I am trying to define a layout where the unpinned tab are does not extend the full width of the form, but rather extends to the boundary of an adjacent dock area.
I have included a screen short of what happens and what I want. Is there anyway to do this?
Thanks,
Dana
Hi Dana,
By adding two dock managers to your form and by setting their display Priority you can achieve this layout. But as the Priority property of the DockManger is internal this has to be submitted as a product idea. You can suggest new product ideas for future versions (or vote for existing ones) at <http://ideas.infragistics.com>.
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Remember when submitting your idea to explain the context in which a feature would be used and why it is needed as well as anything that would prevent you from accomplishing this today. You can even add screenshots to build a stronger case. Remember that for your suggestion to be successful, you need other members of the community to vote for it. You can also link back to this thread for additional details.
Thank you in advance to submitting your product idea.
Sincerely,Sahaja KokkalagaddaAssociate Software Developer
Thanks for the response. I don't believe you can place two dock managers on a form so I don't see how this feature, even if it was implemented, would be useful. Why does the tab area extend beyond the dock area it is associated with. It is visually confusing to the user and is inconsistent with applications such as visual studio.
By adding a DockManager to a UserControl to arrange bottom layer of panels and by creating another UserControl with a DockManager to arrange the top layer of panels and by adding these two UserControls to a form the desired layout can be achieved. This approach is demonstrated in Form1.cs of the attached sample.
But to get the exact result the recommended way is by setting the priority level of a docked window. This approach is partially demonstrated in SampleForm.cs as the PRIORITY_LEVEL_DOCKED_WINDOW is internal property.
Ability to set the PRIORITY_LEVEL_DOCKED_WINDOW will be the new product idea. By setting this property the docked windows can be arranged in the desired hierarchy.
Please let me know if you have any questions. Sincerely,Sahaja KokkalagaddaAssociate Software Developer