Creating metro style winform in windows 7 using C# [closed]

Answer 1

Or just using my framework :)

https://github.com/peters/winforms-modernui

Updated fork: https://github.com/dennismagno/metroframework-modern-ui

Answer 2

There is another third party library to create Metro Styles applications in Windows 7 using Windows Forms. Check Devcomponents.

Answer 3

Easily. If you use Windows Forms, go to Solution Explorer and right-click the solution. Select from the menu the NuGet controler or sth like that. The program will load widgets, from which you can choose one depending on your needs and install it. For a Metro design, I use Metro UI. Just write the key words in the search panel. After installation, add the controls to the toolbox. For more info, search Foxlearn's video. ;-)

Answer 4

Windows Metro style apps do not currently work on Windows 7.

I have also heard that it is unlikely there will ever be a version of Metro for Win 7 - I think their operation goes too far to the heart of Windows for that to be practical.

So you'll have to bite the bullet and get the Win 8 preview I'm afraid.

Answer 5

You can make Metro styled apps with Visual Studio 11 Beta for Windows 8, with the correct SDK. Reading the article you linked gave me this link to download everything you need.

Download that, follow the tutorial you've already got.

Update: As @bobsmith833 mentions, Metro and WinForms are different frameworks entirely. There's no way to use the two together. You'll have to go for Windows 8 and the Metro framwork if you want to make these apps.

Answer 6

The strict Metro UI apps are Windows 8 only, and they require WinRT.

But if you want to simulate the Metro style in Windows 7 and Windows Forms, you can use third party controls (or develop your own), such as the Telerik ones,

http://www.telerik.com/products/winforms.aspx