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C#: // Create new navigation item PaneItem item = new PaneItem(); item.Header = "Item Text"; // Assing the image to item.Image and item.ImageSmall // Assign content to the item DockPanel panel = new DockPanel(); panel.Background = Brushes.Yellow; // Add some content to panel.Children collection panel.Children.Add(new CheckBox()); // Assign panel to the navigation item item.Content = […]

Following code illustrates how to create the NavigationPane panel and the button, connect them and add them to the NavigationPane control: VB: Private Sub CreateNewPanel() Dim button As DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonItem button = New DevComponents.DotNetBar.ButtonItem() button.ButtonStyle = DevComponents.DotNetBar.eButtonStyle.ImageAndText   ‘ Assign your image here instead of taking one from existing buttons button.Image = CType(ButtonItem1.Image.Clone(), Image) button.Name = […]

To change navigation pane colors you need to access the navigationPane.NavigationBar.ColorScheme object. C#: private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e) { ColorScheme colorScheme = navigationPane1.NavigationBar.ColorScheme; // Office 2007, 2010 and Windows 7 styles use global color scheme // Note that changes to global color scheme affect all controls that use changed colors if (navigationPane1.Style == eDotNetBarStyle.StyleManagerControlled […]