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Squid

Most game developers write their UI from scratch. Often enough it’s not very reusable and will provide a serious challenge to adapt to changing needs. Our solution to this dilemma is called SQUID.
SQUID is an SDK to create user interfaces for games and other 2D/3D realtime applications, using a Retained Mode system. It does not depend on a certain rendering engine, you can use it with any engine you like, on any platform that supports the .NET 2.0 framework.
SQUID SDK is written in managed C# and comes as .NET 2.0 class library for easy integration into your projects.It is completely free for non-commercial use. Reference it, use it, it’s that simple!

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SQUID is a GUI blackbox

SQUID is easy to integrate
All you need to do is to implement 1 compact interface, the ISquidRenderer.

  • it is engine independent
  • it does not manage textures or fonts, only integers and strings
  • it doesn’t draw anything, you do
 To get you kickstarted, sample implementations of ISquidRenderer are already included:

  • SlimDX
  • XNA 4.0
  • Truevision3D

Features:

Standard controls:
  • scale9 texture grid!
  • docking, anchoring
  • margin,padding
  • z-order, clipping, scissoring
  • hierarchical opacity
  • input event handlers
  • international keyboard support
  • custom mouse cursors
  • tooltips
  • drag & drop
  • snapping windows
  • modal windows
  • control state fading
  • easy skinning via styles
  • texture UV mapping
  • full scissoring control
  • automatic batching
  • it’s fast!
  • Button
  • CheckBox
  • DropDownList
  • Dialog
  • FlowLayoutFrame
  • Frame
  • ImageControl
  • Label
  • ListBox
  • ListView
  • Panel
  • RadioButton
  • Resizer
  • Scrollbar
  • Slider
  • SplitContainer
  • TabControl
  • TextArea
  • TextBox
  • TreeView
  • Window