Provides Tabbed MDI management for MDI Parent windows.
Namespace: MDIWindowManager
Assembly: MDIWindowManager (MDIWindowManager)
Syntax
| Visual Basic (Declaration) |
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Public Class WindowManagerPanel _ Inherits UserControl |
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public class WindowManagerPanel : UserControl |
| C++ |
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public ref class WindowManagerPanel : public UserControl |
Methods
| Icon | Type | Description |
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 | AddWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Add a window to the WindowManagerPanel.
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| AddWindow(Form) |
Add a window to the WindowManagerPanel.
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| CloseAllWindows(Boolean) |
Close all windows being managed.
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| GetActivePanel() |
Get the currently active panel.
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| GetActiveWindow() |
Get the currently active window.
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| GetAllSubPanels() |
Returns a collection containing all subpanels.
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| GetAllWindows(Boolean) |
Get all the windows being managed.
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| GetAllWindowsMenu(Boolean) |
Retrieve an array of menu items representing all open windows.
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| GetAllWindowsMenu(Int32, Boolean) |
Retrieve an array of menu items representing all open windows.
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| GetMDIClientAreaBounds() |
Helper function to easily get the adjusted MDIClient area bounds of the parent form.
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| GetPrimaryPanel() |
(Reserved. Not intended for normal use. The Primary Panel is always the one created at design-time).
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| GetWrappedWindowPanel(WrappedWindow) |
Search this panel and all subpanels to identify the panel that contains the specified wrapped window.
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| GetWrappedWindowTabStrip(WrappedWindow, Boolean) |
Search this panel and all subpanels to identify the tabstrip that contains the specified wrapped window.
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| GetWrapperForWindow(Form, Boolean) |
Find the wrapper object for a given window.
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| HTileWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Add a new subpanel and put a wrapped window in it.
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| IsActivePanel() |
Determine whether this is the currently focused WindowManagerPanel.
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| IsPrimaryPanel() |
Determine if this is the top primary panel on an MDI form.
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| IsTemporaryPanel() |
Determine if this panel will be automatically be unloaded when all its windows are closed
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| IsWrappedWindowHTiled(WrappedWindow) |
Determine if a wrapped window is on a temporarily chained subpanel.
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| IsWrappedWindowPoppedOut(WrappedWindow) |
Determine if a wrapped window is removed from the MDI parent and overlapping on the desktop.
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| IsWrappedWindowTiled(WrappedWindow) |
Determine if a wrapped window is alone in a tabstrip.
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| PopInWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Return an overlapping wrapped window to WindowManagerPanel.
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| PopOutWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Remove the wrapped window from the panel and place it on the desktop as an overlapping window.
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| RemoveWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Remove a window from the WindowManagerPanel.
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| RemoveWindow(Form) |
Remove a window from the WindowManagerPanel.
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| SetActiveWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Set the active window.
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| SetActiveWindow(Form) |
Set the active window.
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| SetActiveWindow(Int32) |
Set the active window.
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| ShowAllWindowsDialog() |
Display a dialog that displays all the windows in all panels.
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| ShowAllWindowsDialog(IWin32Window) |
Display a dialog that displays all the windows in all panels.
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| SnapToMinimumSize(Boolean) |
Collapse the WindowManagerPanel to its smallest vertical size.
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| TileOrUntileWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Toggle tiling or untiling of a wrapped window.
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| TileWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Create a new tabstrip and put a wrapped window in it.
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| ToggleMinMode() |
Minimize the WindowManagerPanel.
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| UntileWrappedWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Return the wrapped window to main tabstrip.
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| UserCloseWindow(WrappedWindow) |
Helper method to close a window as if done by the user in order to get the desired Reason code in the window's Unload events.
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| UserCloseWindow(IWin32Window) |
Helper method to close a window as if done by the user in order to get the desired Reason code in the window's Unload events.
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Constructors
| Icon | Type | Description |
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| WindowManagerPanelNew() |
Properties
| Icon | Type | Description |
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 | AllowUserVerticalRepositioning |
Allow user to reposition (up/down) the panel.
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| Anchor |
Not supported.
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| AutoDetectMdiChildWindows |
Allows MDIWindowManager to automatically take control of MDI child windows.
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| AutoHide |
Allows the panel to disappear when no windows exist.
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| AuxiliaryWindow |
Gets or sets a window that will act as side-by-side pane.
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| ButtonRenderMode |
Specifies the look and feel for the buttons.
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| CustomTabsProviderType |
Allows you to specify a different provider for the look and feel of the tabs. (Set at design-time or app start only).
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| DisableCloseAction |
Disable the Close action button and menu items.
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| DisableHTileAction |
Disable the New Horizontral Group action button and menu items.
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| DisablePopoutAction |
Disable the Popout Window action button and menu items.
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| DisableTileAction |
Disable the Tile action button and menu items.
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| Dock |
Not supported (See Orientation property).
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| EnableTabPaintEvent |
Enables the TabPaint event to allow owner drawing of tabs.
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| MinMode |
Put the panel in a minimized mode.
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| Orientation |
Placement of the panel on the MDI parent form.
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| SelectedTabStrip |
Gets or sets the tabstrip with the focus.
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| ShowCloseButton |
Show or hide the Close Window button.
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| ShowIcons |
Show the icon of the associated window in its corresponding tab.
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| ShowLayoutButtons |
Show or hide the window layout options buttons.
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| ShowTitle |
Show or hide the panel's titlebar.
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| Style |
Look and feel of the tabs that represent the windows.
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| TabRenderMode |
Allows you to select from a list of predefined TabProviders at design-time instead of using the CustomTabsProvider property.
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| TabStrips |
Gets the collection of horizontally tiled strips that currently exist in the panel.
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| Text |
The text that will appear in the titlebar of the panel.
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| TitleBackColor |
The background color of the title.
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| TitleForeColor |
The foreground color of the title used to display text.
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Events
Remarks
Inheritance Hierarchy
System.Object
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.Control
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl
System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl
System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
MDIWindowManager.WindowManagerPanel
System.MarshalByRefObject
System.ComponentModel.Component
System.Windows.Forms.Control
System.Windows.Forms.ScrollableControl
System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl
System.Windows.Forms.UserControl
MDIWindowManager.WindowManagerPanel
