DockingManager Question

[Nick Howard]

Hello,

I have a number of forms that have properties of various things. I am currently using the docking manager to display them using the code below:

this.AddOwnedForm(propertiesForm);
propertiesForm.Show();
propertiesFormTopLevel=true;

this.dkmMain.SetEnableDocking(propertiesForm,true);
this.dkmMain.SetDockLabel(propertiesForm, "Properties");

this.dkmMain.SetDockVisibility(propertiesForm,true);

When I add a new form it is displayed to the side of the first form. How can I add it so that it adds a tab at the bottom (or top) of the docking manager?

I hope that makes sense. Thanks for your help.

Thanks,
Nick

[Joy K George]

Hi Nick, Syncfusion DockingManager has a method called DockControl.You could use this method to dock a control as tabbed to another control. //Code snippet this.AddOwnedForm(propertiesForm); propertiesForm.Show(); propertiesForm.TopLevel=true; dm.DockControl(propertiesForm,panel1,DockingStyle.Tabbed,100); //panel1 is the parent control this.dm.SetDockLabel(propertiesForm,"Properties"); I have prepared a sample to meet your requirement.Please go through that and let me know whether I fulfilled your requirement. Also please refer this knowledge base article for more details. Thanks for your interest in Syncfusion. Regards, Joy

sample31.zip

[Nick Howard]

Hi Joy, Thank you for your help. One other quick question. Is there any way to put the tabs on the left instead of at the bottom? Thanks, Nick >Hi Nick, > >Syncfusion DockingManager has a method called DockControl.You could use this method to dock a control as tabbed to another control. >//Code snippet > >this.AddOwnedForm(propertiesForm); >propertiesForm.Show(); >propertiesForm.TopLevel=true; >dm.DockControl(propertiesForm,panel1,DockingStyle.Tabbed,100); //panel1 is the parent control >this.dm.SetDockLabel(propertiesForm,"Properties"); > >I have prepared a sample to meet your requirement.Please go through that and let me know whether I fulfilled your requirement. > >Also please refer this knowledge base article for more details. > >Thanks for your interest in Syncfusion. >Regards, >Joy

sample31.zip

[Joy K George]

Hi Nick, DockingManager allows you to arrange the tabs at left side by seting the property DockTabAllignment. Please go through the below code snippet. dockingManager1.DockTabAlignment=DockTabAlignmentStyle.Left; Also refer this knowledge base article for more details Please let me know, if you have any more queries. Regards, Joy