PdfViewerControl.ShowStartScreen Property

Gets or sets whether to show the start screen. This is a dependency property.

Namespace: DevExpress.Xpf.PdfViewer

Assembly: DevExpress.Xpf.PdfViewer.v19.2.dll

Declaration

C#

public bool? ShowStartScreen { get; set; }

VB.NET

Public Property ShowStartScreen As Boolean?

Property Value

Type	Description
Nullable<Boolean>	true, to show the start screen; otherwise, false.

Remarks

If the ShowStartScreen property is set to true and no document is currently loaded, the PDF Viewer shows the start screen. The start screen contains links to recently opened documents. If the PdfViewerControl.ShowOpenFileOnStartScreen property is set to true, the start screen also contains the Open button.

Refer to the Lesson 1 - Create a PDF Viewer topic for information how to enable the Start Screen.

Related GitHub Examples

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C#

how-to-use-a-custom-toolbar-t328478/VB/MainWindow.xaml#L15

</Grid.RowDefinitions>
<pdf:PdfViewerControl CommandBarStyle="None" ShowStartScreen="False" Name="viewer"/>
<dxb:MainMenuControl Grid.Row="1" HorizontalAlignment="Center">

how-to-customize-pdf-viewer-bar-manager/VB/WpfApp1/MainWindow.xaml#L12

<dxpdf:PdfViewerControl x:Name="pdfViewer"
                        ShowStartScreen="True"
                        CommandBarStyle="Bars">