Miscellaneous

This page contains recommendations on how to use miscellaneous controls.

Fonts and Colors

Always use the default fonts and colors for controls, and for the form itself. This is necessary in order to ensure that theming and localization works. Also, any future changes can be done consistently in the framework. In Visual Studio you can see that default value is used when these properties are non-bold in the Properties box. If unsure, right-click on the property and Reset it.

Group Boxes

Having Group Boxes within a Group Box is not recommended and should be avoided. Try to design the layout differently.

Wizards

• An image can be displayed in the image area on the left side of the wizard. If using an image, take great care in selecting an appropriate image. Only use approved general pictures available for this purpose or specific images provided by Corporate Marketing for use in the specific dialog.
• Any other additional buttons necessary for a specific wizard operation can be placed in the Left side of the Bottom Pane (e.g. List...).
• If a wizard page requires specific buttons, they should be placed in the User Input area. Do not put specific buttons in the pane with standard wizard buttons.