1) http://www.devx.com/dotnet/Article/21448 - nice and simple
2) http://samples.gotdotnet.com/quickstart ... 20Controls - I have not read this yet, but its about creating custom controls
3) http://www.akadia.com/services/dotnet_u ... 20controls - again about custom controls
I realize moving away from the "standard" may not be good for usability, but that really depends on how you move away from the standard. Moving away from "standard" is what leads to innovation.
I also suspect, users would be too bored of seeing the same dull styles all the time. It is a balance of offering something refreshing to the eyes while maintaining the expected reactions that has to achieved - the user should be able to predict what happens when they perform an action, conversely the user should know what to do when they want something to happen - e.g. I want to close this window, I go to the top and click the 'X' button or press Alt + F4 or go to File->Exit, rather than press the 'X' button to play a video, press Alt + F4 to maximize the window or File->Exit to launch a sub-program!
I know the examples may be unrealistic, but unrealistic exaggerations are what help clarify differences and help understanding, at least to begin with
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( 2.8 / 54 )Now, here is my todo list for this site:
* Customize this blog template to fit the site (though I really love this look!)
* Get MySQL based image gallery up and running
* Develop my own blog engine (i started the work about 2 weeks ago, i think)
That is all for now. Time to go
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( 2.9 / 40 )Wow! no kidding. The setup was simple
And now, my blogging (in my own site) journey begins
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