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Asked: 2026-05-18T21:11:54+00:00

What is the best approach and/or tool? The trackBar in the MS Visual Studio

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What is the best approach and/or tool?
The trackBar in the MS Visual Studio 2008 Toolbox is inadequate.
It needs to be optimized for an 800×480 touch screen in extreme environmental conditions.
The button on the trackBar needs to be larger so it is easier for the user to move the control using a finger. Its possible with the existing widget, but difficult since the button is small. I am using C# in MS Visual Studio 2008, but don’t know if it is WinForms or WPF (this is my 1st C# project). The target is an old windows-ce tablet. It would be great if step-by-step instructions on how to create a custom control already exist. An alternative would be a tool I could purchase.

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  1. Editorial Team

    Here are a couple tutorials on creating custom controls:

    Using Winforms

    http://blogs.msdn.com/b/jfoscoding/archive/2004/12/06/275505.aspx
    http://msmvps.com/blogs/deborahk/archive/2009/10/13/winforms-user-controls-101.aspx

    Using WPF

    http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/cc295235.aspx
    http://www.wpftutorial.net/HowToCreateACustomControl.html

    It might be a good idea to read up on the basics, then ask more specific questions that you have regarding the nuances of creating a custom control.

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