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I am looking for a user interface component that will allow my users to visually edit the parameters of a simulation project. I am not looking for something elaborate but a user interface similar to the one that is available in Visual Studio Domain Specific Languages. Essentially I want to provide a toolbox with a few components and then an editor where users can drag and drop the components and connect them. Anything you have come across?

I am using Visual Studio 2010, C#, the DevExpress user interface components for the front-end and it's all winforms.

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  • What UI framework will you be using? Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:13
  • I am using Visual Studio 2010 and C#. Sorry for not having the screenshot yet but there seems to be a problem. Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:14
  • You can look into extending/customizing the Visual Studio Shell. stackoverflow.com/questions/1682179/… Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:16
  • So, you want to write a Visual Studio plugin? Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:16
  • Hmmm that's the problem I don't want to write a Visual Studio Shell or plugin because I have my front-end in devexpress. I want to build something really simple. Commented Oct 7, 2011 at 15:18

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Visual Studio isolated shell might be a good start!

You can even design your own debug engine to compile and build code for your specific languages such as Python, Lisp etc.

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The closes thing that springs to mind is the design experience for Windows Workflow Foundation? Perhaps XAML is the way forward..

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