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How to attach docking windows into the TabbedMDI manager during application startup in WinForms Docking Manager?
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Docking window
The Tabbed MDI Package provides a new Tabbed MDI layout mode, popuplarized by VS.NET. It is poosible to attach the dockable window into the Tabbed MDI manager during application startup. Please refer the below code snippet which illustrates this.
C#
//Creates a new panel control Panel p=new Panel(); p.Name="New Panel"; //Enables docking for panel this.dockingManager1.SetEnableDocking(p,true); //Sets dock lable this.dockingManager1.SetDockLabel(p,"New Panel"); //Changes docking window to MDI child window this.dockingManager1.SetAsMDIChild(p,true); //Attach MDI container to TabbedMDI manager this.tm=new TabbedMDIManager(); this.tm.TabControlAdded+=new TabbedMDITabControlEventHandler(tm_TabControlAdded); //Assign the MDI form into the TabbedManager MDI container. this.tm.AttachToMdiContainer(this); //Enable the rendering for the Tabed mdi manager tabs private void tm_TabControlAdded(object sender, TabbedMDITabControlEventArgs args) { args.TabControl.TabStyle=typeof(Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.TabRendererDockingWhidbey); }
VB
'Creates a new panel control Dim p As Panel = New Panel() p.Name="New Panel" 'Enables docking for panel Me.dockingManager1.SetEnableDocking(p,True) 'Sets dock lable Me.dockingManager1.SetDockLabel(p,"New Panel") 'Changes docking window to MDI child window Me.dockingManager1.SetAsMDIChild(p,True) 'Attach MDI container to TabbedMDI manager Me.tm = New TabbedMDIManager() AddHandler tm.TabControlAdded, AddressOf tm_TabControlAdded 'Assign the MDI form into the TabbedManager MDI container. Me.tm.AttachToMdiContainer(Me) 'Enable the rendering for the Tabed mdi manager tabs Private Sub tm_TabControlAdded(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal args As TabbedMDITabControlEventArgs) args.TabControl.TabStyle=GetType(Syncfusion.Windows.Forms.Tools.TabRendererDockingWhidbey) End Sub
Sample: https://help.syncfusion.com/support/samples/KB/Tools.Windows/TDTabbedMDI/TabbedMDI.zip
UG document link: https://help.syncfusion.com/windowsforms/dockingmanager/mdi-window