VCL Tile Controls
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VCL Tile and Tile Bar controls allow you to create touch-friendly user interfaces inspired by Microsoft Windows® 8.
Tile Control
The Tile Control can display interactive information boxes (tiles) arranged in groups.
Refer to the following topics for general information on the Tile Control:
Get Started
The following tutorial steps describe how to create an application with a tile-based UI:
- Create the Main Page Layout
- Customize Individual Tiles
- Add a Simple Functionality to a Tile
- Create Multiple Tile Frames from a Dataset
- Create a Detail Page
- Create a Tile Gallery and Populate it from a Dataset
- Add an Image Slider to the Detail Page
- Add Action Bar Items
Tiles and Groups
The Tile Control allows users to drag and drop tiles within or between groups.
Refer to the following topic for details: Tile Groups and Items.
Detail Pages
Users can click on a tile to activate one of a few associated detail pages. For example, different pages may appear depending on the tile’s active frame. To specify detail page content, use any TWinControl descendant.
Tile Bar Control
The Tile Bar Control is a scrollable row or column of tiles designed as a main application menu. You can align the Tile Bar to any edge of a form or other container. The active detail page occupies the remaining client area.
Pop-up Controls
The Tile Bar control’s tiles can display a control as a pop-up window in addition to a detail page. For example, you can invoke a menu associated with a particular detail page’s content.
Refer to the following topic for details: Pop-up Controls.