Windows XPs "My Computer" features a bar with collapsible panels called the "Explorer Bar"; each panel usually has tasks you can perform, quick shortcut links, or information about the selected file. Ive now designed a control which emulates this Explorer Bar.
The code is fully commented and the properties are all documented.
Features:
Possible additions for the future:
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The code is fully commented and the properties are all documented.
- Shows how to use designers to enhance design-time support for controls
- Shows how to implement custom TypeConverters and UITypeEditors for the property window (as shown with the GradientCreator class).
- Shows how to make two different controls interact with each other both at run-time and design-time.
Features:
- Colors are fully customizable (gradients may also be used in place of solid colors in all cases).
- Panels are collapsible and expandable (with option "folding" animation).
- Panel caption bars can be rounded or square, and have optional pictures (32x32 fits best, but any size will work).
Possible additions for the future:
- Support for scrollbars (it did initially have this, but the AutoScroll property didnt work properly, so I removed it).
- Support for tiled images as well as solid colors and gradients.
- More customizable animation (speed, maybe other stuff [fading?])
Foward all bugs and comments to me via PM.
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