Touch Controls Suite Feature Overview

TouchListBox is the powerful core control of Touch Controls Suite. It can be used for any kind of lists, menus and item viewers.

• Finger-based kinetic scrolling (very responsive and smooth, slows down after a "fast" scroll action)
• Intelligent caching mechanism for fast scrolling, even through long lists (unlimited list items)
• Low memory footprint and carefully optimized drawing algorithms for excellent overfall performance
• Optional scroll bar indicator (shows the current position within the list)
• "Flip back" effect (the list behaves like a rubber band when you scroll below the start/end of it)
• Multiple build in list types (text item, simple item, separator, check box, radio box (also with grouping))
• List items can have different sizes
• Custom list item types can easily be added
• Default drawing of list items or fully customizable owner drawing
• Stylish transition effects (sliding animation to all four sides of the screen, striping effect or blending effect)
• Optional alternating two color list style for better readability
• Various highlighting effects
• Intelligent item selection (scrolling does not accidently select a list item!)
• Supports hardware keys (up/down buttons)
• Can be used with other (standard) controls on the same form without any problems
• Supports multiple screen resolutions

ButtonBar is an advanced "toolbar" control which is perfect for creating large button menus or status indicators.

• Supports alpha bitmaps
• Custom "pressed" effect for buttons
• Full skinning capabilities
• Unlimited numbers of buttons
• Various alignment options (left, right, center, aligned) 

TitleBar can be used to display noticeable status or context information to the user. Additionally also buttons for typical operations like "back" or "close" can be integrated.

• Supports alpha bitmaps
• Custom "pressed" effect for buttons
• Transparent text
• Full skinning capabilities

TouchPictureBox is like a normal PictureBox control. Additionally it has a built in (stepped) zoom functionality and supports smooth scrolling operations using the finger. A perfect control for photo or map viewer applications.

• Configurable zoom feature (min/max values)
• Finger-based scrolling
• Smooth drawing
• Zoom factor can be dynamically set from code

TouchPictureButton is an enhanced button control that allows creating custom style buttons with icons or background images.

• Supports icons
• Background color or background images
• Transparent text
• Automatic "push" animation
• Supports alpha transparency

GlassDialog is a replacement for modal dialogs like MessageBox.Show(...); the background of the form is dimmed and either a generic dialog box is shown or a custom skin can be used (including alpha transparency!).

• Simple mode (supports any screen resolution)
• Skinned mode (uses custom bitmaps for full skinning capabilities)
• Shaded background effect supports any color (e.g. red for alerts or warnings)

TouchTextBox is a finger-friendly text box control that uses a skinable border to achieve a more convenient look & feel than normal text boxes. Additionally you can add an extra button to the text box - a perfect feature for search boxes etc.

TouchCheckBox is a fully skinable check box control that allows you to give your applications a consistent user experience.

DoubleBufferedLabel is a bonus control that comes with Touch Controls Suite. It works like a normal label control but can be updated very often without producing any flickering. A perfect control for real-time status or time displays (e.g. a stop watch or a news ticker).

Additional features:

• Compatible with all standard .NETCF controls (no proprietary form classes required!)
• Improved support for images with alpha transparency (PNG) in all controls (incl. TouchPictureButton, TouchTextBox and TouchCheckBox)
• Support for .NET Compact Framework AND also for the "full" .NET Framework (desktop version)