Planning the User Interface
Before you embark on the design process in Visual Studio, it is probably a decent idea to first draft a mock-up of the form’s general landscape. This can be a simple pen and paper sketch; what we are looking for is a simple, rough blueprint for the application.
As a sample scenario, consider a Windows Forms application written for Contoso customer service representatives. The application needs to expose a hierarchical list of orders placed with Contoso, and it should enable the reps to search on orders and edit data.
Preliminary Design
A few basic components have been established as de facto standards for a Windows form: menus, toolbars, and status bars are all standard fare and can certainly be leveraged within this ...
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