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WinAnimation Smart Tag

In Visual Studio 2005 (.NET Framework 2.0), each Ultimate UI for Windows Forms control/component is equipped with a Smart Tag. By simply selecting the control/component, a Smart Tag anchor appears. When you click this anchor, a pop-up panel appears, providing you with quick and easy access to the most common properties and settings of the control/component.

The WinAnimation™ Smart Tag contains the name of the control, as well as the following sections:

  • Appearance — Provides common tasks involving the appearance, look, and feel of the control.

  • Behavior — Provides easy access to properties that govern how the control behaves on the form.

See below for a description of the item (e.g., field, drop-down list, checkbox) in each section, as well as the item’s corresponding property in the properties grid.

ultraanimation's smart tag
Appearance Description Corresponding Property

Source of Animation

The source of the animation can be either an AVI file or a predetermined animation based on windows defaults. Some of the windows default animations include FindFolder, FindFile, FindComputer, and several others.

Behavior Description Corresponding Property

AutoPlay

The control can automatically begin animating.

File Name

By setting the AnimationSource property to AviFile, you can specify which file you want to use. This file must be an AVI file.