Creating an effect dialog without IndirectUI

[davidf]

IndirectUI is great, but for a plugin I am thinking of writing I will need to use some other kinds of controls ... but I still want it to feel like Paint.net.

Is there anywhere I can find the code used to create the various controls that exist in IndirectUI (i.e. to do what PropertyBasedEffect.OnCreateConfigUI() does by hand?).

[Rick Brewster]

There's no way of using IndirectUI like that. If you want a custom dialog, you can't derive from PropertyBasedEffect or use IndirectUI. You'll have to create a WinForms dialog and do all the data binding yourself, a fragile and bug prone way of doing things (which is why IndirectUI exists).

[Ego Eram Reputo]

Seen the Visual Studio plugin template? Find it here:

It works with a bit of tinkering. Follow BoltBait's guide in post #4 of that thread.

I use it with the Express Edition of VS - so you don't even need to spend $$.

[davidf]

There's no way of using IndirectUI like that. If you want a custom dialog, you can't derive from PropertyBasedEffect or use IndirectUI. You'll have to create a WinForms dialog and do all the data binding yourself, a fragile and bug prone way of doing things (which is why IndirectUI exists).

OK, that's fine -- I can understand the reason for doing things that way. But it would be great if there was a way to extend PropertyBasedEffect one day to allow custom WinForms controls to be added to it.

Thanks! (I really do appreciate the existence of IndirectUI after coding an effect that uses it ... it definitely makes things easier).

Seen the Visual Studio plugin template? Find it here: http://forums.getpai...lugin-template/

It works with a bit of tinkering. Follow BoltBait's guide in post #4 of that thread.

I use it with the Express Edition of VS - so you don't even need to spend $$.

Yep, I've had a go at using it already -- thanks.

Edited October 27, 2012 by davidf