XamDockManager tab headers like XamTabControl

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XamDockManager tab headers like XamTabControl

Timothy Goodwin posted over 5 years ago

Hi,

I was wondering if I can get an example of a ContentPane in a xamDockManager with a tab header like tabitem in xamtabcontrol?

Thanks.

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Offline Michael DiFilippo posted over 5 years ago in reply to Timothy Goodwin +1 verified
Hello Timothy, Thank you for following up. The default theme will show a more angular shape, however you can change the XamDockManager's Theme property...view reply »

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Offline Michael DiFilippo posted over 5 years ago

Hello Timothy,

Having multiple ContentPanes in a TabGroupPane will suffice, but a single ContentPane in a TabGroupPane will result in the ContentPane filling up the entire space and no longer show the tab.

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Offline Timothy Goodwin posted over 5 years ago in reply to Michael DiFilippo

Hi Michael,

I would like to have the tab header style like the tabcontrol, can you show me an example of how that can be done? at the moment I am having no luck.
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Offline Michael DiFilippo posted over 5 years ago in reply to Timothy Goodwin

Hello Timothy,

Thank you for following up. I recommend using a DocumentContentHost. This allows you to form a tabular layout with panes. We have an online topic that walks through an example.

Let me know if you have any questions.
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Offline Timothy Goodwin posted over 5 years ago in reply to Michael DiFilippo

Hi Michael,

I know about the tabbed panes, the xamdockmanager and how to use it. What I am interested in is changing the STYLE of the tab header, from the angular shape to the square shape like how it is in the tab control. I expect it to be straight forward but cannot find any help on how to do this.
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Offline Michael DiFilippo posted over 5 years ago in reply to Timothy Goodwin

Hello Timothy,

Thank you for following up. The default theme will show a more angular shape, however you can change the XamDockManager's Theme property to one of our available themes to make the corners sharper. I tested Office2013 and it makes the tabs more rectangular.

eg.

<igDock:XamDockManager x:Name="dockManager" Theme="Office2013"

If our themes are not suitable for your requirement you may customize these tabs. Each tab is a type of PaneTabItem. (eg. DocumentTabItem, DockableTabItem, and UnpinnedTabItem)

You can write custom ControlTemplates that meet your requirements. For more details please visit our online topic "About Styling".

Let me know if you have any questions.
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