C# transition between GDI+ and WPF

Question

I\'m considering migrating my c# application from using custom GDI+ drawn controls to a WPF application with custom controls etc. I would like to know what\'s invol

Answer 1

This is actually a project i am working on at the moment although I have been lucky enough to be able to start again. If you can do this I would strongly recommend it, obviously keeping the core functionality of the old system/controls but start afresh. It is always nice to start from a base and to know where things went wrong/right previously.

Personally i have found the msdn website extremely useful, if not stackoverflow is a very good place for knowledge. I would be happy to give pointers if you need any.

Also if you ever have any questions about databinding this is the place to go: bea costa she has covered most stuff there.

On an extra note we have experienced a huge improvement in performance with using wpf over GDI.