LinkBox control

This is a spin-off of my work on GhostDoc. That's why this is not a general purpose control; it's more of a code sample for how to achieve a certain effect, to be used as a starting point for your own work.

In the GhostDoc code, LinkBox is used as a base class for another, application-specific, control which takes care of the update/refresh scenarios.

Getting Started

Open the solution file "LinkBox.sln".
Run the project in the debugger and play around with the demo.
Important: Build the solution before you open the main form in the designer (strange things happen if you don't).
Read and understand the source.
Modifiy the source to your needs (e.g. change the namespace), derive your own controls from it -- as long as you don't run around claiming you wrote it, you're pretty free to do with it whatever you like (see terms of use below).

License and Terms of Use

This software is provided 'as-is', without any expressed or implied warranty. In no event will the author be held liable for any damages arising from the use of this software.

Permission is granted to anyone to use this software for any purpose, including commercial applications, and to alter it and redistribute it freely, subject to the following restrictions:

The origin of this software must not be misrepresented; you must not claim that you wrote the original software. If you use this software in a product, an acknowledgment in the product documentation is NOT required.
Altered source versions must be plainly marked as such, and must not be misrepresented as being the original software.
This notice may not be removed or altered from any source or altered source distribution.