How to create floating panels in XAML
The following example shows how to create floating panels. To create a floating panel:
1) A FloatGroup is added to the DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups collection
2) A LayoutPanel(s) is added to the created FloatGroup.
NOTE
A complete sample project is available at https://github.com/DevExpress-Examples/how-to-create-floating-panels-in-xaml-e1635.
<dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
<!--Create a FloatGroup containing two panels-->
<dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="400,200" FloatLocation="20,30">
<dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneProperties" Caption="Properties">
<RichTextBox />
</dxdo:LayoutPanel>
<dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneMessages" Caption="Messages">
<RichTextBox />
</dxdo:LayoutPanel>
</dxdo:FloatGroup>
<!--Create a FloatGroup containing one panel-->
<dxdo:FloatGroup FloatSize="200,150" FloatLocation="100,100">
<dxdo:LayoutPanel x:Name="paneFindResults" Caption="Find Results">
<RichTextBox />
</dxdo:LayoutPanel>
</dxdo:FloatGroup>
</dxdo:DockLayoutManager.FloatGroups>
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