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WinForm Style Sheet

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An article on setting styles for Windows applications.
using System;
using System.Collections;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Data;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Configuration;

namespace WinCSS
{
	/// <summary>
	/// Summary description for UserControl1.
	/// </summary>
	public class ErrorLabel : System.Windows.Forms.Label
	{
		/// <summary>
		/// Required designer variable.
		/// </summary>
		private System.ComponentModel.Container components = null;

		public ErrorLabel()
		{
			// This call is required by the Windows.Forms Form Designer.
			InitializeComponent();

			// TODO: Add any initialization after the InitComponent call

		}

		/// <summary>
		/// Clean up any resources being used.
		/// </summary>
		protected override void Dispose( bool disposing )
		{
			if( disposing )
			{
				if( components != null )
					components.Dispose();
			}
			base.Dispose( disposing );
		}

		#region Component Designer generated code
		/// <summary>
		/// Required method for Designer support - do not modify 
		/// the contents of this method with the code editor.
		/// </summary>
		private void InitializeComponent()
		{
			// 
			// ErrorLabel
			// 
			this.AutoSize = true;
			this.Font = new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
			this.ForeColor = System.Drawing.Color.Black;
			this.Size = new System.Drawing.Size(0, 19);

		}
		#endregion


		public override Font Font
		{
			get
			{
			//return new System.Drawing.Font("Verdana", 9.75F, System.Drawing.FontStyle.Bold, System.Drawing.GraphicsUnit.Point, ((System.Byte)(0)));
				return getFont();
			}
		}

		public override Color ForeColor
		{
			get
			{
				//return System.Drawing.Color.Red;
				return getForeColor();
			}
		}

	

		public  Font getFont()
		{
			string N = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelFontName"];
			string S = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelFontSize"];
			string FS = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelFontStyle"];
			string GU = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelFontGraphicUnit"];
			string GRI = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelFontGRI"];

			 N	= (N==null)?"Verdana":N;
			 S	= (S==null)?"10":S;
			 FS	= (FS==null)?"Bold":FS;
			 GU	= (GU==null)?"Point":GU;
			 GRI	= (GRI==null)?"0":GRI;
			
			return new System.Drawing.Font(N,(float)(Convert.ToDouble(S)),Helper.getFontStyle(FS),Helper.getGraphicUnit(GU),Convert.ToByte(GRI));
		}

		public  Color getForeColor()
		{
			string r = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelForeColorR"];
			string g = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelForeColorG"];
			string b = ConfigurationSettings.AppSettings["ErrorLabelForeColorB"];

			r = (r==null)?"255":r;
			g = (g==null)?"0":g;
			b = (b==null)?"0":b;

			return System.Drawing.Color.FromArgb(Convert.ToByte(r),Convert.ToByte(g),Convert.ToByte(b));
		}

	}
}

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