Nice Color Palette Control (C#&VB.NET) .

Introduction

In version 2007.10 of X-Component packages (3 rich libraries of UI controls for .NET with MAC style, XP style...), there are many color controls with advance features. I show here how to develop one of these color controls with source code of Color Palette control.

Main Features:

• You can change cell number in top side of control.
• You can change cell number in bottom side of control. .
• You can change cell size.
• You can change left color.
• You can change right color.
• Cell color tool tip.

To explore features of this Color control, just download and run the Demo program.

Control Properties

Property	Description
DarkColor	Gets or sets the dark color of this control.
EdgeSize	Gets or sets size of the cell edge in pixel.
LightColor	Gets or set the light color of this control.
LowerEdgeCount	Gets or sets the number of the lower edges connected to the graph vertex (undirected graph)
SelectedColor	Gets the color which is selected.
UpperEdgeCount	Gets or sets the number of the upper edges connected to the graph vertex (undirected graph)

Control Methods

Methods	Description
ClearSelected	Unselects all items in this control.

Control Events

Event	Description
ColorCellSelected	Occurs when a color cell is selected.

Using The Control

+ Download the source code and unzip it.

+ Open VS.NET's Tool menu and select "Add/Remove ToolBox Items".

+ Click "Browse", and navigate to the ColorPaleteControl.dll in the bin\Release directory of the source code.

+ Click Open and then OK, the ColorPalette control will now be in your ToolBox. Just drag the control onto your form to use it.

+ Set the control's properties, and coding an event handle, and you press F5 to run your program.

Conclusion

I hope others find this control useful. Please feel free to report errors, issues, or requests.