C# 自定义的AboutBox 示例源码下载

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using System;
using System.Collections.Specialized;
using System.Collections.Generic;
using System.ComponentModel;
using System.Data;
using System.Drawing;
using System.Text;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Reflection;
using System.Text.RegularExpressions;
using Microsoft.Win32;
using System.IO;

namespace AboutBoxDemo
{

    /// <summary>
    /// Generic, self-contained About Box dialog
    /// </summary>
    /// <remarks>
    /// Jeff Atwood
    /// http://www.codinghorror.com
    /// converted to C# by Scott Ferguson
    /// http://www.forestmoon.com
    /// </remarks>
    public partial class AboutBox : Form
	{
		public AboutBox()
		{
			InitializeComponent();
		}

		private bool _IsPainted = false;
		private string _EntryAssemblyName;
		private string _CallingAssemblyName;
		private string _ExecutingAssemblyName;
		private Assembly _EntryAssembly;
		private NameValueCollection _EntryAssemblyAttribCollection;
		private int _MinWindowHeight;

		// <summary>
		// returns the entry assembly for the current application domain
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// This is usually read-only, but in some weird cases (Smart Client apps) 
		// you won't have an entry assembly, so you may want to set this manually.
		// </remarks>
		public Assembly AppEntryAssembly
		{
			get
			{
				return _EntryAssembly;
			}
			set
			{
				_EntryAssembly = value;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// single line of text to show in the application title section of the about box dialog
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// defaults to "%title%" 
		// %title% = Assembly: AssemblyTitle
		// </remarks>
		public string AppTitle
		{
			get
			{
				return AppTitleLabel.Text;
			}
			set
			{
				AppTitleLabel.Text = value;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// single line of text to show in the description section of the about box dialog
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// defaults to "%description%"
		// %description% = Assembly: AssemblyDescription
		// </remarks>
		public string AppDescription
		{
			get
			{
				return AppDescriptionLabel.Text;
			}
			set
			{
				if (value == ""){
					AppDescriptionLabel.Visible = false;
				}else{
					AppDescriptionLabel.Visible = true;
					AppDescriptionLabel.Text = value;
				}
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// single line of text to show in the version section of the about dialog
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// defaults to "Version %version%"
		// %version% = Assembly: AssemblyVersion
		// </remarks>
		public string AppVersion
		{
			get{
				return AppVersionLabel.Text;
			}
			set{
				if (value == ""){
					AppVersionLabel.Visible = false;
				}else{
					AppVersionLabel.Visible = true;
					AppVersionLabel.Text = value;
				}
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// single line of text to show in the copyright section of the about dialog
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// defaults to "Copyright ?%year%, %company%"
		// %company% = Assembly: AssemblyCompany
		// %year% = current 4-digit year
		// </remarks>
		public string AppCopyright
		{
			get{
				return AppCopyrightLabel.Text;
			}
			set{
				if (value == ""){
					AppCopyrightLabel.Visible = false;
				}else{
					AppCopyrightLabel.Visible = true;
					AppCopyrightLabel.Text = value;
				}
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// intended for the default 32x32 application icon to appear in the upper left of the about dialog
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// if you open this form using .ShowDialog(Owner), the icon can be derived from the owning form
		// </remarks>
		public Image AppImage
		{
			get{
				return ImagePictureBox.Image;
			}
			set{
				ImagePictureBox.Image = value;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// multiple lines of miscellaneous text to show in rich text box
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// defaults to "%product% is %copyright%, %trademark%"
		// %product% = Assembly: AssemblyProduct
		// %copyright% = Assembly: AssemblyCopyright
		// %trademark% = Assembly: AssemblyTrademark
		// </remarks>
		public string AppMoreInfo
		{
			get{
				return MoreRichTextBox.Text;
			}
			set{
				if (value == null || value == ""){
					MoreRichTextBox.Visible = false;
				}else{
					MoreRichTextBox.Visible = true;
					MoreRichTextBox.Text = value;
				}
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// determines if the "Details" (advanced assembly details) button is shown
		// </summary>
		public bool AppDetailsButton
		{
			get{
				return DetailsButton.Visible;
			}
			set{
				DetailsButton.Visible = value;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// exception-safe retrieval of LastWriteTime for this assembly.
		// </summary>
		// <returns>File.GetLastWriteTime, or DateTime.MaxValue if exception was encountered.</returns>
		private DateTime AssemblyLastWriteTime(Assembly a)
		{
			if (a.Location == null || a.Location == "")
				return DateTime.MaxValue;
			try{
				return File.GetLastWriteTime(a.Location);
			}catch(Exception){
				return DateTime.MaxValue;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// returns DateTime this Assembly was last built. Will attempt to calculate from build number, if possible. 
		// If not, the actual LastWriteTime on the assembly file will be returned.
		// </summary>
		// <param name="a">Assembly to get build date for</param>
		// <param name="ForceFileDate">Don't attempt to use the build number to calculate the date</param>
		// <returns>DateTime this assembly was last built</returns>
		private DateTime AssemblyBuildDate(Assembly a , bool ForceFileDate) 
		{
			Version AssemblyVersion = a.GetName().Version;
			DateTime dt;

