About The Author
The founder of Cyotek, Richard enjoys creating new blog content for the site. Much more though, he likes to develop programs, and can often found writing reams of code. A long term gamer, he has aspirations in one day creating an epic video game. Until that time, he is mostly content with adding new bugs to WebCopy and the other Cyotek products.
Articles
- Tools we use - 2023 edition ()
- Resolving SVN error "Could not open the requested SVN filesystem" ()
- Tools we use - 2022 edition ()
- Painting the borders of a custom control using WM_NCPAINT ()
- Tools we use - 2021 edition ()
- Cyotek Historical Date Library ()
- Tools we use - 2020 edition ()
- Creating a custom single-axis scrolling control in WinForms ()
- kbd Markdig Plugin ()
- Initial thoughts on the Cooler Master Pi Case 40 ()
- An introduction to using Windows Image Acquisition (WIA) via C# ()
- Simulating Bacterial Chemotaxis ()
- Cyotek.Drawing.BitmapFont Version 2 Released ()
- Initial thoughts on the Adafruit I2S 3W Stereo Speaker Bonnet for Raspberry Pi ()
- Committing to a Git repository using custom dates ()
- Adding Scripting to .NET Applications ()
- Writing DOOM WAD files ()
- Decoding DOOM Picture Files ()
- Reading DOOM WAD Files ()
- A review of the Argon ONE Raspberry Pi 4 Case ()
- Installing Mopidy and pHAT Beat on a Raspberry Pi ()
- Tools we use - 2019 edition ()
- Resolving compile error "Interop type cannot be embedded. Use the applicable interface instead" ()
- CanoScan LiDE 100 Windows 10 and Windows 11 Compatibility ()
- Book Review: The Ray Tracer Challenge ()
- Error VSP1048 when trying to instrument assembly created using Visual Studio 2019 ()
- Creating a custom type converter part 3: Types to string ()
- Setting tab stops in a Windows Forms TextBox control ()
- Changes to CrashPlan for Small Business that may affect developer backups ()
- Creating an ndrules file for use with NDepend ()
- Migrating from Azure translation API version 2 to 3 ()
- Handling the orientation EXIF tag in images using C# ()
- Frustrations of third party software ()
- New option in Visual Studio 2019 keeps console window open after debugging ()
- Reading cookies from Internet Explorer ()
- Using message filters in Windows Forms applications ()
- Tools we use - 2018 edition ()
- Checking if your Windows Forms applications are ready for .NET Core 3.0 ()
- Upgrading a SVN repository using VisualSVN Server ()
- Working with CorelDRAW Palettes part 2, writing .pal files ()
- Working with CorelDRAW Palettes part 1, reading .pal files ()
- Converting colours between RGB and CMYK in C# ()
- Displaying text in an empty ListBox ()
- Using the MantisBT REST API when hosted on IIS ()
- Updating AssemblyInfo.cs version information via batch file ()
- Tools we use - 2017 edition ()
- Reading and writing 18-bit RGB VGA Palette (pal) files with C# ()
- Redirecting to HTTPS when using IIS behind a load balancer ()
- Installing the URL Rewrite module into Internet Information Services ()
- Upload data to blob storage with Azure Functions ()
- Arranging items radially around a central point using C# ()
- Painting animated images using C# ()
- Book Review: The C# Helper Top 100 ()
- Getting a window rectangle without the drop shadow ()
- Capturing screenshots using C# and p/invoke ()
- Writing custom Markdig extensions ()
- Announcing MantisSharp, a .NET client for using the MantisBT REST API ()
- Restoring missing Authorization header when using PHP with Apache ()
- Translating text with Azure cognitive services ()
- Using custom type converters with C# and YamlDotNet, part 2 ()
- Using custom type converters with C# and YamlDotNet, part 1 ()
- Writing Microsoft RIFF Palette (pal) files with C# ()
- Loading Microsoft RIFF Palette (pal) files with C# ()
- Integrating NDepend with Jenkins Freestyle Jobs ()
- Adjusting the Jenkins Content Security Policy ()
- Integrating NDepend with Jenkins ()
- Using parameters with Jenkins pipeline builds ()
- Using a Jenkins Pipeline to build and publish Nuget packages ()
- Finding nearest colors using Euclidean distance ()
- StartSSL code signing certificates are crippled ()
- Tools we use - 2016 edition ()
- FTP Server Easter Eggs ()
- Error "DEP0001 : Unexpected Error: -1988945902" when deploying to Windows Mobile 10 ()
- Displaying multi-page tiff files using the ImageBox control and C# ()
- Aligning Windows Forms custom controls to text baselines using C# ()
- Retrieving font and text metrics using C# ()
- Creating and restoring bacpac files without using a GUI ()
- Adding keyboard accelerators and visual cues to a WinForms control ()
- Implementing events more efficiently in .NET applications ()
- SQL Woes - Mismatched parameter types in stored procedures ()
- Generating code using T4 templates ()
- Reading and writing farbfeld images using C# ()
- Tools we use - 2015 edition ()
- Rotating an array using C# ()
- Writing Adobe Swatch Exchange (ase) files using C# ()
- Reading Adobe Swatch Exchange (ase) files using C# ()
- Working around "Cannot use JSX unless the '--jsx' flag is provided." using the TypeScript 1.6 beta ()
- Targeting multiple versions of the .NET Framework from the same project ()
