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Essential Tools

Essential Tools is a collection of nearly 30 user interface components for the Silverlight framework, including docking managers, ribbons, tree views, editors, tab controls, group bars, and much more. Easily create robust and user-friendly application interfaces that emulate Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft Office 2007. Essential Tools also extends full support to XAML and offers extensive customization options via templates.

Ribbon - Office 2007 UI

Our collection of Office 2007-style UI controls let you create Office-style menus, toolbars, window frames, etc. Bringing your application UI on par with industry standards and leaders has never been easier.

Docking Manager

The docking manager provides VS.NET-style docked containers support to your application. Dock panels can be docked, floated, auto-hidden, etc. Based on a proven VS.NET style architecture, your end users can interact with it in a very intuitive fashion. The layout can be set up easily in code or in XAML.

Tree Package

The TreeViewAdv control provides all the advanced capabilities that are missing in the framework version. Advanced features such as drag-and-drop, multi-node selection, ability to add images to nodes and inline editing support are also available.

Navigation Controls

This set of controls lets you create Outlook-style UI using the groupbar, Windows-style taskbars, a feature-rich tab, enhanced menus, and a Gallery control for displaying thumbnail views.

Editors

A complete set of editors for all kinds of data entry scenarios is available. All editor controls support data binding, validation, localization, and appropriate formatting.

Rich Text Box

The RichTextBoxAdv control for Silverlight is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) word processing editor that enables users to easily create rich HTML-like content. It is ideal for use in forum or blog-like applications. The control also comes with a rich Office 2010-like ribbon that exposes all the available functionality to the end user in a very intuitive command bar. The RichTextBoxAdv control efficiently serializes the contents in a custom XML format with support for exporting to popular formats as mentioned below.

Window Control

The Syncfusion Window Control provides a highly customizable modal and modeless dialogs around the application. Predefined, customizable, dialogs (Alert and Prompt) replace the traditional dialog boxes with huge customizations. The window state and position can also be easily configured in XAML or code-behind.

Skin Manager

The Silverlight skin manager framework provides a convenient way to apply a consistent visual appearance across an application. The skin manager applies skins for both the Syncfusion and Silverlight Framework controls.

