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Creating an application like Google Desktop in WPF and C#

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28 Jul 2011CPOL4 min read 66.3K   5.2K   102  
This article explains how to create an application like Google Desktop in WPF.
using System;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.Linq;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows;
using System.Windows.Controls;
using System.Windows.Data;
using System.Windows.Documents;
using System.Windows.Input;
using System.Windows.Media;
using System.Windows.Media.Imaging;
using System.Windows.Navigation;
using System.Windows.Shapes;
using System.Runtime.InteropServices;
using System.Windows.Interop;

namespace Appbar
{
    public class Notes : TextBox
    {
        public Notes()
        {
            base.AcceptsReturn = true;
            base.Background = Brushes.LightYellow;
            base.FontFamily = new FontFamily("Comic Sans MS");
            base.Text = Properties.Settings.Default.notes;
            base.TextWrapping = System.Windows.TextWrapping.Wrap;
            base.FontSize = 15;
        }

        protected override void OnTextChanged(TextChangedEventArgs e)
        {
            base.OnTextChanged(e);
            Properties.Settings.Default.notes = base.Text;
            Properties.Settings.Default.Save();
        }
    }
}

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