Essential Tools is an extensive collection of nearly 80 user interface components. Easily create robust and usable application interfaces such as those emulating Visual Studio .NET and Microsoft Office 2007.
The docking manager provides VS.NET-style docked container 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 the designer. You can easily enable docking for a top-level window, child window, or even a user control.
Our collection of Office 2007 and 2010-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.
The menu package provides an advanced menu and toolbar framework with end-user customization capabilities, the ability to automatically merge menus from child windows into main window menus, and a varied set of menu and toolbar item types.
Use the TDI (Tabbed Document Interface) framework to build the latest VS 2010 style tabbed document interfaces. Convert your existing MDI apps to a TDI look with a single method call.
The tree package provides an advanced TreeView control with numerous appearance options, extensive customization capabilities, and a data-bound mode that lets you easily visualize a grouped view of relational data.
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.
The 'XP Tab' (TabControAdv) feature provided as part of this package is an advanced tab control with many appearance styles and configuration capabilities. The creation of custom tabs with custom shapes and styles is efficient and simplified with this package. 'XP Tab' is a completely native .NET tab control implementation that comes with more configuration and customization capabilities than the legacy wrapper of the .NET framework. It provides the basic functionalities of a standard tab control and much more.
The notification package consists of controls providing visual feedback to the user regarding the status of application events. Common applications of the notification package include enhanced progress bars, splash screens, and customized message boxes with animations.
The layout manager package provides a comprehensive set of layout managers that manage advanced layouts on a form. The layout management support for Windows Forms is adequate for many layout management needs, such as docking, anchoring, and padding. However, your complex layout management needs can be met by the following layout managers that provide full design-time support.
The wizard package provides controls that use a wizard interface (a series of tabs laid out with Next, Back, and other buttons) popularized by many Windows-based applications. Designer enhancements allow you to easily create the wizard pages intuitively.
The wizard package provides controls that use a wizard interface (a series of tabs laid out with Next, Back, and other buttons) popularized by many Windows-based applications. Designer enhancements allow you to easily create the wizard pages intuitively.
