[RESOLVED] [2005] Anyone know how to do this?

[dclonch1]

I see this menu style quite a bit and was wondering if it is something in VS2005 or a custom control. Its the menu in the image all the way in the back to the left. It looks kind of like a xp explorer menu.

[nbrege]

Check out MS PowerPack. It has a TaskPane control that might work for your needs.


http://msdn.microsoft.com/library/de...bpowerpack.asp

[bmahler]

Here is one that I created a while back, you might need to modify the code slightly to fit your needs, but It works very much like the XP Panel.
To use it,
Compile the project
Go to Tool Panel
Right Click
Select Choose Items
Browse to the compiled dll

Voila you have the control

[dclonch1]

It seems that particular powerpack is for VS2003. Any idea of one for VS2005?

[nbrege]

I've used it with VB2005 Express and it worked fine. It appears the next version is still in the works.

http://msdn2.microsoft.com/en-us/vbasic/default.aspx

[dclonch1]

ugg! is gotdotnet the only place to download that power pack? The site is horrible and it keeps throwing an error when I click on any link.

[dclonch1]

Awesome - finally squeezed it out of GotDotNet. Thanks for the directions!

[El_Gringo_Grande]

Developer Express also has a set of controls that include one of those.