DockLayoutManager.EnableWin32Compatibility Property

Gets or sets whether auto-hide and floating panels should be displayed over a WindowsFormsHost element. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.Docking.v23.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Wpf.Docking

Declaration

C#

public bool EnableWin32Compatibility { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property EnableWin32Compatibility As Boolean

Property Value

Type	Description
Boolean	true, if auto-hide panels should be displayed over a WindowsFormsHost element; otherwise, false.

Remarks

Important

Set the EnableWin32Compatibility property before the DockLayoutManager is loaded.

You can host WinForms controls in WPF applications using a WindowsFormsHost object with a few limitations (see the WPF and WinForms Interoperation Limitations topic). WinForms controls are always drawn at the top and overlap WPF elements. Setting the EnableWin32Compatibility property to true forces WPF auto-hide panels to be drawn over a WindowsFormsHost element. Additionally, this sets the AllowsTransparency property to false for all floating WPF windows.

The same applies to floating panels: if the DockLayoutManager.FloatingMode property equals Desktop, setting the EnableWin32Compatibility property to true forces floating panels to be displayed above WinForms controls.