Dock Layout Manager: Examples

• Dec 24, 2023
• 3 minutes to read

Dock UI

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Create a Complex Layout of Dock Panels
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Create a DocumentGroup with Two Tabs
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Create Auto-Hidden Panels
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Create Closed (Hidden) Panels
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Create Floating Panels in XAML
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Customize a Panel’s Context Menu
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Dock a Panel To Another Panel in Code
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Arrange Items Horizontally and Vertically
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Associate a DockLayoutManager’s Command With a Button
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Enable MDI Mode for a DocumentGroup
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Load an External Window or UserControl into a DocumentPanel
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Populate Tabs with Items
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Build a Layout Similar to Visual Studio

Refer to the following topic for more information on dock UI: Dock UI Items.

Layout UI

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Build a Layout UI
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Move a Layout Item in Code
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Add LayoutPanels and Hide Them

Refer to the following topic for more information on layout UI: Layout UI Items.

MVVM

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Bind the View Model Collection with IMVVMDockingProperties
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Bind the View Model Collection with LayoutAdapters
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Populate a DockLayoutManager LayoutGroup with the ViewModels collection
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Use Services That Implement the IDocumentManagerService Interface
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Use IMVVMDockingProperties Interface to Build Dock UI with the MVVM Pattern
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Use LayoutAdapter to Build a Layout UI with MVVM Pattern
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Define Prism Regions for Dock Layout Manager Elements
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Generate a Dock UI with the MVVM Design Pattern
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Insert PRISM Regions into DockLayoutManager Panels
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Pin/Unpin LayoutPanels in MVVM

Refer to the following topic for more information on MVVM support: MVVM Support - Bind to a Collection of Dock Panels.

Save/Restore Layout

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Serialize DockLayoutManager When You Use the TabbedDocumentUIService
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Save and Restore the DockLayoutManager’s Layout
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Serialize Custom Panels and Their Properties

Refer to the following topic for more information on serialization: Save and Restore the Layout of Dock Panels and Controls.

MDI Merging

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Merge Bars in Controls That Support Automatic Merging
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Automatically Merge Ribbon Controls

Refer to the following topic for more information on MDI merging: Merge Bars and Ribbons in MDI Mode.

Customize Appearance

• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Change the DocumentPanel Header Backgrounds
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Use Events to Dynamically Customize Context Menus
• WPF Dock Layout Manager - Limit LayoutGroup Customization at Runtime