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TxTranslation c# class data winforms wpf xml ★★★★★★
Simple yet powerful translation and localisation library for .NET applications. Supports XAML binding, language fallbacks, count-specific translations, placeholders, and number and time formatting.
Natural sorting of strings c# class data ★★★★★★
Sorts strings that contain numbers, not character-wise (lexical) but regarding the numeric value: “a1” < “a2” < “a10” < “a11” < “a20”
FieldLog c# class data ★★★★★
Fast and comprehensive logging tool for .NET applications. Designed for high-performance, storage-efficient, always-on logging and comes with a useful log viewer application.
AsyncTcpClient & AsyncTcpListener async c# class network ★★★★★
An asynchronous variant of TcpClient and TcpListener for .NET Standard. Allows implementing TCP clients or servers with just a few callback methods.
ViewModelKit.Fody c# class wpf ★★★★★
Makes WPF ViewModel classes smart by default. Implements INotifyPropertyChanged and DelegateCommands for auto properties, recognises dependent properties, connects property changed handlers.
ColorMath class c# class math media ★★★★★
Functions for blending of multiple colours, conversion between HSL and RGB colour space, greyscale conversion and more helper functions for handling of colours.
MultiSelectTreeView control c# class data wpf ★★★★★
A WPF TreeView control with support for multiple selection.
ViewModelBase class c# class reflection wpf ★★★★★
Base class for ViewModels by the MVVM pattern, with several simplifications for derived classes.
DelayedCall class async c# class ★★★★
Very easy asynchronous delayed function calls. Typesafe invocation of nearly any method through generic parameters. Delayed calls can be cancelled, pulled forward or repeated later.
ValidatingTextBox control c# class gui winforms ★★★★
Pimped up TextBox with input validation features and support for common hotkeys for text editing.
DelegateCommand class c# class wpf ★★★★
Simplifies commands for ViewModels by the MVVM pattern. Provides an ICommand implementation which relays the Execute and CanExecute method to the specified delegates.
ProgressSpinner control c# class gui winforms ★★★★
Graphical animated display of an activity and progress indicator, in a single control.
ViewCommand pattern c# class wpf ★★★★
Describes a method for the MVVM design pattern to control a View from a ViewModel with commands.
SettingsAdapterFactory class c# class data reflection xml ★★★★
Generates a dynamic implementation of an interface with properties that binds to a settings store and implements INotifyPropertyChanged.
ColorButton control c# class gui media winforms ★★★★
A button that displays a colour field instead of a text label. It allows selecting a colour from multiple graphic displays in a drop-down view.
ColorSelector control c# class gui media winforms ★★★★
Selection of a colour from a pallette or by adjusting the RGB and HSL components with several graphical displays.
ColorWheel control c# class gui media winforms ★★★★
Selection of a colour using a colour wheel, an intuitive graphical visualisation of the HSL colour space, as known from Paint Shop Pro.
EasyXml class c# class data xml ★★★★
Simple read and write access to XML documents through XPath expressions. Automatically creates missing XML elements when writing with XPath.
Animation class c# class winforms ★★★
Provides methods for smooth resizing and moving of controls/windows and for fading windows in and out.
JobList class async c# class ★★★
Works off tasks (jobs) in parallel in the background with a specified number of worker threads to optimally use the computing power of multi-core processors.
InfoLabel control c# class gui winforms ★★★
Displays highlighted clickable text messages with an icon in a window on which the user can perform some action or open a menu with further options.
MouseFilter component c# class gui ★★★
Provides methods to change the mouse behaviour in applications.
CollectionDictionary class c# class data ★★★
A Dictionary implementation that stores multiple values for each key.
CommandLineParser class c# class console ★★
Provides methods for reading and accessing of command-line parameters and options.
ErrorHandling class c# class ★★
Logs much error data into a file on (unhandled) application failures which can be helpful for developers (crash dump) and displays a general error message.
ObservableCollectionAdapter class c# class data wpf ★★
Adapts an ObservableCollection of a type for use as an ObservableCollection of a base type where covariance doesn’t work.
OpLock class c# class ★★
Lightweight, non-threadsafe locking mechanism to mutually lock methods from executing the same operation.
SeparatorLabel control c# class gui winforms ★★
Combines a Label with a horizontal line, to be used as separator and caption. That looks more simple than a GroupBox with a surrounding border.
ColorFader control c# class gui media winforms ★★
Selection of a blend colour between two specified colours or of a colour hue with graphical display.
MyEnvironment class c# class ★★
Provides information about the operating system, system architecture, user account or the own assembly.
TaskHelper class async c# class ★★
Functions to start tasks in the background and synchronise them with the UI thread, as well as to wait for the WPF dispatcher.
ConsoleHelper class c# class console ★★
Functions for comfortable input and output in console applications. Includes environment checks, a progress bar, cursor movement, and line wrapping output.
Line control c# class gui winforms ★★
Displays simple lines in a window just like good old VB6’s Line control (and later WPF’s Line shape), also with dashed or 3D style.
Settings class c# class data xml ★★
Stores data such as program settings in an XML file and takes care about easy access, safe storage, change notification and control binding.
SystemSound class c# class media ★★
Allows for playing back of system sounds that are configured in the control panel.
UpdateCheck class c# class network xml ★★
Provides simple methods to check from an XML file on the web whether a program is available in a newer version, and to open the website.
BackgroundWorker class async c# class ★
Implements the .NET 2.0 class for the .NET 1.1 framework and offers the possibility to customise it also in newer frameworks.
MaidenheadLocator class c# class math ★
Converting between Maidenhead locator (used in amateur radio) and latitude/longitude, and calculating of distance and bearing.
TEMPer class c# class interop ★
Reads measured values from USB TEMPer thermometers and hygrometers.
Ping class c# class network ★
Performs an ICMP ping to the specified host and measures the time or returns an error message.
PalmDatebook class c# class data interop ★
Reads the calendar database of the Palm Desktop application.
Summary
41 items, ca. 57 250 lines of code, estimated development costs: 110 000 €