AutoComplete Text Box

AutoComplete Text Box

AutoComplete Visual Styles

AutoComplete Visual Styles

Calendar Control

Calendar Control

Calendar COntrol Multiple Selection

Calendar COntrol Multiple Selection

Calendar Control VisualStyles

Calendar Control VisualStyles

DataTimeEdit Control

DataTimeEdit Control

ColorPicker Control

ColorPicker Control

ContextMenu Control

ContextMenu Control

Context Menu Visual Styles

Context Menu Visual Styles

Editor Controls

Editor Controls

Fileupload Control

Fileupload Control

Fileupload Control-Expression Blend

Fileupload Control-Expression Blend

Groupbar Control

Groupbar Control

Groupbar Control-Skins

Groupbar Control-Skins

Groupbar Control-MultipleExpansion Mode

Groupbar Control-MultipleExpansion Mode

Groupbar Control-Stack Mode

Groupbar Control-Stack Mode

Ribbon Tab and Ribbon Bar

Ribbon Tab and Ribbon Bar

Ribbon Window

Ribbon Window

Ribbon Context Tabs Group

Ribbon Context Tabs Group

Ribbon ContextMenu

Ribbon ContextMenu

Ribbon Screen Tip

Ribbon Screen Tip

Ribbon Split Button

Ribbon Split Button

Ribbon Application Menu

Ribbon Application Menu

Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar

Ribbon Quick Access Toolbar

Ribbon Mini Toolbar

Ribbon Mini Toolbar

Ribbon Gallery

Ribbon Gallery

Ribbon Skins

Ribbon Skins

Ribbon Blend Theme

Ribbon Blend Theme

Rich Text Box Context Menu

Rich Text Box Context Menu

Rich Text Box Hyperlink

Rich Text Box Hyperlink

Rich Text Box Image

Rich Text Box Image

Rich Text Box Page Layout

Rich Text Box Page Layout

Rich Text Box Print

Rich Text Box Print

Rich Text Box Ribbon

Rich Text Box Ribbon

Rich Text Box Tables

Rich Text Box Tables

Rich Text Box Text Formatting

Rich Text Box Text Formatting

TabControlAdv

TabControlAdv

TabControlAdv-Multiline Layout

TabControlAdv-Multiline Layout

TabControlAdv without CloseButton

TabControlAdv without CloseButton

TabControlAdv With CloseButton

TabControlAdv With CloseButton

Taskbar Control

Taskbar Control

Taskbar-Office2007Black

Taskbar-Office2007Black

Taskbar Control-Skins

Taskbar Control-Skins

TreeviewAdv Visual Syles

TreeviewAdv Visual Syles

TreeviewAdv Control

TreeviewAdv Control

TreeviewAdv Drag And Drop

TreeviewAdv Drag And Drop

Docking Manager

Docking Manager

Docking Manager-Drag Provider

Docking Manager-Drag Provider

Docking Manager-Maximize

Docking Manager-Maximize

Docking Manager-Localization

Docking Manager-Localization

Docking Manager Visual Styles

Docking Manager Visual Styles

Checked List Box Control

Checked List Box Control

CheckedListBox-Check On Click

CheckedListBox-Check On Click

CheckedListBox-Right-to-Left

CheckedListBox-Right-to-Left

CheckedListBox-Selected and MouseOver Item

CheckedListBox-Selected and MouseOver Item

CheckedListBox-VisualStyles

CheckedListBox-VisualStyles

CheckedListBox-VisualStyles

CheckedListBox-VisualStyles

Window Control-Predefined Dialogs

Window Control-Predefined Dialogs

Window Control-Built-in Context Menu

Window Control-Built-in Context Menu

Window Control-Window appears in the Center of the Screen

Window Control-Window appears in the Center of the Screen

Window Control-ChildWindow opened relative to its Owner

Window Control-ChildWindow opened relative to its Owner

Window Control-Cascade arrangement of Windows

Window Control-Cascade arrangement of Windows

ButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

ButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

ButtonAdv-Image

ButtonAdv-Image

ButtonAdv-Built-in Skins

ButtonAdv-Built-in Skins

DropDownButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

DropDownButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

DropDownButtonAdv-Image

DropDownButtonAdv-Image

DropDownButtonAdv-Resizable Thumb

DropDownButtonAdv-Resizable Thumb

SplitButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

SplitButtonAdv-Size Mode Large

SplitButtonAdv-Image

SplitButtonAdv-Image

Hierarchy Navigator-Blendability

Hierarchy Navigator-Blendability

Hierarchy Navigator-Edit Mode

Hierarchy Navigator-Edit Mode

Hierarchy Navigator-History

Hierarchy Navigator-History

Hierarchy Navigator-Restricting level selection

Hierarchy Navigator-Restricting level selection

Hierarchy Navigator-Progress Bar

Hierarchy Navigator-Progress Bar

Hierarchy Navigator-Tool Tip

Hierarchy Navigator-Tool Tip

Hierarchy Navigator-Skins

Hierarchy Navigator-Skins

TileView Control

TileView Control

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Right

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Right

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Left

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Left

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Top

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Top

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Bottom

TileView Control Minimized Item Orientation - Bottom

TileView Control DataBinding

TileView Control DataBinding

TileView Control Themes - 1

TileView Control Themes - 1

TileView Control Themes - 2

TileView Control Themes - 2

HorizontalMenu

HorizontalMenu

VerticalMenu

VerticalMenu
Development Environments
  • Visual Studio 2010 (Ultimate, Premium, Professional and Express)
  • Silverlight 4.0
  • Microsoft Expression Blend 4
.NET Framework versions
  • .NET 4.0
Operating Systems
  • Windows Server 2008 (32 bit and 64 bit)
  • Windows 7 (32 bit and 64 bit)
  • Windows Vista (32 bit and 64 bit)
  • Windows XP
  • Windows 2003
Browser Support
  • Internet Explorer 7+
  • Mozilla 2.0+
  • Safari 3.0 +
  • Google Chrome
Web Servers
  • IIS 7 +
  • Visual Studio built-in web server for development