MaterialSkin Documentation

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https://github.com/ignacemaes/materialskin

A library for theming .NET WinForms applications in C# or VB.NET using Google's Material Design principles. Includes instructions for NuGet installation, adding components to the Visual Studio Toolbox, inheriting from MaterialForm, and configuring themes and color schemes via MaterialSkinManager.

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What's inside MaterialSkin

Inherit from MaterialForm
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To apply the MaterialSkin theme to a window, change the base class of your Form from Form to MaterialForm. Ensure you include the appropriate library imports in your code-behind.
```
// C# (Form1.cs)
public partial class Form1 : MaterialForm
```
```
' VB.NET (Form1.Designer.vb)
Partial Class Form1
    Inherits MaterialSkin.Controls.MaterialForm
```
https://github.com/ignacemaes/materialskin/blob/master/README.md
Install MaterialSkin via NuGet
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To add MaterialSkin to your .NET WinForms project, use the NuGet Package Manager.
1. Right-click on your project in your IDE.
2. Select 'Manage NuGet Packages...'.
3. Search for 'MaterialSkin' and click install.
Alternatively, you can use the Package Manager Console:
```
Install-Package MaterialSkin
```
https://github.com/ignacemaes/materialskin/blob/master/README.md
Add MaterialSkin components to the Visual Studio Toolbox
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After installing the NuGet package, locate the MaterialSkin.dll file (typically found in your project's //bin/Debug folder). Drag and drop the MaterialSkin.dll file directly into your IDE's Toolbox to automatically add all available MaterialSkin controls to your component list.
https://github.com/ignacemaes/materialskin/blob/master/README.md

Initialize MaterialSkin colorscheme and theme

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Use the MaterialSkinManager.Instance to configure the visual appearance of your application. You must add your form to the manager using AddFormToManage(this) so that the theme updates are applied correctly. You can set the Theme (e.g., MaterialSkinManager.Themes.LIGHT) and a custom ColorScheme.

// C# implementation
public Form1()
{
    InitializeComponent();

    var materialSkinManager = MaterialSkinManager.Instance;
    materialSkinManager.AddFormToManage(this);
    materialSkinManager.Theme = MaterialSkinManager.Themes.LIGHT;
    materialSkinManager.ColorScheme = new ColorScheme(Primary.BlueGrey800, Primary.BlueGrey900, Primary.BlueGrey500, Accent.LightBlue200, TextShade.WHITE);
}

' VB.NET implementation
Imports MaterialSkin

Public Class Form1
    Private Sub Form1_Load(sender As Object, e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        Dim SkinManager As MaterialSkinManager = MaterialSkinManager.Instance
        SkinManager.AddFormToManage(Me)
        SkinManager.Theme = MaterialSkinManager.Themes.LIGHT
        SkinManager.ColorScheme = New ColorScheme(Primary.BlueGrey800, Primary.BlueGrey900, Primary.BlueGrey500, Accent.LightBlue200, TextShade.WHITE)
    End Sub
End Class