desigining issue of windows forms

Question

hello friendsquite some time back i saw a software called digital school in which the forms were stylishly designed...here is the link of that software http://download.cnet.com/Digital-School/3000-2247_4-10908486.html if you find time just download that and have a look into it...now my problem how can i design my forms like the one which i saw in digital software.

Kirtan Patel · Answer

these type of forms you can create with photoShop Graphics .developed according to your Fields in form and used as background of form . Though this graphic work i dont recommended as it will down the performance of your application due to have graphic load .. but There are also commercial Applications are there to Skin your forms without Loosing so much performace like http://www.skincrafter.com/

Kirtan Patel · Answer

manually is possible as i described you can develop Images In Photoshop Like Application and Apply it as background .but its so cumbersome task and very time consuming as we have to develop Graphic according to controls on our forms also it will down performance of application as we need to use every thing custom made ..still we can not theme the buttons etc for that we have to write code manually that can change the look and feel of button and other controls according to matching color of skin of form . The application i recommended you is using Custom Developed Form..that is painted By That ThirdParty Component on PaintEvent of Form and That Way the Graphics are Loaded ...so its much faster and Very Customizable according to Users Choice of Skins etc they have lot of skins ..to load . developing This King of Component Manually is time consuming as They are developed by Many developers together . you understand that :) This Kind of Component can change Skins By Just One Line Code .like .in that SkinCrafter ..as if we develop this by manually its not possible to change Skins you may have Seen Some Application that can change Skins Like Yahoo Messenger etc ..that can also be done With SkinCrafter Control :) so its better than manual buggy work !! of our own :) as you can see how need Application Design is with this control..that is manually practically impossible to develop alone :) Thanks :)

kiran kumar · Answer

Thank you kirtan for your helpyou are helping me in everything... The one which you specified is really good...cant i do a skin like that manually....