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    NavigationPane.AllowNavigationThroughPages Property

    Gets or sets whether users can focus page headers and navigate between them with the keyboard.

    Namespace: DevExpress.XtraBars.Navigation

    Assembly: DevExpress.XtraBars.v25.1.dll

    NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

    #Declaration

    [DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)]
    [DXCategory("Behavior")]
    public DefaultBoolean AllowNavigationThroughPages { get; set; }

    #Property Value

    Type Default Description
    DefaultBoolean Default

    true to allow users to focus page headers and navigate between them with the keyboard; otherwise, false.

    Available values:

    Name Description Return Value
    True

    The value is true.

    0

    False

    The value is false.

    1

    Default

    The value is specified by a global option or a higher-level object.

    2

    #Remarks

    The Default value depends on the WindowsFormsSettings.KeyboardNavigationExtensions property value.

    Enable the AllowNavigationThroughPages option to allow users to focus page headers with the mouse or Tab key. Once a page header is focused, users can perform the following actions:

    • Press Left and Right Arrow keys to navigate to the previous/next page header.
    • Press Home and End keys to navigate to the first/last page header.
    • Press the Space key to expand/collapse the NavigationPane.

    You can use the ShowHeaderFocus property to specify whether to highlight a focused page header with a dashed rectangle.

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