With release of the v4.2.83 build of PowerShell Studio 2015, we introduced new features that we are covering in detail over a series of articles. This next new feature was also added in response to user feedback. This particular user wanted to use the modern version of the folder browser dialog that is available in […]
Tag: control
Spotlight on the ToolTip Control
The Spotlight on Controls series describes the controls, that is, the objects in the System.Windows.Forms namespace, so you can use them effectively when building GUI apps in PowerShell Studio and PrimalScript. Each post focuses on one control and lists its most important properties, methods, and events, including the default event that PowerShell Studio adds to […]
PowerShell Studio: New ProgressBar Control
In the last service release of PowerShell Studio 2012 (v3.0.8) a new custom control called ProgressBarOverlay was introduced. This new progress control functions exactly like the typical progress bar, with the added ability of displaying a text percentage over the progress bar. Adding a ProgressBarOverlay Control: Like the typical progress bar, you can add the […]
Single form or multiple dialogs?
In this installment of our series about user interface design for administrators we explore the transformation of a command line script to a Windows application. We start with a simple little script as shown below: It just prompts for a computer name on the command line, uses that information for WMI query and outputs the […]
User interface design for administrators
This post is the first in a series describing some fundamental design guidelines. Software developers usually have some kind of training in designing user interfaces or they benefit from having a specially staffed department for this task. Administrator usually don’t have the time and don’t get paid to attend UI design classes or study on […]
