How to write a C# app that has a Toolbox like the one in VS

[Dan Tallent]

I would like to have a toolbar down the left side of my application that
will very much like the Toolbox that you find in the Visual Studio IDE.
The toolbox in VS has a way to lock the pullout so that it does not retract.
It also groups things by category.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to duplicate this
extremely cool feature. Thanks

Dan Tallent

 

[DeveloperX]

I would like to have a toolbar down the left side of my application that
will very much like the Toolbox that you find in  the Visual Studio IDE.
The toolbox in VS has a way to lock the pullout so that it does not retract.
It also groups things by category.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to duplicate this
extremely cool feature.  Thanks

Dan Tallent

You could take a look here:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

It's a fully open source Visual Studio replacement with code and the
panels you want.

 

[Dan Tallent]

I would like to have a toolbar down the left side of my application that
will very much like the Toolbox that you find in the Visual Studio IDE.
The toolbox in VS has a way to lock the pullout so that it does not
retract.
It also groups things by category.

Can anyone point me in the right direction on how to duplicate this
extremely cool feature. Thanks

Dan Tallent

You could take a look here:
http://www.icsharpcode.net/OpenSource/SD/

It's a fully open source Visual Studio replacement with code and the
panels you want.


Thanks, I'll check it out!

 

[Gordon Robinson]

I was recently writing a forms designer and used the #develop code as the basis for it.

I was a bit disappointed that the toolbox had a VS2003 look and feel to it though so I decided to write my own one which I've published on my blog:

http://www.gordondrobinson.com/post/Toolbox-control-written-in-C.aspx

It needs completed but it was good enough for the project I was working on.