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Component Factory empowers developers by providing the most powerful user interface controls on the market. Rather than produce standard components we concentrate on creating the best-of-breed. Component Factory prides itself on creating controls with deep customization capabilities with an ease of use that is unrivalled. Its controls are built by software developers for use by software developers. All Component Factory products come with extensive documentation, source samples, email support and regular updates.

.NET Components and .NET Controls

What is a .NET component? .NET components are pre-built pieces of software that you can re-use within the Microsoft .NET Framework (pronounced dot net framework) to help you create your application faster and hopefully with fewer bugs. By re-using .NET software components you not only save time and money, but you also get the opportunity to use other people's expertise and knowledge that will give your app extra functionality and features - fast. In this filtered view of our product catalog you will only find .NET compatible products, these products include both .NET Components and .NET Controls as .NET downloads for you to try and buy.

What is a .NET Control? A .NET Control has a visual aspect and can be used on a form or Web page to control the behavior of the user interface, so the user of the app can use a .NET UI Control to: enter data, click on a button, select from items displayed on a drop down list, draw a chart or graph based on data that they have entered into a .NET datagrid control etc.

What is the difference between a .NET Component and a .NET Control?

A .NET Component does not always have to have a visual interface, for example a .NET Component could work behind the scenes on a server and be used to calculate the tax due on an invoice for goods sold to a customer or to create a PDF version of that invoice and then email it to the customer's email address. .NET Controls are User Interface (UI) controls and they are a subset of .NET Components and as such all .NET Controls are therefore .NET Components, however, the reverse is not true, a .NET Component is not also a .NET Control, as a .NET Component does not have to have a visual or visible interface and it does not have to appear on a Windows form, Web Form or Web page as part of the UI.

In this .NET Components marketplace you will find both .NET Controls and .NET Components - available as commercial grade, quality .NET software component products. You will find ASP.NET controls that you can use as an ASP.NET developer for your latest Web site or Intranet project, VB controls for your Visual Basic app and there are numerous VB .NET control products listed here as VB.NET Controls. If you are a C# developer looking for a C# component or C# controls you will also find a wide selection of C# .NET controls, C# .NET component products and .NET custom control products that will meet your needs.

The range of .NET Component and .NET Control products includes: .NET WinForm Controls, ASP.NET Controls, ASP.NET AJAX Controls, .NET Class Components or .NET Class Libraries, .NET Web Services, .NET Compact Framework (.NET CF) products for mobile & hand-held device apps, .NET LINQ Classes for data access, WPF Controls or Windows Presentation Foundation Controls and Silverlight Controls for the latest .NET Framework 3.0, 3.5 and 4.0 environments. Finally you will also find a special form of ASP.NET server control that can be used inside SharePoint, these are called Web Part Controls.

Our .NET component product range will give you a choice of controls for .NET, whether you are using them as a control in C# or as VB NET controls for your next VB project or in any other .NET development language or .NET based IDE that supports the use of .NET software components. There are well over 1,000 commercial grade, high quality .NET component based products available in this .NET component product gallery that you can search for, compare, download, review, try and buy!

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1. Krypton Suite

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Publisher: Component Factory Primary Category: User Interface Collections Product Type: Component / .NET WinForms / .NET Class

Add Office 2007 and 2010 Ribbon and navigation features to your applications. Component Factory Krypton Suite currently includes Krypton Ribbon, Krypton Navigator, Krypton Docking and Krypton Workspace. Krypton Ribbon is a Office 2007 and 2010 stile Ribbon component with rich design time support so you can have a professional looking application up and running in minutes. Krypton Docking offers Visual Studio 2010 Style Docking, Krypton Ribbon functionality includes KeyTips, Vista Glass, quick access toolbar, auto sizing groups, application button and much more. Krypton Navigator is an advanced navigation component. Krypton Navigator will allow you to change colors, fonts, images, positioning, alignment, navigation modes on the fly and much more. Krypton WorkSpace moves beyond MDI by letting the user drag and drop pages into new positions at runtime. Full C# source code with 12 months support and updates included. Krypton Suite works with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005) and higher (i.e. VS2008).
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2. Krypton Navigator  Average Review: based on 2 reviews

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Publisher: Component Factory  Primary Category: User Interface  Product Type: Component / .NET WinForms / .NET Class

An advanced Navigation features to your applications. Krypton Navigator is an advanced navigation component for Visual Studio 2005 and higher. Krypton Navigator will allow you to change colors, fonts, images, positioning, alignment, navigation modes on the fly and much more. Krypton Navigator functionality includes 18 Different modes,Tabs on any edge, Buttons instead of Tabs, Tab/Button strips, Microsoft Outlook mode, Fully customizable and more. Full C# source code with 12 months support and updates available.Krypton Navigator works with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005) and higher (i.e. VS2008).
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3. Krypton Ribbon

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Publisher: Component Factory Primary Category: Toolbar / Menu / Ribbon Product Type: Component / .NET WinForms / .NET Class

Add the Office 2007 Ribbon to your applications. Krypton Ribbon is a Office 2007 stile Ribbon component with rich design time support so you can have a professional looking application up and running in minutes. Krypton Ribbon functionality includes KeyTips, Vista Glass, quick access toolbar, auto sizing groups, application button and much more. Full C# source code with 12 months support and updates available. Krypton Ribbon works with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005) and higher (i.e. VS2008)
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4. Krypton Toolkit  Average Review: based on 2 reviews

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Publisher: Component Factory  Primary Category: User Interface Collections  Product Type: Component / .NET WinForms / .NET Class

Add Office 2007 styling with Vista Glass to your applications. Krypton Tookit includes palettes and templates you can use to style the user interfaces of your applications. Krypton Toolkit includes an extensive documentation integrated into the Visual Studio help system, source code for all the samples, and also, when creating a new project, you can select one of the Krypton Tookit templates in order get started with all the correct references. Krypton Tookit Developer License is free, please, visit the 'Evals and Downloads' Section to download your free license. Full C# source code with 12 months support and updates available.
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5. Krypton Workspace

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Publisher: Component Factory Primary Category: User Interface Product Type: Component / .NET WinForms / .NET Class

An innovative approach to organizing your document area. Krypton Workspace is a software component that allow your users to reposition the pages at runtime by dragging the page headers and dropping them into new positions. Each workspace cell is based on a KryptonNavigator and so any cell can be displayed in any of the modes available for the Kryptom Navigator. Workspace layout is defined using tree hierarchy which consists of sequences that contain additional sequences and/or cells. This allows complete flexibility in how you organize your layout. Full C# source code with 12 months support and updates available. Krypton Workspace works with Visual Studio 2005 (VS2005) and higher (i.e. VS2008). Krypton Workspace can be bought also as part of the Krypton suite.
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