			if (ForceFileDate){
				dt = AssemblyLastWriteTime(a);
			}else{
				dt = DateTime.Parse("01/01/2000").AddDays(AssemblyVersion.Build).AddSeconds(AssemblyVersion.Revision * 2);
				if (TimeZone.IsDaylightSavingTime(dt, TimeZone.CurrentTimeZone.GetDaylightChanges(dt.Year))){
					dt = dt.AddHours(1);
				}
				if (dt > DateTime.Now || AssemblyVersion.Build < 730 || AssemblyVersion.Revision == 0){
					dt = AssemblyLastWriteTime(a);
				}
			}

			return dt;
		}

		// <summary>
		// returns string name / string value pair of all attribs
		// for specified assembly
		// </summary>
		// <remarks>
		// note that Assembly* values are pulled from AssemblyInfo file in project folder
		//
		// Trademark       = AssemblyTrademark string
		// Debuggable      = true
		// GUID            = 7FDF68D5-8C6F-44C9-B391-117B5AFB5467
		// CLSCompliant    = true
		// Product         = AssemblyProduct string
		// Copyright       = AssemblyCopyright string
		// Company         = AssemblyCompany string
		// Description     = AssemblyDescription string
		// Title           = AssemblyTitle string
		// </remarks>
		private NameValueCollection AssemblyAttribs(Assembly a)
		{
			string TypeName;
			string Name;
			string Value;
			NameValueCollection nvc = new NameValueCollection();
			Regex r = new Regex(@"(\.Assembly|\.)(?<Name>[^.]*)Attribute$", RegexOptions.IgnoreCase);

