I just installed the new MonoDevelop Windows beta, but when trying to create a C# windows application the only option was GTK#. Since Mono supports WinForms, why is this not an option in MonoDevelop. I would like to not have the GTK# dependency in my applications.
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A:
Althought Winforms is supported in mono since version 2.0, the WinForms designer is not usable yet in MonoDevelop, which could be the reason for the lack of a WinForms project in MonoDevelop
http://www.mono-project.com/WinForms_Designer
AFAIK, you should think of mono's support for winforms as a way to port existing winforms aplication to linux. If you want to make a cross-platform app from the ground up, you should use GTK#
Ricky AH
2009-09-09 22:19:48
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Although there is no WinForms project template, you can write WinForms apps in MD on any of the platforms MD runs on.
Just create a new empty C# project and add a reference to System.Windows.Forms, then write your code, and build & run. Although there's no Winforms designer in MD, you'll have code completion for the Winforms types.
mhutch
2009-09-09 22:27:08
We are using the System.Windows.Forms namespace as we already have our UIs built. For additional work in the UI we are using SharpDevelop, and then coding in MD.
dboarman
2010-02-22 03:38:54
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mono develop currently supports GTK# toolkit only. you can use sharpdevelop winforms designer and choose mono runtime environment for compling
JKS
2009-10-05 06:22:58