In Visual Studio there seem to be two types of groups of panes:
1. one set that are inside a permanent panel set unchangeably to Group, and
2. one outer set that behave pretty much like netadvantage DockManager set to LayeredWindowWithIndicators.
How can I get that inner group behavior?
Hello Kenneth,
Thanks for attached screenshots. Please take a look on attached sample and video file with one possible solution. If you have any questions, feel free to write me
Regards
Oh, forgot: we are using version 10.2
...but when I now try to drag the pane within this area, I get the standard ugly pulsing frame and you never know where to put your mouse to get it to dock where you need it.
Also, sometimes when you drop, you get a popup menu. My client will not accept one type of behavior when dragging in, and a totally different behavior when dragging out.
I tried setting DragWindowStyle.LayeredWindowWithIndicators, but the MDI manager does not have one.
So there it is. I need some way of creating a permanent area for the docking manager, which also behaves like it is part of the docking manager.
So next I implemented the UltraTabbedMdiManager. Now I can drag a pane into the permanent area and it gets a normal-looking tab on top, looking fine next to files I have in forms.
BUT!...