How to optimize User interface creation

[siilexx]

Hello,

I'm building an interface showing many users controls (mainly Labels and Buttons) but the result is rather slow.

Here is a basic sample of the code:

Panel myPanel = new Panel();

int nbrPPL=15;
for (int k=0; k < nbrPPL; k++)
{
   Case[k] = new Label();
   Case[k].Location=...
   Case[k].Size=...
   Case[k].Name=...

   CaseH[k] = new Label();
   CaseH[k].Location=...

   CaseT[k] = new Label();
   CaseT[k].Location=...

   myPanel.Controls.Add(Case[k]);
   myPanel.Controls.Add(CaseT[k]);
   myPanel.Controls.Add(CaseH[k]);

}

Controls.Add(myPanel);

Could you please advise on the best way to optimize my code ?

Thank you

[Aimee Bailey]

Why not use a control that is designed to deal with a lot of data like the DataGridView? :) that will allow you to have buttons next to each person.

Aimee.

[siilexx]

Hello,
I'm using both buttons and label on the same line, and different color on each line which can be changed dynamically by the user (see this screenshot ).

Do you think that a DataGridView could handle this easily ?

Thank you

[Aimee Bailey]

Most of what you are doing there can be done using the DataGridView hun, also on a side note, if you wanted more customization, you may find WPF a wonderful route to take seeing as it uses directx to draw its interface.

Aimee

[siilexx]

Do you have some kind of tutorial explaining how to use or create controls similar to a windows form "Label" using directx ?
Thank you