Questions tagged [avalondock]

AvalonDock is a WPF controls library which can be used to create a docking layout system like that is present in VisualStudio. It supports fly-out panes, floating windows, multiple docking manager in same window, styles and themes and it can host WinForms controls.

AvalonDock is a WPF controls library which can be used to create a docking layout system like that is present in VisualStudio. It supports fly-out panes, floating windows, multiple docking manager in same window, styles and themes and it can host WinForms controls.

This library is the successor of the 'WPF Docking Library' that was published on CodeProject quite a while ago. AvalonDock is now part of Extended WPF Toolkit.

Features

  • Completely written in C# and XAML
  • Almost everything can be restyled
  • Support for Windows Forms controls

Known Issues

  • Due to design decisions (support for Windows Forms controls) this library cannot be use in a restricted environment (e.g. XBAP)

License

New BSD License (BSD)

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How to make the header of the first AvalonDock document invisible

The first document of the AvalonDock ist must be always visible and should be not rearranged. How can I set the tab item this document invisible. Thanks.
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AvalonDock FloatingWindow Fill Content

I am using the AvalonDock component for my application. I have defined the views for my view models in xaml like this via data templates:
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WPF AvalonDock LayoutChanged and LayoutChanging MVVM

I am using the AvalonDock component in my MVVM WPF application. In my XAML I have something like this:
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How to modify AvalonDock NavigatorWindow

I am using AvalonDock as the docking manager for my application. I noticed that it has a Ctrl + Tab window (the NavigatorWindow) but that seems to have some odd hard-coded classifications. I switched my last LayoutAnchorable to a LayoutDocument, so…
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AvalonDock MVVM dynamic view

I am using the AvalonDock from the Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock package (version 3.5). The docking manager is part of my main view. The interesing part is here:
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NullReferenceException when deserializing a layout with floating windows using AvalonDock

I'm using AvalonDock and when closing the app, I save a xml file of the Layout. It works fine as long as my Anchorables are either not visible or docked. If I save a layout with a floating window I get a NullReferenceException Here is my Xaml: …
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View for ViewModel recreated each time tab is selected in AvalonDock

Using AvalonDock, I am experiencing a problem that seems somewhat strange to me. The situation I have an ObservableCollection of ViewModels bound to the DocumentSource property of the DockingManager. I add items to this collection, and thus…
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xceed avalonDock FloatingWindows it must be dockable on more DockingManager

"I have two or more dockingManager, and I want every FloatingWindows to be dockable on every dockingManager." floatingWindows must be created within a dockingManager, but it must be possible to dock it into another separate docking manager. so when…
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How to bind Style property for LayoutAnchorableItem in XAML file with AvalonDock?

I've created an avalon dock interface in my project, I want to interact with a LayoutAnchorableItem property "Visibility" for example but how implement it into my XAML code ? I couldn't have two Style definitions into my…
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How do I give one AvalonDock tab item a specific color

I want to give one AvalonDock tab item a different color. I've tried editing the theme and I've tried to find a property on the DockManager that might expose the TabItems but to no avail.
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ActiveX control (XMetal XMax) in AvalonDock generates error message

I have an ActiveX control, which is an XML Editor (XMetal XMax). I have included this as a COM component (WindowsFormsHost) in my WPF project. The editor's content model, such as XML Schema, CSS, XML elements, XML attributes, etc., are…
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How to add own resource localization for a .dll (e.g. for AvalonDock)

Acoording to an answer it is possible to add your own resource localisation for a library (AvalonDock): AvalonDock supports localisation using the standard resource mechanism. The binary download already contains English, Italian and German…
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Interactions with AvalonEdit window in an AvalonDock

In my application we use AvalonDock for a docking manager, and have a variety of different windows. One of those contains an AvalonEdit editor. We recently noticed one specific interaction issue which I figured out to be caused by the…
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WPFToolkit / AvalonDock / Event

What I like to have: A Dashboard which the user can realigned/move/resize a board with Drag&Drop ability. The easiest solution could be perhabs to use simple dock windows like AvalonDock. But because I don't like floating windows, I must be possible…
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AvalonDock Document Menu DropDown Theming Colors

I am trying to develop an AvalonDock theme that makes use of the Windows Accent Color: https://github.com/Dirkster99/AvalonDock see /source/Components/Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock.Themes.VS2013 folder for theme The problem is that I cannot seem to find a…
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