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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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Avalondock MVVM Layout

So The Question has been asked before but not answered or not answered the way I would like I know how to create the Layout I want to achive, using LayoutAnchorablePaneGroup, LayoutAnchorablePane and LayoutDocument in XAML, but I wanted to use…
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Avalon Dock 2.0 LayoutItemTemplateSelector given ContentPresenter instead of ViewModel

I've been at this for weeks...I am creating a WPF application that uses Avalon Dock 2.0 in the the Main Window. I am trying to use the Docking Manager in a MVVM way, so I have DockingManager.DocumentsSource bound to an ObservableCollection…
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How can I make a WinForms Form work as a DockableContent in AvalonDock?

I am able to use WinForms controls, but not an entire form: var foo = new DockableContent(); foo.Title = "Foo"; foo.Name = "FooName"; var c = new WindowsAppFramework.RenderTargetUserControl(); c.Dock =…
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The name 'DockingManager" does not exist in namespace http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/avalondock

In a C# WPF project, I added Xceed.Wpf.AvalonDock into References. In xaml file, I have xmlns:xcad="http://schemas.xceed.com/wpf/xaml/avalondock" ...
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Can Avalon Dock floating anchorables be more independent from their parent?

I have an AvalonDock DockingManager control with some child Anchorables (no Documents). If these Anchorables are floated from the main DockingManager, I'm aware they are still part of the DockingManager's logical tree. However, I've had some…
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AvalonDock 2.0: adding LayoutDocument not working after Deserialize layout

Simple AvalonDock application with only LayoutDocumentPane. XAML:
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Binding the title of a LayoutDocument from a collection in AvalonDock 2.0

I'm binding an ObservableCollection to AvalonDock 2.0, where every item in the collection is an AvalonDock Document. This is how I do the binding:
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Avalon Dock Float Window - ShowInTaskBar

I am using AvalonDock in a PRISM based WPF application. My Document Panes have the ability to float (CanFloat = "true"). But the floating windows are not shown in TaskBar. Is there any way that I can make it available in TaskBar (ShowTaskBar =…
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Avalon Dock Anchorable Control is not working if AllowTransparency Set to True

I am using LayoutAnchorable of Avalon Dock to dock my toolbar in my WPF application. Everything works fine. But as soon as I set the AllowTransparency property of parent window to true, it stopped working. AnchorableControl is being shown as it…
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How to set up Avalon docking manager to resize like VS?

I am using Avalon in my WPF app. I want a window similar to that of Visual Studio, Tools on the left, then the documents in the middle and the Properties on the right. I managed to do that with this code:
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AvalonDock Now Loses Alt Key Adornments

I've been using AvalonDock (2.0) for some time now, being key for managing documents in an IDE. In the last month or so, I've noticed that Alt key adornments are no longer showing up for controls within AvalonDock, though the Alt key commands are…
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How to remove LogicalChildren from DockManager after closing tab?

I've been using the DockManager with LayoutRoot, LayoutAnchorablePane and LayoutDocumentPane. …
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AvalonDock2 : LayoutItemTemplate only for documents

I am currently building a simple UI using AvalonDock2. If i understood correctly, LayoutItemTemplate can be used to set a template for all documents and achorables. Now here is my issue : I would like to have "hardcoded" anchorables…
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How to create a bottom panel without auto-hide using AvalonDock 2.0?

I'm using AvalonDock 2.0 I feel that it's supposed to be pretty basic but the documentation doesn't say a thing and I've played around for 2 hours to try and figure it out. So, I'm sorry if this is too simple. I want exactly what the title says. The…
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avalonDock unloads content while docking

It seems that AvalonDock unloads and reloads the content of its document windows anytime the window is manipulated with docking, or undocking. Is it possible to turn that off? In my case, I'm displaying a live video stream and I need to keep it…
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