i am using .net window application . i need to make my form UI better. how to do that?

Question

i am using .net window application . i need to make my form UI better. how to do that?

Is there any predefined shins available?...

I am new in this suggest any good idea...

Answer 1

You can use DevExpress.

Answer 2

With WinForms you only fairly basic control. You can set colors, transparency, font, etc. on controls. You can also set a background image and specify one color as the transparency mask (see: http://www.codeproject.com/KB/vb/splforms.aspx).

If you want more advanced features you'll probably want to look into a 3rd party solution (e.g. http://www.sunisoft.com/irisskin/), but most are still fairly limited.

If you want a very flexible solution, I suggest looking into WPF (examples: http://navajocoder.com/, http://familyshow.codeplex.com/, http://stackoverflow.com/questions/7837/what-real-world-wpf-applications-are-out-there, http://adamkinney.wordpress.com/2008/08/20/357/, etc.) or Silverlight, both built on the same technology and part of .NET.

Answer 3

Following the Microsoft UI design guidelines will get you a good way to getting a decent user interface, without any skins required.