- Working around System.ArgumentException: Only TrueType fonts are supported. This is not a TrueType font ()
- Sending SMS messages with Twilio ()
- A brief look at code analysis with NDepend ()
- Even more algorithms for dithering images using C# ()
- Dithering an image using the Burkes algorithm in C# ()
- Dithering an image using the Floyd‑Steinberg algorithm in C# ()
- An introduction to dithering images ()
- Quick and simple sprite sheet packer source ()
- ColorEcho - adding colour to echoed batch text ()
- Essential Algorithms - A Book Review ()
- Hosting a ColorGrid control in a ToolStrip ()
- Tools we use - 2014 edition ()
- Creating a code signing certificate with StartSSL ()
- Adding Double Click support to the ComboBox control ()
- Dragging items in a ListBox control with visual insertion guides ()
- Dragging items in a ListView control with visual insertion guides ()
- Configuring the emulation mode of an Internet Explorer WebBrowser control ()
- Batch Syntax Highlighting in the DigitalRune Text Editor Control ()
- CircularBuffer - a first-in, first-out collection of objects using a fixed buffer ()
- Add Projects Extension - 1.0.1.0 ()
- ColorPicker Controls 1.0.4.0 Update ()
- Adding drag handles to an ImageBox to allow resizing of selection regions ()
- Writing Photoshop Color Swatch (aco) files using C# ()
- Reading Photoshop Color Swatch (aco) files using C# ()
- Loading the color palette from a BBM/LBM image file using C# ()
- Tools we use - 2013 edition ()
- How to be notified when your application is activated and deactivated ()
- Extending the LabelEdit functionality of a TreeView to include validation ()
- Specifying custom text when using the LabelEdit functionality of a TreeView ()
- Cyotek Add Projects Extension updated for Visual Studio 2013 RTM ()
- Visual Studio Extension for adding multiple projects to a solution ()
- Getting the hWnd of the edit component within a ComboBox control ()
- Downloading new and changed Azure storage blobs at scheduled intervals ()
- Creating long running Windows Forms applications without a start-up form ()
- ImageBox 1.1.4.0 update ()
- Using alternate descriptions for enumeration members ()
- Creating a custom TypeConverter part 2 - Instance descriptors, expandable properties and standard values ()
- Creating a custom TypeConverter part 1 - getting started ()
- ColorPicker Controls Update 1.0.2.0 ()
- ColorPicker Controls for Windows Forms ()
- Dividing up a rectangle based on pairs of points using C# ()
- Creating a custom ErrorProvider component for use with Windows Forms applications ()
- ImageBox and TabList update's - virtual mode, pixel grid, bug fixes and more! ()
- Manually writing the byte order mark (BOM) for an encoding into a stream ()
- Assembly Reference Scanner Sample ()
- Extracting email addresses from Outlook ()
- ImageBox update, version 1.1.0.0 ()
- Zooming to fit a region in a ScrollableControl ()
- Zooming into a fixed point on a ScrollableControl ()
- Creating a multi-paged container control with design time support ()
- Displaying the contents of a PDF file in an ASP.NET application using GhostScript ()
- Arcade explosion generator ()
- Creating an image viewer in C# Part 5: Selecting part of an image ()
- Converting 2D arrays to 1D and accessing as either 2D or 1D ()
- AngelCode bitmap font parsing using C# ()
- Detecting if an application is running as an elevated process, and spawning a new process using elevated permissions ()
- Extending the ImageBox component to display the contents of a PDF file using C# ()
- Convert a PDF into a series of images using C# and GhostScript ()
- Detecting if a given font style exists in C# ()
- CSS Syntax Highlighting in the DigitalRune Text Editor Control ()
- Importing a SourceSafe database into Subversion ()
- Migrating from Visual SourceSafe to Subversion ()
- Enabling shell styles for the ListView and TreeView controls in C# ()
- Creating a WYSIWYG font ComboBox using C# ()
- MVC actions, AcceptVerbs, HEAD requests and 404 errors ()
- Using the XmlReader class with C# ()
- Comparing the properties of two objects via Reflection and C# ()
- Creating a trackback handler using C# ()
- Creating a scrollable and zoomable image viewer in C# Part 4 ()
- Creating a scrollable and zoomable image viewer in C# Part 3 ()
- Creating a scrollable and zoomable image viewer in C# Part 2 ()
- Creating a scrollable and zoomable image viewer in C# Part 1 ()
- Adding a horizontal scrollbar to a ComboBox using C# ()
- Boulder Dash Part 2: Collision Detection ()
- Creating a Windows Forms RadioButton that supports the double click event ()
- Boulder Dash Part 1: Implementing Sprite AI ()
- Creating a Windows Forms Label that wraps with C# ()
- Snippet: Mime types and file extensions ()
- Unable to update the EntitySet because it has a DefiningQuery and no element exists in the element to support the current operation. ()
- Converting BBCode into HTML using C# ()
- Using XSLT to display an ASP.net sitemap without using tables ()
- Error 80040154 when trying to use SourceSafe via interop on 64bit Windows ()
- Creating a GroupBox containing an image and a custom display rectangle ()