how to create a docking desktop toolbar in C# .net 2.0

[Guest]

How can I create a docking desktop tool bar in C# .net 2.0...This tool bar
should dock on any side like the windows taskbar.

I have created such toolbar in Visual C++ 6.0, but can't figure out how to
do it in C#

 

[Michael Nemtsev, MVP]

Hello Ashutosh,

Start from this article http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/magicdocking.asp


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A> How can I create a docking desktop tool bar in C# .net 2.0...This
A> tool bar should dock on any side like the windows taskbar.
A>
A> I have created such toolbar in Visual C++ 6.0, but can't figure out
A> how to do it in C#
A>

 

[Ashutosh]

I have already gone through such posts.
In visual C++ (MFC) its possible to set some properties of the dialog box to
make it dockable on the desktop....

I don't want to use any extra code as I have to keep the application
compact. So, I am looking for something inbuilt.

 

[Michael Nemtsev, MVP]

Hello Ashutosh,

there is no inbuild for this

I recomment to ask guys at winforms group how to use the extra code compact
us much possbile

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WBR,
Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog: http://spaces.live.com/laflour

"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo


A> I have already gone through such posts.
A> In visual C++ (MFC) its possible to set some properties of the dialog
A> box to
A> make it dockable on the desktop....
A> I don't want to use any extra code as I have to keep the application
A> compact. So, I am looking for something inbuilt.
A>
A> A>

Hello Ashutosh,

Start from this article
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/magicdocking.asp

---
WBR, Michael Nemtsev [.NET/C# MVP] :: blog:
http://spaces.live.com/laflour
"The greatest danger for most of us is not that our aim is too high
and we
miss it, but that it is too low and we reach it" (c) Michelangelo
A> How can I create a docking desktop tool bar in C# .net 2.0...This
A> tool bar should dock on any side like the windows taskbar.
A> A> I have created such toolbar in Visual C++ 6.0, but can't figure
out
A> how to do it in C#
A

 

[Linda Liu [MSFT]]

Hi Ashutosh,

I agree with Michael that there's no inbuild property for a WinForm to make
it dockable on the desktop.

I found a good sample in C# from the codeproject web site. The sample
developed a class named ApplicationDesktopToolbar, which inherits
System.Windows.Forms.Form. When you want to make your application dockable
on the desktop, all you need to do is to inherit from
ApplicationDesktopToolbar instead of System.Windows.Forms.Form.

The following is the link of the sample:
http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/csdoesshell3.asp

Hope this helps.
If you have any question, please feel free to let me know.

Sincerely,
Linda Liu
Microsoft Online Community Support

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[Fred*]

have a look at DockPanel Suite :
http://sourceforge.net/projects/dockpanelsuite/

you can also find some infos here :
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/menu/ToolBarDock.asp
http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/magicdocking.asp

Fred.

 

[Linda Liu [MSFT]]

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