			foreach (object attrib in a.GetCustomAttributes(false))
			{
				TypeName = attrib.GetType().ToString();
				Name = r.Match(TypeName).Groups["Name"].ToString();
				Value = "";
				switch (TypeName)
				{
					case "System.CLSCompliantAttribute":
						Value = ((CLSCompliantAttribute)attrib).IsCompliant.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Diagnostics.DebuggableAttribute":
						Value = ((System.Diagnostics.DebuggableAttribute)attrib).IsJITTrackingEnabled.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyCompanyAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyCompanyAttribute)attrib).Company.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyConfigurationAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyConfigurationAttribute)attrib).Configuration.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyCopyrightAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyCopyrightAttribute)attrib).Copyright.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyDefaultAliasAttribute)attrib).DefaultAlias.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyDelaySignAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyDelaySignAttribute)attrib).DelaySign.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyDescriptionAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyDescriptionAttribute)attrib).Description.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyInformationalVersionAttribute)attrib).InformationalVersion.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyKeyFileAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyKeyFileAttribute)attrib).KeyFile.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyProductAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyProductAttribute)attrib).Product.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyTrademarkAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyTrademarkAttribute)attrib).Trademark.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Reflection.AssemblyTitleAttribute":
						Value = ((AssemblyTitleAttribute)attrib).Title.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Resources.NeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute":
						Value = ((System.Resources.NeutralResourcesLanguageAttribute)attrib).CultureName.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Resources.SatelliteContractVersionAttribute":
						Value = ((System.Resources.SatelliteContractVersionAttribute)attrib).Version.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComCompatibleVersionAttribute":
						{
							System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComCompatibleVersionAttribute x;
							x = ((System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComCompatibleVersionAttribute)attrib);
							Value = x.MajorVersion   "."   x.MinorVersion   "."   x.RevisionNumber   "."   x.BuildNumber; break;
						}
					case "System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute":
						Value = ((System.Runtime.InteropServices.ComVisibleAttribute)attrib).Value.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute":
						Value = ((System.Runtime.InteropServices.GuidAttribute)attrib).Value.ToString(); break;
					case "System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibVersionAttribute":
						{
							System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibVersionAttribute x;
							x = ((System.Runtime.InteropServices.TypeLibVersionAttribute)attrib);
							Value = x.MajorVersion   "."   x.MinorVersion; break;
						}
					case "System.Security.AllowPartiallyTrustedCallersAttribute":
						Value = "(Present)"; break;
					default:
						// debug.writeline("** unknown assembly attribute '"   TypeName   "'")
						Value = TypeName; break;
				}

				if (nvc[Name] == null){
					nvc.Add(Name, Value);
				}
			}

			// add some extra values that are not in the AssemblyInfo, but nice to have
			// codebase
			try{
				nvc.Add("CodeBase", a.CodeBase.Replace("file:///", ""));
			}catch(NotSupportedException){
				nvc.Add("CodeBase", "(not supported)");
			}
			// build date
			DateTime dt = AssemblyBuildDate(a, false);
			if (dt == DateTime.MaxValue){
				nvc.Add("BuildDate", "(unknown)");
			}else{
				nvc.Add("BuildDate", dt.ToString("yyyy-MM-dd hh:mm tt"));
			}
			// location
			try{
				nvc.Add("Location", a.Location);
			}catch(NotSupportedException){
				nvc.Add("Location", "(not supported)");
			}
			// version
			try{
				if (a.GetName().Version.Major == 0 && a.GetName().Version.Minor == 0){
					nvc.Add("Version", "(unknown)");
				}else{
					nvc.Add("Version", a.GetName().Version.ToString());
				}
			}catch(Exception){
				nvc.Add("Version", "(unknown)");
			}

			nvc.Add("FullName", a.FullName);

			return nvc;
		}

		// <summary>
		// reads an HKLM Windows Registry key value
		// </summary>
		private string RegistryHklmValue(string KeyName, string SubKeyRef)
		{
			RegistryKey rk;
			try{
				rk = Registry.LocalMachine.OpenSubKey(KeyName);
				return (string)rk.GetValue(SubKeyRef, "");
			}catch(Exception){
				return "";
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// launch the MSInfo "system information" application (works on XP, 2003, and Vista)
		// </summary>
		private void ShowSysInfo()
		{
			string strSysInfoPath = "";

			strSysInfoPath = RegistryHklmValue(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools Location", "MSINFO");
			if (strSysInfoPath == ""){
				strSysInfoPath = RegistryHklmValue(@"SOFTWARE\Microsoft\Shared Tools\MSINFO", "PATH");
			}

			if (strSysInfoPath == ""){
				MessageBox.Show("System Information is unavailable at this time."  
					Environment.NewLine  
					Environment.NewLine  
					"(couldn't find path for Microsoft System Information Tool in the registry.)",
					Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Warning);
				return;
			}

			try{
				System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(strSysInfoPath);
			}catch(Exception){
				MessageBox.Show("System Information is unavailable at this time."  
					Environment.NewLine  
					Environment.NewLine  
					"(couldn't launch '"   strSysInfoPath   "')",
					Text, MessageBoxButtons.OK, MessageBoxIcon.Stop);
			}

