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Recommended way of creating and docking windows from code is to use method DockSite.Dock and pass in DockWindow as well as docking specification and control will perform all work for you. If you insist on creating all structures from code note following. When creating the DotNetBar for WPF docking windows from code make sure that […]

Creating and manipulating dockable windows using DotNetBar is very easy and does not require writing any code. Follow these steps to create dockable windows: Add DotNetBarManager to the the form Right-click DotNetBarManager icon and choose one of the Create Dock Bar context menu commands Add your controls to the newly created dock window Optionally, right-click […]

AutoHidePanel is the control that internally DotNetBar creates when it needs to display the bars in auto-hide state (AutoHide=true). The AutoHidePanel is responsible for the appearance of the bars while they are in auto-hide state. It displays them as tabs and it is responsible for the fly-out behaviour when user hovers the mouse over the tabs […]

In Docking Concepts docking on all 4 sides of the form were covered. This topic covers Fill docking or Document Docking capabilities of DotNetBar Suite. To quickly get started with Document Docking please watch the Document Docking Tutorial on our web site. Document Docking is enabled by right-clicking DotNetBarManager component on your form and choosing […]

Starting with 4.0.0.6 release of DotNetBar for WPF complete support for Windows Forms controls and other windowed controls on Dock Windows has been added. Following properties allow you to enable that support: DockSite.DockHintOverlay – Set to true to ensure that docking hints are displayed on top of Windows Forms controls. DockSite.DockSelectorOverlay – Set to true […]

DotNetBar includes very flexible docking engine for dockable windows and toolbars. Docking windows and toolbars are added to the Dock Sites (DockSite) controls which are automatically created for you when you add DotNetBarManager to the form. Dockable Windows Docking Dock Sites There are total of 8 dock sites created. 4 for each side of the […]

If you are setting Bar.Text property on dockable bar (LayoutType=DockContainer) and your values do not appear on screen or appear that they are not serialized check the setting of the Bar.AutoSyncBarCaption property. AutoSyncBarCaption property is by default set to true which indicates to the dockable bar that its caption should be automatically set to the […]