DockingManager managed controls hiding a UserControl docked normally on form

Question

I created a form and docked a user control to the top of my form.  I then added a docking manager and using the WYSIWYG tool docked additional windows below that item.

However, I am re-writing this code to perform these steps programmatically.  Performing the same actions and using virtually the same code, the docked user control at the top is now hidden by the docking manager windows.

Is there a way to get the docking manager to respect the docked user control at the top of the window?  When using the WYSIWYG tool it is aware of the user control and docks below it, not on top of it.  Can this be re-produced programmatically?

Thanks.

Adam Flynn · Answer

It appears that the order in which the docking operations occur is key.  I have resolved my issue by docking the user control prior to laying out the dockingmanager windows.