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BarManager.AllowCustomization Property

Gets or sets whether the Customization Window can be activated by the end-user.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v24.1.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

[DefaultValue(true)]
[DXCategory("Behavior")]
public bool AllowCustomization { get; set; }

Property Value

Type Default Description
Boolean true

true if the Customization Window can be opened by the end-user; otherwise, false.

Remarks

The Customization Window allows the end-user to access existing items, categories and toolbars. It also provides the Options tab to specify customization settings. When the Customization Window is active, the end-user can drag items to/from bars, copy them between bars, rename items, specify appearance settings, etc. Refer to the Runtime Customization document for more information.

Bars3_CustomizationWindow

If the AllowCustomization property is set to true, the end-user can activate the Customization Window using one of the following methods:

  • double-clicking on a bar that belongs to the BarManager
  • selecting the Customize… option from the quick customization menu. See the BarManager.AllowQuickCustomization topic for more information
  • selecting the Customize… option from the bar’s customization menu. The menu can be opened by right-clicking on any bar. See the BarManager.AllowShowToolbarsPopup property.
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