		}

		// <summary>
		// populate a listview with the specified key and value strings
		// </summary>
		private void Populate(ListView lvw, string Key, string Value)
		{
			if (Value == "")
				return;
			ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
			lvi.Text = Key;
			lvi.SubItems.Add(Value);
			lvw.Items.Add(lvi);
		}

		// <summary>
		// populates the Application Information listview
		// </summary>
		private void PopulateAppInfo()
		{
			AppDomain d = System.AppDomain.CurrentDomain;
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Application Name", d.SetupInformation.ApplicationName);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Application Base", d.SetupInformation.ApplicationBase);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Cache Path", d.SetupInformation.CachePath);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Configuration File", d.SetupInformation.ConfigurationFile);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Dynamic Base", d.SetupInformation.DynamicBase);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Friendly Name", d.FriendlyName);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "License File", d.SetupInformation.LicenseFile);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "private Bin Path", d.SetupInformation.PrivateBinPath);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Shadow Copy Directories", d.SetupInformation.ShadowCopyDirectories);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, " ", " ");
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Entry Assembly", _EntryAssemblyName);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Executing Assembly", _ExecutingAssemblyName);
			Populate(AppInfoListView, "Calling Assembly", _CallingAssemblyName);
		}

		// <summary>
		// populate Assembly Information listview with ALL assemblies
		// </summary>
		private void PopulateAssemblies()
		{
			foreach (Assembly a in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
			{
				PopulateAssemblySummary(a);
			}
			AssemblyNamesComboBox.SelectedIndex = AssemblyNamesComboBox.FindStringExact(_EntryAssemblyName);
		}

		// <summary>
		// populate Assembly Information listview with summary view for a specific assembly
		// </summary>
		private void PopulateAssemblySummary(Assembly a)
		{
			NameValueCollection nvc = AssemblyAttribs(a);

			string strAssemblyName = a.GetName().Name;

			ListViewItem lvi = new ListViewItem();
			lvi.Text = strAssemblyName;
			lvi.Tag = strAssemblyName;
			if (strAssemblyName == _CallingAssemblyName){
				lvi.Text  = " (calling)";
			}
			if (strAssemblyName == _ExecutingAssemblyName){
				lvi.Text  = " (executing)";
			}
			if (strAssemblyName == _EntryAssemblyName){
				lvi.Text  = " (entry)";
			}
			lvi.SubItems.Add(nvc["version"]);
			lvi.SubItems.Add(nvc["builddate"]);
			lvi.SubItems.Add(nvc["codebase"]);
			//lvi.SubItems.Add(AssemblyVersion(a))
			//lvi.SubItems.Add(AssemblyBuildDatestring(a, true))
			//lvi.SubItems.Add(AssemblyCodeBase(a))
			AssemblyInfoListView.Items.Add(lvi);
			AssemblyNamesComboBox.Items.Add(strAssemblyName);
		}

		// <summary>
		// retrieves a cached value from the entry assembly attribute lookup collection
		// </summary>
		private string EntryAssemblyAttrib(string strName)
		{
			if (_EntryAssemblyAttribCollection[strName] == null){
				return "<Assembly: Assembly"   strName   "(\"\")>";
			}else{
				return _EntryAssemblyAttribCollection[strName].ToString();
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// Populate all the form labels with tokenized text
		// </summary>
		private void PopulateLabels()
		{
			// get entry assembly attribs
			_EntryAssemblyAttribCollection = AssemblyAttribs(_EntryAssembly);

