How to increase bar thickness and change text properties

[Prakash19921206]

Thanks for a great tool.
I couldn't find any property to alter bar thickness (elapsed, remaining part at center)
also i was wondering if we can change text font and color (on bar partition)

Thanks & Regards

[fabricelacharme]

Hello,
I have added a Font property in the last delivery (November), so you can change it now for the ticks (font, size, ). I will update the related documentation.
I have to add a "forecolor" property to complete this item.
Concerning the bar thickness, I have to check, maybe by adding a property to increase the inner part of the bar.
Thank you for your proposals.

[blackholeearth]

put this at top of class

public float barThickness = 2.5f;

find this region in code and replace... its inside on paint..

    #region draw external contours
    
    //draw external bar band 
    // 2 lines: top and bottom
    if (_barOrientation == Orientation.Horizontal)
    {
        #region horizontal
        // Elapsed top
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(ElapsedTopPenColorPaint, barThickness ), barRect.X, barRect.Y - 1 + barRect.Height / 2, barRect.X + elapsedRect.Width, barRect.Y - 1 + barRect.Height/2);
        // Elapsed bottom
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(ElapsedBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness ), barRect.X, barRect.Y + 1 + barRect.Height / 2, barRect.X + elapsedRect.Width, barRect.Y + 1 + barRect.Height/2);


        // Remain top
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barTopPenColorPaint, barThickness ), barRect.X + elapsedRect.Width, barRect.Y - 1 + barRect.Height / 2, barRect.X + barRect.Width, barRect.Y - 1 + barRect.Height/2);
        // Remain bottom
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness ), barRect.X + elapsedRect.Width, barRect.Y + 1 + barRect.Height / 2, barRect.X + barRect.Width, barRect.Y + 1 + barRect.Height/2);


        // Left vertical (dark)
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barTopPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X, barRect.Y -1 + barRect.Height/2, barRect.X, barRect.Y + barRect.Height/2 + 1);

        // Right vertical (light)                        
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X + barRect.Width, barRect.Y - 1 + barRect.Height/2, barRect.X + barRect.Width, barRect.Y + 1 + barRect.Height/2);
        #endregion
    }
    else
    {
        #region vertical
        // Elapsed top
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(ElapsedTopPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X -1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + (barRect.Height - elapsedRect.Height), barRect.X - 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height);

        // Elapsed bottom
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(ElapsedBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width / 2, barRect.Y + (barRect.Height - elapsedRect.Height), barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height);


        // Remain top
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barTopPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X - 1 + barRect.Width / 2, barRect.Y, barRect.X - 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height - elapsedRect.Height);


        // Remain bottom
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y, barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height - elapsedRect.Height);


        // top horizontal (dark) 
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barTopPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X - 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y, barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y);

        // bottom horizontal (light)
        e.Graphics.DrawLine(new Pen(barBottomPenColorPaint, barThickness), barRect.X - 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height, barRect.X + 1 + barRect.Width/2, barRect.Y + barRect.Height);
        #endregion

    }
        
    #endregion draw contours

[fabricelacharme]

Helo all,

I added a thickness property.
Should be ok now
Many thanks for your feddbacks and proposals.

[blackholeearth]

hello [fabricelacharme] .

its nice to see you here. too. i got your demo project from codeproject.

thanks you so much. for this lovely control.
im so glad, you have this ui-control on winforms..

your slider is so beautiful... i was able set the colors to match win11. like this:

have a nice day.