A good UI design for rating in .Net

Question

Hi, im trying to add a "rating" system to an existing form (i.e 1 star, 2 Star or poor, average,good,excellent etc). Does anyone know of a way to achieve this that is aesthetically pleasing with good UX either in .Net or a free 3rd party control?

Thanks

Answer 1

Check the ASP.NET Ajax control:

http://www.asp.net/ajax/ajaxcontroltoolkit/Samples/Rating/Rating.aspx

Answer 2

Starbox. It's commercial, but the best one I've ever seen. http://www.nickstakenburg.com/projects/starbox/

Answer 3

Did you check these links?

http://thirstycrow.net/blog/2008/04/08/WinFormsStarRatingControl.aspx

http://devcomponents.com/blog/?p=119

In addition check this post too : http://community.devexpress.com/blogs/aspnet/archive/2009/06/16/winforms-rating-control-now-shipping.aspx

Answer 4

What is it that you are ratng? Depending on that you may want to be a bit different. For example, The ASP.NET Templates include a site called The Beerhouse, wich uses a glass rating, showuing different number of beer glasses or half full glasses.

Another product I worked on sold Chocolate, so the rating was what looked like a chocolate bar, with different amounts of chocolate being 'eaten' off the end..