			// set icon from parent, if present
			if (Owner == null)
			{
				ImagePictureBox.Visible = false;
				AppTitleLabel.Left = AppCopyrightLabel.Left;
				AppDescriptionLabel.Left = AppCopyrightLabel.Left;
			}
			else
			{
				Icon = Owner.Icon;
				ImagePictureBox.Image = Icon.ToBitmap();
			}
			// replace all labels and window title
			Text = ReplaceTokens(Text);
			AppTitleLabel.Text = ReplaceTokens(AppTitleLabel.Text);
			if (AppDescriptionLabel.Visible){
				AppDescriptionLabel.Text = ReplaceTokens(AppDescriptionLabel.Text);
			}
			if (AppCopyrightLabel.Visible){
				AppCopyrightLabel.Text = ReplaceTokens(AppCopyrightLabel.Text);
			}
			if (AppVersionLabel.Visible){
				AppVersionLabel.Text = ReplaceTokens(AppVersionLabel.Text);
			}
			if (AppDateLabel.Visible){
				AppDateLabel.Text = ReplaceTokens(AppDateLabel.Text);
			}
			if (MoreRichTextBox.Visible){
				MoreRichTextBox.Text = ReplaceTokens(MoreRichTextBox.Text);
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// perform assemblyinfo to string replacements on labels
		// </summary>
		private string ReplaceTokens(string s)
		{
			s = s.Replace("%title%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("title"));
			s = s.Replace("%copyright%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("copyright"));
			s = s.Replace("%description%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("description"));
			s = s.Replace("%company%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("company"));
			s = s.Replace("%product%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("product"));
			s = s.Replace("%trademark%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("trademark"));
			s = s.Replace("%year%", DateTime.Now.Year.ToString());
			s = s.Replace("%version%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("version"));
			s = s.Replace("%builddate%", EntryAssemblyAttrib("builddate"));
			return s;
		}

		// <summary>
		// populate details for a single assembly
		// </summary>
		private void PopulateAssemblyDetails(Assembly a, ListView lvw)
		{
			lvw.Items.Clear();

			// this assembly property is only available in framework versions 1.1 
			Populate(lvw, "Image Runtime Version", a.ImageRuntimeVersion);
			Populate(lvw, "Loaded from GAC", a.GlobalAssemblyCache.ToString());

			NameValueCollection nvc = AssemblyAttribs(a);
			foreach (string strKey in nvc)
			{
				Populate(lvw, strKey, nvc[strKey]);
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// matches assembly by Assembly.GetName.Name; returns nothing if no match
		// </summary>
		private Assembly MatchAssemblyByName(string AssemblyName)
		{
			foreach (Assembly a in AppDomain.CurrentDomain.GetAssemblies())
			{
				if (a.GetName().Name == AssemblyName){
					return a;
				}
			}
			return null;
		}

		// <summary>
		// things to do when form is loaded
		// </summary>
		private void AboutBox_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			// if the user didn't provide an assembly, try to guess which one is the entry assembly
			if (_EntryAssembly == null){
				_EntryAssembly = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly();
			}
			if (_EntryAssembly == null){
				_EntryAssembly = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly();
			}

			_ExecutingAssemblyName = Assembly.GetExecutingAssembly().GetName().Name;
			_CallingAssemblyName = Assembly.GetCallingAssembly().GetName().Name;
			try{
				// for web hosted apps, GetEntryAssembly = nothing
				_EntryAssemblyName = Assembly.GetEntryAssembly().GetName().Name;
			}catch(Exception){
			}

			_MinWindowHeight = AppCopyrightLabel.Top   AppCopyrightLabel.Height   OKButton.Height   30;

