Essential Tools is a collection of nearly 30 user interface components for the WPF framework, including docking managers, ribbons, tree views, editors, tab controls, group bars, wizards, skin managers, 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.

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 XAML.

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.

If you missed the traditional MDI (Multiple Document Interface) user interface in WPF, the MDI support in our document container framework comes to the rescue. Or you can also use the TDI (Tabbed Document Interface) framework to build the latest VS 2010-style tabbed document interfaces.

The TreeViewAdv control provides all the advanced capabilities that are missing in the framework version. Advanced features such as multiple columns, drag-and-drop, multi-node selection, and inline editing support are also available. It also has a feature for adding images, and it contains the built-in ability to perform item sorting on a tree view.

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.

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

Essential Tools RichTextBoxAdv control for WPF is a WYSIWYG (What You See Is What You Get) Word Processing editor that enables users to easily create rich HTML-like content. Ideal for use in rich text editor or word viewer 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 skin manager is a great utility that allows you to apply a uniform skin on all the controls in your application for both Syncfusion and other WPF controls. There are also several built-in skins that provide multiple options for creating a very professional look and feel for your applications.
What good is a WPF control set without a set of rich vector icons and images? We have included just that to help you create rich and professional-looking WPF applications.

This package consists of a fully laid out system tray notification icon with several built-in shapes and animations.
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