Latest VB Other Controls Articles

This article will provide you with enough background to be able to use the Owner draw methods to add more spice to your controls.

Quite often we need a VB control that has requirements that don't quite exist within the current control set, such as all data-entry controls be on a single page with scroll bars. Read on to learn more...

Round those corners and make your user interfaces a little jazzier with a rounded rectangle Panel control; a fun chunk of code to incorporate into your application.

The MenuStrip and ToolStripMenuItem are a little harder to use than the Menu from earlier versions of VB. Walk through exercises using the MenuStrip, ToolStrip, and the Command behavior pattern to encapsulate a Recents menu for your applications that operate on files.

Gain the ability to contain controls and add a little preview for your control in design time.

Learn how to create your own GroupBox, with added features such as Alignment for the Title, and a scrollbar for child controls.