Dataescher.Windows 1.0.0

Dataescher.Windows

A comprehensive Windows Forms library providing advanced UI controls and utilities for .NET applications.

Features

🎛️ Advanced Controls

• HexEditor Control - Full-featured hexadecimal editor with undo/redo, search, copy/paste, and memory management
• Grid Control - Powerful data grid with sorting, filtering, cell editing, merged cells, and custom styling
• IP Address Control - Specialized input control for IP addresses
• Message Log Control - Display and manage application messages, errors, and warnings
• Progress Column - DataGridView column with progress bar visualization

💬 Dialog Components

• Input Box - Text input dialog with validation
• Mask Input Box - Masked text input with password support
• Number Input Dialog - Numeric input with min/max validation
• IP Address Dialog - IP address input dialog
• Exception Dialog - User-friendly exception display with stack trace
• Wait Dialog - Progress dialog with timeout and cancellation support
• Cross Checks Dialog - Display validation and cross-check results

🔧 Utilities

• Clipboard Monitor - Monitor clipboard changes
• Recent File History Menu - Manage and display recent file history
• Duplicate File Scanner - Find and manage duplicate files
• File Search - Advanced file search with filtering

🌍 Internationalization

Full support for 15 languages:

• Arabic (ar)
• Bengali (bn)
• German (de)
• English (en)
• Spanish (es)
• French (fr)
• Hindi (hi)
• Italian (it)
• Japanese (ja)
• Portuguese (pt)
• Russian (ru)
• Serbian (sr)
• Thai (th)
• Vietnamese (vi)
• Chinese (zh)

Installation

Install the package via NuGet Package Manager:

Install-Package Dataescher.Windows

Or via .NET CLI:

dotnet add package Dataescher.Windows

Or via PackageReference:

<PackageReference Include="Dataescher.Windows" Version="1.0.0" />

Requirements

• .NET Framework 4.8 or later
• .NET 8.0 or later (Windows)
• Windows Forms support

Quick Start

Hex Editor Control

using Dataescher.Windows.Controls.HexEditorControl;

// Create and configure hex editor
var hexEditor = new HexEditor {
    Dock = DockStyle.Fill
};

// Load data from file
hexEditor.LoadFromFile("data.bin");

// Access memory and data
var memory = hexEditor.Memory;

Grid Control

using Dataescher.Windows.Controls.GridControl;

// Create grid
var grid = new Grid {
    Dock = DockStyle.Fill
};

// Add columns
grid.Cols.Add("Name");
grid.Cols.Add("Value");

// Add rows
var row = grid.Rows.Add();
row.Cells[0].Text = "Item 1";
row.Cells[1].Text = "100";

Dialogs

using Dataescher.Windows;

// Input box
if (Dialogs.InputBox(this, "Enter name:", "Input", out string? result) == DialogResult.OK) {
    MessageBox.Show($"You entered: {result}");
}

// Exception dialog
try {
    // Your code
} catch (Exception ex) {
    Dialogs.ShowException(this, ex, "Additional notes");
}

// Wait dialog
Dialogs.ShowWaitDialog(
    this,
    "Processing...",
    "Please wait",
    () => IsProcessingComplete(),
    pollIntervalMs: 100,
    dialogDelayMs: 1000
);

IP Address Control

using Dataescher.Windows.Controls.IPAddressControl;

var ipControl = new IPAddressControl {
    IPAddress = "192.168.1.1"
};

// Get IP address
string ip = ipControl.IPAddress;

Dependencies

• Dataescher.Core - Core library functionality
• System.Resources.Extensions - Resource management

Documentation

For detailed documentation and examples, visit:

• Project Website
• GitHub Repository

License

This project is licensed under the MIT License.

Copyright

© Dataescher, 2024-2026

Support

For issues, questions, or feature requests, please open an issue on the GitHub repository.