			TabPanelDetails.Visible = false;
			if (!MoreRichTextBox.Visible){
				Height = Height - MoreRichTextBox.Height;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// things to do when form is FIRST painted
		// </summary>
		private void AboutBox_Paint(object sender, PaintEventArgs e)
		{
			if (!_IsPainted){
				_IsPainted = true;
				Application.DoEvents();
				Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
				PopulateLabels();
				Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// expand about dialog to show additional advanced details
		// </summary>
		private void DetailsButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			Cursor.Current = Cursors.WaitCursor;
			DetailsButton.Visible = false;
			SuspendLayout();
			MaximizeBox = true;
			FormBorderStyle = FormBorderStyle.Sizable;
			SizeGripStyle = SizeGripStyle.Show;
			Size = new Size(580, Size.Height   200);
			MoreRichTextBox.Visible = false;
			TabPanelDetails.Visible = true;
			SysInfoButton.Visible = true;
			PopulateAssemblies();
			PopulateAppInfo();
			CenterToParent();
			ResumeLayout();
			Cursor.Current = Cursors.Default;
		}

		// <summary>
		// for detailed system info, launch the external Microsoft system info app
		// </summary>
		private void SysInfoButton_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			ShowSysInfo();
		}

		// <summary>
		// if an assembly is double-clicked, go to the detail page for that assembly
		// </summary>
		private void AssemblyInfoListView_DoubleClick(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			string strAssemblyName;
			if (AssemblyInfoListView.SelectedItems.Count > 0){
				strAssemblyName = Convert.ToString(AssemblyInfoListView.SelectedItems[0].Tag);
				AssemblyNamesComboBox.SelectedIndex = AssemblyNamesComboBox.FindStringExact(strAssemblyName);
				TabPanelDetails.SelectedTab = TabPageAssemblyDetails;
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// if a new assembly is selected from the combo box, show details for that assembly
		// </summary>
		private void AssemblyNamesComboBox_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			string strAssemblyName = Convert.ToString(AssemblyNamesComboBox.SelectedItem);
			PopulateAssemblyDetails(MatchAssemblyByName(strAssemblyName), AssemblyDetailsListView);
		}

		// <summary>
		// sort the assembly list by column
		// </summary>
		private void AssemblyInfoListView_ColumnClick(object sender, ColumnClickEventArgs e)
		{
			int intTargetCol = e.Column   1;

			if (AssemblyInfoListView.Tag != null)
			{
				if (Math.Abs(Convert.ToInt32(AssemblyInfoListView.Tag)) == intTargetCol)
				{
					intTargetCol = -Convert.ToInt32(AssemblyInfoListView.Tag);
				}
			}
			AssemblyInfoListView.Tag = intTargetCol;
			AssemblyInfoListView.ListViewItemSorter = new ListViewItemComparer(intTargetCol, true);
		}

		// <summary>
		// launch any http:// or mailto: links clicked in the body of the rich text box
		// </summary>
		private void MoreRichTextBox_LinkClicked(object sender, LinkClickedEventArgs e)
		{
			try
			{
				System.Diagnostics.Process.Start(e.LinkText);
			}
			catch (Exception)
			{
			}
		}

		// <summary>
		// things to do when the selected tab is changed
		// </summary>
		class ListViewItemComparer : System.Collections.IComparer
		{
			private int _intCol;
			private bool _IsAscending = true;

			public ListViewItemComparer()
			{
				_intCol = 0;
				_IsAscending = true;
			}

			public ListViewItemComparer(int column, bool ascending)
			{
				if (column < 0)
				{
					_IsAscending = false;
				}
				else
				{
					_IsAscending = ascending;
				}
				_intCol = Math.Abs(column) - 1;
			}

			public int Compare(object x, object y)
			{
				int intResult =
					string.Compare(((ListViewItem)x).SubItems[_intCol].Text, ((ListViewItem)y).SubItems[_intCol].Text);

				if (_IsAscending){
					return intResult;
				}else{
					return -intResult;
				}
			}
		}

		private void TabPanelDetails_SelectedIndexChanged(object sender, EventArgs e)
		{
			if (TabPanelDetails.SelectedTab == TabPageAssemblyDetails)
				AssemblyNamesComboBox.Focus();
		}

	}
}