[RESOLVED] [2005] Docking Tabs

[Jumpercables]

I'm pretty sure I will need to some how create this control because after searching the web and the forms I havent found much on sliding/docking tabs.

I am trying to add the a control that has the same functionality of a docking/sliding tabs like they are in VS2005. I am taking about the Toolbox tab or Property tabs, etc...

Are there any controls out there already developed for this type of functionality or is there a control already in VS2005?

[jmcilhinney]

ComponentOne have such a control. I'm sure that there are others but I've never seen a free one.

[zuperman]

ComponentOne have such a control. I'm sure that there are others but I've never seen a free one.

i have...
http://www.stimulsoft.com/Screenshot...mage=sc001.gif


hope it helps...

[Jumpercables]

Wow they sure want a lot of money for the licensing, I guess buying the control seems to be the only option.

[zuperman]

Wow they sure want a lot of money for the licensing, I guess buying the control seems to be the only option.

StimulControls.Net is distributed in two editions: Free Edition and Commercial Edition. Commercial Edition is distributed with source codes

depends on what is your purpose... they are free for non commercial use...

[jmcilhinney]

There's a lot of work gone into those controls, and you get more than just the dock with ComponentOne, Stimulsoft and pretty much all other component vendors. If creating docking tabs was easy then there'd be free versions available, like there are of various other more basic controls. The lack of free options is an indicator of the difficulty associated with their creation.

[zuperman]

another free one:
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/DockManager.asp

DockManager control is provided as free software with source code provided. You can freely use it in your applications (commercial or non-commercial). Weifen Luo, The author of the control, owns the copyright of the control, and is NOT responsible for any damage in your application caused by using this control, directly or indirectly.

Weifen Luo will feel honored if his name appears somewhere in your applications using this control (about box, documentation, etc). He also welcomes all kinds of feedback (good or bad). Please feel free to contact him at: [email protected].

hope it helps...

[jmcilhinney]

Nice one zuperman, although it's for .NET 1.1. Hopefully it still works OK in 2.0. You gotta love The Code Project.

[zuperman]

a nice implementation of this suite for .net 2.0 can be found here (LGPL license): http://sourceforge.net/projects/dotnetfireballim using in some projects and works good... source code available...