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Creating a circular progress bar...

I want to make a custom progress bar which would be almost a complete circle.

An example in c++ is http://www.codeguru.com/cpp/misc/misc/system/article.php/c11679/

Is this easily doable with c#?

Thanks

AlexFM

Windows hooks are not part of .NET. This can be done in C#, but 99% of code must be written using API PInvoke code. I think it can be done better in C++/CLI, which allows direct API calls without PInvoke.

AlexFM

Actually, you can write C++/CLI Class Library, add files MousePrg.cpp, MousePrg.h, MousePrgVars.h, and MousePrgHook.h to it and use CMousePrg class directly from C++/CLI code.

rushtheweb

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Im not looking to have it recreated like that example (mouse following and what not); Im just hoping to make something similar to put on a form for not only a visual element but also as a space saver. I appreciate your comments! :)

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dstanley9

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rushtheweb

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Awesome, ill give it a shot... can you tell me what to define pe as?

Thanks

rushtheweb

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Scratch that I wasnt paying attention! :)

rushtheweb

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Awesome, it seems to be working. I will have to play with it and figure out how to do a border to make it look more like a progress bar and change the direction to counter clockwise and then I think its perfect! If you have any more tips toward my goal I would really appreciate them. :)

dstanley9

To go counterclockwise, just use a negative 4th parameter to DrawArc:

g.DrawArc(pen,rec,startAngle,-360.0f * percent);