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Dashboard Surface in the WinForms Designer

The Dashboard Surface is the rectangular area displaying the dashboard that you are designing. This area includes dashboard items and the dashboard title.

EUDesigner_DashboardSurface

The DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings static class allows you to change the following layout settings:

DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings.DragDropIndicatorSize
Specifies the size (in pixels) of the drag/drop indicator.
DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings.DropIndicatorUpdateTimeout
Specifies the update timeout (in milliseconds) for the drop indicator.
DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings.DragIndicatorShowTimeout
Specifies the show timeout (in milliseconds) for the drag/drop indicator.
DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings.DragDropIndicatorAlphaLevel
Allows you to specify the transparency level (0 to 255) for the drag/drop indicator.
DashboardDesignerLayoutSettings.ResizingAreaThickness
Specifies the thickness (in pixels) of the resizing area.

You can configure a dashboard layout in the UI and in code: