Locked GUI-Buttons for VB, very easy Tutorial

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GUI-Buttons for VB, very easy Tutorial

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What you need:

 

-a brain

-Photoshop, or any other Graphic Editing Tool

-Visual Studio

-.Net Framework X.

 

So let us start:

1. Open Photoshop or any other Tool and create 3 Buttons, one normal, one when the Mouse is on and one when it is clicked. I won´t make a Tutorial on how to create this, either you can image or you can Google Photoshop GUI!

 

For this Tutorial i will use this:

 

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So i removed the Background and saved each Button seperate as .png!

 

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2. Open VB and create a new ClassLibrary Application!

 

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So you will have one Class. Double Click "My Project" (on the right Side), and navigate to "References", click on the Button, called "Add". There you can find a List of References! Find "System.Drawing" and "System.Windows.Forms", check both and click OK!

 

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3. Now navigate to "Resources" and add your 3 Pictures !

 

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4. Now we need to write the Code!

 

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EDIT: The Code is not C & P, i wrote this Code and the Tutorial!

I don´t need to explain the Code, i think it is easy to understand.

 

5. Now build and you will get a .dll File!

 

6. Create a new Project (where you use the GUI)

 

7. Go to your Toolbox and right Click it!

- You can find "Add Toolbox Elements", select it and you will get this:

 

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Navigate on the Tab-bar on ".Net Framework Components"

Click on "Add" and select your .dll File.

 

8. No you will have a extra Option in your Toolbox, just Drag and Drop it on your new Form.

 

9. Now you can write the Code behind the Button_Click Event.

10. You have finished!

 

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