PowerShell 21: GUI Interfaces - Coding Windows Forms

*Chapters*
A. (00:56) A Basic Windows Form GUI in Powershell
1. (01:10) Add Required C#/.Net NameSpace and Classes
2. (01:30) Instantiate a Windows Form Class Object
3. (02:13) Setting Size of Form
4. (03:00) Setting Form Position
5. (04:13) Setting Title Text
6. (04:26) Setting Background Color
7. (05:42) Displaying Form: ShowDialog()
8. (06:48) ShowDialog() vs. ShowDialog() | Out-Null
B. (07:26) Drawing Strings and Vector Graphics Directly Onto Form Background
1. (08:14) CreateGraphics(): Necessary to draw Strings and Graphics on Forms
2. (08:57) Event-Based GUI Programming vs. Console Programming
3. (10:07) Overriding a Form's add_paint() Event Handler:
Necessary to draw Strings or graphics on a Form
4. (12:40) Invoking CreateGraphics(): Returns a "Pointer" to Form's Background
5. (13:50) Overriding the add_paint() Event Handler
6. (15:50) SolidBrush Class
7. (16:20) FillRectangle() Function
8. (17:49) Pen Class
9. (18:15) DrawRectangle() Function
10. (18:54) DrawLine() Function
11. (20:53) DrawBezier() Function
12. (22:01) FillEllipse() Function
13. (23:12) DrawString() Function
14. (24:59) RectangleF Class Used With the DrawString()
C. (27:08) Adding Components to a Windows Form
1. (28:50) Textbox Class
2. (33:51) Button Class
3. (34:07) Label Class
4. (35:14) Adding Components to a Form With Controls.AddRange@(())
5. (35:56) Coding Event Handlers for Components to Listen for Triggers
6. (38:01) The Add_Click({}) Event Handler Listens for Mouse Clicks
7. (39:51) Calling the ShowDialog() Method to Display a Form
D. (40:54) GroupBox Class
1. (44:30) RadioButton Class
2. (45:44) Adding Components to GroupBox With Controls.AddRange@(())
3. (46:47) Adding GroupBoxes With Components to Form
4. (50:53) More on Event Handlers
E. (52:50) ListBox Class
1. (54:27) Items.Add("") Method
2. (57:02) Add_Click({}) Event Handler
3. (57:28) GetItemText and SelectedItem Methods
F. (59:01) ComboBox Class
G. (01:03:16) PictureBox Class
1. (01:04:04) .imageLocation Attribute and (Split-Path -Parent $PSCommandPath)
H. (01:07:07) CheckBox Class
1. (01:11:02) Using the .Checked Attribute
I. (01:13:10) ProgressBar Class
J. (01:17:15) MaskedTextBox Class
K. (01:22:03) Menus: MenuStrip and ToolStripMenuItem Class Objects
1. (01:25:53) DropDownItems.Add() for Sub-Menu Items vs. Items.Add() for Parent Menu Items
L. (01:29:12) Panel Class Object
M. (01:30:17) SoundPlayer Class Object: Playing Sounds in Powershell Windows Forms
N. (01:33:15) GUI Form Designer Tools for PowerShell

*Source Code 01:* Forms https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_01_Basic_Form.ps1

*Source Code 02:* Graphics Methods https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_02_Form_Graphics_Methods.ps1

*Source Code 03:* Adding Components https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_03_Form_Adding_Components.ps1

*Source Code 04:* Group Boxes https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_04_Form_Group_Boxes.ps1

*Source Code 05:* ListBox https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_05_Form_List_Box.ps1

*Source Code 06:* ComboBox https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_06_Form_Combo_Box.ps1

*Source Code 07:* Masked Text https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_07_Form_Masked_Text_Box.ps1

*Source Code 08:* PictureBox https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_08_Form_Picture_Box.ps1

*Source Code 09:* Checkbox Click https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_09_Form_CheckBoxes_Click.ps1

*Source Code 10:* Checkbox Select https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_10_Form_CheckBoxes_Selected.ps1

*Source Code 11:* Progress Bar https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_11_Form_ProgressBar.ps1

*Source Code 12:* DataGridView https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_12_Form_DataGridView.ps1

*Source Code 13:* Panels https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_13_Form_Panels.ps1

*Source Code 14:* Menus https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_14_Menus.ps1

*Source Code 15:* Menu Buttons https://github.com/OneByteAtATimeCarly/OneByteAtATime-POWERSHELL/blob/main/Mod_09_POSH_GUI_15_Menus_Buttons.ps1

POSHGUI Online Design Tool: https://poshgui.com/Editor

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