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Flow words around obstacles for document layout in C#

Posted on August 19, 2019 by RodStephens

The example Flow blocks around obstacles for document layout in C# implements a document layout algorithm that flows blocks around obstacles. Moving from there to flowing words around obstacles is relatively simple. The following sections describe the two main places … Continue reading →

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Flow blocks around obstacles for document layout in C#

Posted on August 17, 2019 by RodStephens

The following two document layout examples draw “illuminated” text by using an initial or drop cap. Draw different styles of “illuminated” text in C# Draw “illuminated” text in C# Martin asked how we could do something similar when the text … Continue reading →

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Serialize and deserialize multiple images in files in C#

Posted on August 5, 2019 by RodStephens

The example Serialize and deserialize multiple images in C# showed how you can List<Image> into a memory stream and then deserialize stream to recover the images. This example shows how you can similarly serialize a list of images into a … Continue reading →

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Serialize and deserialize multiple images in C#

Posted on July 31, 2019 by RodStephens

This example shows how you can serialize and deserialize multiple images together in a single serialization. It also talks a bit about database design. (For more information about database design including this issue, see my book, Beginning Database Design Solutions.) … Continue reading →

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Let the user drag pictures in a picture list in C#

Posted on July 29, 2019 by RodStephens

The post Improve the picture list in C# showed how you can let the user add, remove ,and rearrange images in a picture list. To rearrange the list, the user right-clicks on a picture and selects Move Left or Move … Continue reading →

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Improve the picture list in C#

Posted on July 24, 2019 by RodStephens

My post Make a picture list in C# explained how you can make a picture list that lets the user add, remove, and rearrange pictures. This post adds a small improvement. The previous example displayed images in PictureBox controls with … Continue reading →

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Make a picture list in C#

Posted on July 22, 2019 by RodStephens

This example shows how to build a picture list that lets the user add, remove, and rearrange pictures at run time. If you right-click between two pictures or to the left or right of all of the pictures, the program … Continue reading →

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Draw text with colors reversed along a sine wave in C#

Posted on July 18, 2019 by RodStephens

The post Draw text with colors reversed along a diagonal line in C# demonstrated a general technique for splitting text (or any other image) into pieces that are drawn differently. That example showed how to draw text with some areas … Continue reading →

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Draw text with colors reversed along a diagonal line in C#

Posted on July 17, 2019 by RodStephens

The post Draw text with colors reversed in its upper and lower halves in C# showed how you can draw text that has upper and lower halves with colors switched. This example uses a similar technique to switch the colors … Continue reading →

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Draw text with colors reversed in its upper and lower halves in C#

Posted on July 15, 2019 by RodStephens

This example and the two that follow show how to draw text with an interesting visual effect. The idea is quite simple. Make two bitmaps showing the text with its different color schemes. Then use those images to fill different … Continue reading →

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