Introduction

There are many common elements that can be found in nearly any software application that has a user interface. These elements include many well-known controls such as buttons, menus, and toolbars. In this chapter, we will take a look at how to start using and integrating these common user controls into your applications. We will do this by showing you how to create and add the controls to the user interface as well as how to make use of many of the common events. The events that are emitted by these controls are used to allow your application to interact and respond to actions initiated by the users of the interface.