Genghis

Before you decide to rebuild all the MFC features, you'll want to check the Genghis library ^[7] to see whether that feature has already been rebuilt. Genghis is a set of WinForms components and controls to fill the needs of document-based application development in WinForms. As of this writing, it includes the following features:

^[7] The Genghis Group , http://www.genghisgroup.com

Command line parser
Completion combo
Control hosting status bar
Cursor changer
Custom check state treeview
Custom XP theming controls
File Search Engine
FileDocument class (doc/dirty bit management)
FindReplaceDialog
FolderNameDialog
HandleCollector for the world
Header group box control
Image combo
More robust validation la WebForms
Most recently used (MRU) files support
MSN Messenger-style pop-up window
Multiple top-level window support
Multiple-instance detection
Screen Saver class
Scrollable PictureBox control
Sorting listview (including the little triangle thingy)
Splash Screen class
Command line helper for no-touch deployment applications (including server-side code)
Window serializer
Wizard framework

Figure A.1 shows a sample document-based application built using Genghis.

Figure A.1. A Sample Document-Based Genghis Application

Genghis is a shared source project, and the license allows you to use the code in your own applications free of charge. And, if you've got anything to contribute, the list of existing features is exceeded only by the list of desired features.