DockingOptions Properties

Provides docking options that are common to all dock panels.

Name	Description
AllowDockToCenter	Gets or sets whether or not panels can dock to the middle of the DockManager’s parent container (Form or UserControl). This option has no effect in MDI mode when DocumentManager is not used.
AllowRestoreToAutoHideContainer	Gets or sets whether or not dock panels that have been dragged away from their parent auto-hide containers should return to these containers when docked again.
AutoHidePanelVerticalTextOrientation	Specifies the vertical direction of auto-hidden panel captions.
CloseActiveFloatTabOnly	Gets or sets whether only a dock panel corresponding to the active tab within a floating container can be closed upon clicking the close button.
CloseActiveTabOnly	Gets or sets whether only the dock panel corresponding to the currently active tab in a tab container is closed when the close button within the tab container’s caption is clicked. The option is not in effect when the tab container is in the floating state.
CursorFloatCanceled	Gets or sets the cursor that indicates that a dock panel cannot be floating during a dock operation.
CustomResizeZoneThickness	Gets or sets the thickness of a resize zone for any dock panel owned by this manager.
DockPanelInCaptionRegion	Gets or sets whether a panel can be docked as a tab to another panel while dragging over its header.
DockPanelInTabContainerTabRegion	Gets or sets whether the panel is immediately docked while dragging over the tab region or the panel is docked when it is dropped.
FloatOnDblClick	Gets or sets whether an end-user can double-click a panel’s caption to float it. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
FloatPanelsAlwaysOnTop	Gets or sets whether floating DockManager panels are always drawn on top of their parent forms.
HideImmediatelyOnAutoHide	Gets or sets whether a panel hides immediately (without animation) when the user unpins the panel.
HidePanelsImmediately	Gets or sets whether a panel hides immediately (without animation) when the user unpins the panel and whether a panel hides immediately when it loses the focus.
ShowAutoHideButton	Gets or sets whether the auto hide button is displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
ShowCaptionImage	Gets or sets whether an image associated with a dock panel is displayed within the panel’s caption.
ShowCaptionOnMouseHover	Gets or sets whether the dock panel’s caption is shown only when the mouse pointer hovers over the panel’s top or all the time.
ShowCloseButton	Gets or sets whether the close button is displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
ShowMaximizeButton	Gets or sets whether the maximize button can be displayed within a dock panel’s caption. Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
ShowMinimizeButton	Gets or sets whether floating Dock Panels should display buttons that allow users to collapse (minimize) these panels. Mimimize buttons cannot be shown if panels are always on top of their parent forms (see the DockingOptions.FloatPanelsAlwaysOnTop property). Inherited from BaseDockOptions.
SnapMode	Gets or sets whether or not dock panels can stick to each other, parent forms or screen edges.
TabbedPanelVerticalTextOrientation	Gets or sets the text direction, according to which tabbed panels’ header strings are drawn.