WinForms theming library using CSS.
This library contains classes for theming WinForms applications using cascading style sheets (CSS). CSS makes it easy to change themes at runtime and allow users to create their own custom themes in a familiar way.
One novel characteristic of this library is its ability to "skin" native controls, so you can easily theme an application built with native controls without having to switch over to any new controls.
Once a style sheet has been loaded (using the StyleSheet class), a "style applicator" can be used to apply the style to controls. There are two style applicators: UserPaintStyleApplicator, and PropertyStyleApplicator. The former allows for complex drawing, while the latter attempts to approximate the style using the control's public properties.
IStyleSheet styleSheet = StyleSheet.FromFile("DarkUI.css");
IStyleApplicator applicator = new UserPaintStyleApplicator(styleSheet);
applicator.ApplyStyles(form);An example project TestForm is included for demonstration. It has an example style sheet, DarkUI.css, which was designed after DarkUI.
Only a limited subset of CSS properties and selectors have been implemented at this point. Implemented properties include BackgroundColor, BackgroundImage, Border, BorderColor, BorderRadius, BorderStyle, BorderWidth, Color, and Opacity.
Supported controls and components include Button, CheckBox, ComboBox, DataGridView, Label, ListBox, ListView, NumericUpDown, PictureBox, ProgressBar, RadioButton, RichTextBox, TabControl, TextBox, ToolStrip, ToolTip, and TreeView.
This project is currently very much a WIP, so some things might not be working perfectly just yet.