WinForms.Fluent

Modern Windows 11 Fluent Design for WinForms
Apply Mica, Acrylic, and Tabbed effects with an intuitive, chainable API.

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✨ Features

• 🎯 One-Line API - this.Mica() applies effects instantly
• 🌓 Auto Theme Detection - Automatically detects Windows dark/light mode
• 🎨 Multiple Effects - Mica, Acrylic, Tabbed with full-window support
• 🎯 Apply Target Control - Choose titlebar-only or full-window effects
• ⚙️ Chainable Configuration - Fluent API for complex scenarios
• 🔒 Type-Safe - Full IntelliSense, no magic strings
• 📱 Multi-Target - .NET 6, 7, 8, 9 (Windows only)
• ⚡ Zero Boilerplate - Get modern UI in seconds

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🚀 Installation

dotnet add package WinForms.Fluent

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🎯 Quick Start

Simplest Form Ever

using WinForms.Fluent;

public partial class MainWindow : Form
{
    public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        this.Mica();  // ← That's it! Auto-detects theme + full window
    }
}

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📚 Usage Guide

Simple Effects (One-Liners)

Perfect for 99% of use cases:

// Auto-detect system theme + apply effect (full window)
this.Mica();                    // Windows 11 Mica effect
this.Acrylic();                 // Transparent Acrylic
this.Tabbed();                  // Tabbed window effect
this.Auto();                    // Same as Mica()

// Force specific theme (full window)
this.Mica(Theme.Dark);          // Dark Mica
this.Acrylic(Theme.Light);      // Light Acrylic
this.Tabbed(Theme.Dark);        // Dark Tabbed

// Apply target control (titlebar only or full window)
this.Mica(Target.TitleBar);     // Titlebar only
this.Mica(Target.FullWindow);   // Full window

// With theme + target
this.Mica(Theme.Dark, Target.FullWindow);
this.Acrylic(Theme.Light, Target.TitleBar);

// Cleanup
this.Reset();                   // Remove all effects

Real Example:

public MainWindow()
{
    InitializeComponent();
    
    // Modern app - auto theme detection, full window
    this.Mica();
}

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Advanced Configuration

For custom combinations:

this.Configure()
    .Acrylic()                  // Backdrop type
    .Dark()                     // Theme
    .Transparency()             // Enable transparency
    .Apply();

More Examples:

// Light Mica, full window
this.Configure()
    .Mica()
    .Light()
    .ToFullWindow()
    .Apply();

// Tabbed with auto theme, titlebar only
this.Configure()
    .Tabbed()
    .Auto()
    .ToTitleBar()
    .Apply();

// Dark, no backdrop
this.Configure()
    .None()
    .Dark()
    .Apply();

// Acrylic dialog with transparency
this.Configure()
    .Acrylic()
    .Auto()
    .Transparency()
    .ToFullWindow()
    .Apply();

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📖 Complete API Reference

Simple Methods

Method	Effect	Theme	Target
this.Mica()	Mica	Auto-detect	Full Window
this.Mica(Theme.Dark)	Mica	Dark	Full Window
this.Mica(Theme.Light)	Mica	Light	Full Window
this.Mica(Target.TitleBar)	Mica	Auto-detect	TitleBar
this.Mica(Theme.Dark, Target.FullWindow)	Mica	Dark	Full Window
this.Acrylic()	Acrylic	Auto-detect	Full Window
this.Acrylic(Theme.Dark)	Acrylic	Dark	Full Window
this.Tabbed()	Tabbed	Auto-detect	Full Window
this.Tabbed(Theme.Light)	Tabbed	Light	Full Window
this.Auto()	Mica	Auto-detect	Full Window
this.Reset()	None	-	-

Configuration Methods

Backdrop Types:

.Mica()              // Main window backdrop
.Acrylic()           // Transient/dialog backdrop
.Tabbed()            // Tabbed window backdrop
.AutoBackdrop()      // Let DWM auto-decide
.None()              // Disable backdrop

Theme:

.Auto()              // Auto-detect from Windows
.Dark()              // Force dark theme
.Light()             // Force light theme

Apply Target:

.ToTitleBar()        // Apply only to titlebar
.ToFullWindow()      // Apply to entire window (default)

Transparency:

.Transparency()      // Enable transparency
.NoTransparency()    // Disable transparency (default)

Apply:

.Apply()             // Explicitly apply configuration
// OR auto-applies on last method (.Transparency()/.NoTransparency())

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🎨 Theme Constants

using WinForms.Fluent;

// ❌ Confusing
this.Mica(true);                // What does true mean?

// ✅ Crystal Clear
this.Mica(Theme.Dark);          // Intent is obvious
this.Mica(Theme.Light);         // No ambiguity

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🎯 Apply Target Enum

using WinForms.Fluent;

// Apply only to titlebar (theme only)
this.Mica(Target.TitleBar);

// Apply to full window (backdrop + theme)
this.Mica(Target.FullWindow);   // Default

// In configuration
this.Configure()
    .Mica()
    .Dark()
    .ToTitleBar()      // Titlebar only
    .Apply();

this.Configure()
    .Acrylic()
    .Auto()
    .ToFullWindow()    // Full window (default)
    .Apply();