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IModelRootGroupsStyle.RootGroupsStyle Property

Specifies the style of the navigation root group.

Namespace: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.SystemModule

Assembly: DevExpress.ExpressApp.Win.v24.2.dll

#Declaration

RootGroupsStyle RootGroupsStyle { get; set; }

#Property Value

Type Description
RootGroupsStyle

The RootGroupsStyle enumeration value which specifies the style of the navigation root group.

Available values:

Name Description
Standard

Specifies that the root navigation groups are displayed within the NavBarControl in a WinForms application. The OfficeNavigationBar is not used.

OutlookSimple

Specifies that the OfficeNavigationBar is used to display root navigation groups in a WinForms application.

OutlookAnimated

Specifies that the OfficeNavigationBar is used to display root navigation groups in a WinForms application, and transitions from one group to another are animated.

#Remarks

In the OutlookSimple or OutlookAnimated modes, the OfficeNavigationBar control is used to display root navigation groups in addition to the NavBarControl.

OutlookStyleMainRibbonForm

Use the Model Editor invoked for the WinForms application project to change the RootGroupsStyle value.

Model_RootGroupsStyle

Setting this property to the OutlookSimple or OutlookAnimated has effect under the following conditions.

Otherwise, the Standard style is always used.

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