Monthly Archives: August 2016

Scale images and save them in C#

Posted on August 29, 2016 by RodStephens

Occasionally when I’m writing a book or article, I need to scale images and then save them. MS Paint does this easily, but it loses any transparency information when it saves images. This program lets you scale images and then … Continue reading →

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Make shaped PictureBoxes in C#

Posted on August 27, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example shows how to use regions to make shaped PictureBoxes. The PNG image format allows you to define transparent pixels. As you might guess, if you draw an image with transparent pixels, those pixels are not drawn and whatever … Continue reading →

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Use XML comments in C#

Posted on August 24, 2016 by Rod Stephens

C# let’s you use XML comments to give extra information to IntelliSense and that can be used to automatically generate documentation. These comments start with three / symbols and should be placed before the program item to which they apply. … Continue reading →

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Draw trees vertically or horizontally in C#

Posted on August 22, 2016 by Rod Stephens

The example Handle generic TreeNode mouse events in C# shows how to build a generic node class that can draw trees with nodes that contain just about anything. In that example, each each node is centered over its subtree. This … Continue reading →

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Use DrawImage to warp images in C#

Posted on August 20, 2016 by Rod Stephens

The examples Warp images arbitrarily in C#, Part 1 and Warp images arbitrarily in C#, Part 2 show how to use inverse transformations to warp images arbitrarily. The Graphics class’s DrawImage method also lets you warp images. It’s not as … Continue reading →

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Warp images arbitrarily in C#, Part 2

Posted on August 19, 2016 by Rod Stephens

The post Warp images arbitrarily in C#, Part 1 explains how to warp images, but it omits the method that maps an output pixel (x1, y1) back to an input pixel (x0, y0) in the original image. This post describes … Continue reading →

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Warp images arbitrarily in C#, Part 1

Posted on August 18, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This is an extension of the example Use image filters to perform edge detection, smoothing, embossing, and more in C# that adds new features that warp images in arbitrary ways. The idea is to use two functions F(x, y) and … Continue reading →

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Compare fuel efficiency in different units in C#

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Rod Stephens

People in the United States, Canada, the United Kingdom, and several other places measure a car’s fuel efficiency in miles per gallon. As you might expect, countries that use the metric system may measure fuel efficiency in kilometers per liter, … Continue reading →

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Compare car costs including long term mileage in C#

Posted on August 17, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example calculates the total car costs including gas use. Some cars that seem less expensive than others actually cost more in the long run because they get worse gas mileage. Enter the total number of city and highway miles … Continue reading →

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Draw an analog clock in C#

Posted on August 16, 2016 by Rod Stephens

This example demonstrates several useful techniques including: Context menus Restricting a form to a region to give it a shape. Moving a form with no title bar Double buffering Drawing with transformations Drawing an analog clock When you right-click the … Continue reading →

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