project using C#. (This can be done in any .NET language, but we'll use C# for this example.) Add a button to the middle of the form. Add this code to the button: Code: private void button1_Click(object sender, System.EventArgs e) { System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath p = new System.Drawing.Drawing2D.GraphicsPath(); int width = this.ClientSize.Width; int height = this.ClientSize.Height; p.AddClosedCurve(new Point[]{new Point(width/2, height/10), new Point(width,0), new Point(width, height/3), new Point(width-width/3, height), new Point(width/7, height-height/} ); this.Region = new Region(p); } __________________ Want to ask a question? Try This! A guide on how to post a question, reply to a post etc.

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