RepositoryItemTextEdit.UseAdvancedMode Property

Switches the editor to Advanced Mode. This mode supports new caret and selection animations, emojis, and embedded labels. You can set up properties from the RepositoryItemTextEdit.AdvancedModeOptions group to choose which Advanced Mode features are enabled. To activate Advanced Mode for all TextEdit-based editors in your app, enable the static WindowsFormsSettings.UseAdvancedTextEdit property.

Namespace: DevExpress.XtraEditors.Repository

Assembly: DevExpress.XtraEditors.v20.2.dll

NuGet Package: DevExpress.Win.Navigation

Declaration

C#

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

VB.NET

<DXCategory("Appearance")>
<DefaultValue(DefaultBoolean.Default)>
Public Property UseAdvancedMode As DefaultBoolean

Property Value

Type	Default	Description
DefaultBoolean	**Default**	Specifies whether Advanced Mode is on. The Default value is identical to False.

Available values:

Name	Description
True	Corresponds to a Boolean value of true.
False	Corresponds to a Boolean value of false.
Default	The value is determined by the current object’s parent object setting (e.g., a control setting).

Remarks

Important

This functionality is available in v20.2 as a community technology preview (CTP).

Advanced Mode is supported for all TextEdit-based editors, except for TokenEdit, RepositoryItemHypertextLabel and HyperLinkEdit controls. This mode turns on the following features:

Caret and Selection Animations

The redesigned control painter implements more responsive and smooth animations.

To disable these effects, use the AdvancedModeOptions.AllowCaretAnimation and AdvancedModeOptions.AllowSelectionAnimation properties.

Themed Selection Color

The selection color depends on the current application skin.

Embedded Labels

Set the AdvancedModeOptions.Label property to display an editor caption inside the text box. This caption moves upwards when the editor is focused.

Note that in order to accommodate both an embedded label and a regular editor value, the editor increases its height.

Emoji Support

Users can press “Win+.” to enter emoji form the the Windows library. If the AdvancedModeOptions.UseDirectXPaint property is disabled, emoji are desaturated.

Related GitHub Examples

The following code snippet (auto-collected from DevExpress Examples) contains a reference to the UseAdvancedMode property.

Note

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C#

memo-edit-example-advanced-mode/CS/MemoEditSample/Views/DemoView.cs#L18

fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, me => me.WordWrap, x => x.WordWrap);
fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, me => me.UseAdvancedMode, x => x.UseAdvancedMode);
fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, me => me.ScrollBars, x => x.ScrollBars);

VB.NET

memo-edit-example-advanced-mode/VB/MemoEditSample/Views/DemoView.vb#L21

fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, Function([me]) [me].WordWrap, Function(x) x.WordWrap)
fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, Function([me]) [me].UseAdvancedMode, Function(x) x.UseAdvancedMode)
fluent.SetBinding(memoEdit.Properties, Function([me]) [me].ScrollBars, Function(x) x.ScrollBars)