Hi i wan to build an application to show some stuff in a graphical way.
I'm a datwarehousedeveloper and i want to build a graphical interface
for representing the facts and dimensions. I want to create context
menu's and i want to drill down on a dimension or a fact. It should be
possible to show an editable window for edditing the property of a
dimension.

Can i do this with GDI? or should i use something else?

Where can i learn GDI in a fast way?

Hennie

Hi Hennie,

I have done something similar to what you describe. I think GDI is
fine. Although
if they could put in it some acceleration, it would be even better.

If you are curious about it, here my site
http://cam70.sta.uniroma1.it/TechnicalPreview/
with a downloadable version here:
http://cam70.sta.uniroma1.it/TechnicalPreview/DownloadOnly.htm


regards,

tommaso

Thanx for your answer. So i want to show starmodels in a graphical way
with drag and drop functionality, drawing lines between dimensions and
facts, etc. Thats possible with GDI+ i conclude from your answer. Are
there good books available or websites to study GDI+?

Sure you can. If you take a look at the screenshots
on my website you can have a visual confirm
http://cam70.sta.uniroma1.it/TechnicalPreview/Screenshots.htm

I think you will find everything on the Internet.
The main reference is clearly MSDN, but it is important
to read the FAQ (strangely Bob has not appeared
yet, but you can find the link on any of his previous post).

Hei, let me know what you do. I am surely interested
in your work!

tommaso

Hello,
Yes, GDI+ is a great medium ut it's fairly low-level so there are no
concepts of graphical objects you can drag-drop or point at.

These have to be created yourself or you need to adopt a third-party tool if
you don't have the time to spend on learning GDI+

If you want to try stuff out yourself see the beginners guide on my site and
look for retained mode systems in the GDI+ FAQ which is available from the
links below.

--
Bob Powell [MVP]
Visual C#, System.Drawing

Ramuseco Limited .NET consulting
http://www.ramuseco.com

Find great Windows Forms articles in Windows Forms Tips and Tricks
http://www.bobpowell.net/tipstricks.htm

Answer those GDI+ questions with the GDI+ FAQ
http://www.bobpowell.net/faqmain.htm

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