Custom toolbar control in .Net framework
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I need a "toolbar"-like control (for my "Windows.Form"-based Document Viewer application) with functionality similar to modern ("Microsoft Office", etc.) products: I want to have an ability to represent it floating over, or docked to the top of the main window; to have entry fields on it (like "Page: # of #" for quick navigation), etc. Apparently, straight use of "System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar" class (provided by framework) doesn't give such a rich functionality. I'm quite a novice in .Net GUI development and I did not find anything about it in MSDN (maybe I just made wrong search :-) I'm sure it's a very common task nowdays, so there should be some well-known solutions (or approaches) for this problem! Could somebody post an example, reference, or link to discussion about those matters. Regards, Andrey
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I need a "toolbar"-like control (for my "Windows.Form"-based Document Viewer application) with functionality similar to modern ("Microsoft Office", etc.) products: I want to have an ability to represent it floating over, or docked to the top of the main window; to have entry fields on it (like "Page: # of #" for quick navigation), etc. Apparently, straight use of "System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar" class (provided by framework) doesn't give such a rich functionality. I'm quite a novice in .Net GUI development and I did not find anything about it in MSDN (maybe I just made wrong search :-) I'm sure it's a very common task nowdays, so there should be some well-known solutions (or approaches) for this problem! Could somebody post an example, reference, or link to discussion about those matters. Regards, Andrey
It is indeed a much-desired and discussed functionality. However, free solutions are not as common. https://secure.codeproject.com/cs/menu/ToolBarDock.asp and http://www.vbaccelerator.com/home/VB/Code/Controls/Toolbar/vbAccelerator_Office_Docking_Bar/article.asp offer source code for some. Additionally, you will find many 3rd party controls for purchase. Do a google search for "Office Toolbar Docking" and you'll see just how many.
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I need a "toolbar"-like control (for my "Windows.Form"-based Document Viewer application) with functionality similar to modern ("Microsoft Office", etc.) products: I want to have an ability to represent it floating over, or docked to the top of the main window; to have entry fields on it (like "Page: # of #" for quick navigation), etc. Apparently, straight use of "System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar" class (provided by framework) doesn't give such a rich functionality. I'm quite a novice in .Net GUI development and I did not find anything about it in MSDN (maybe I just made wrong search :-) I'm sure it's a very common task nowdays, so there should be some well-known solutions (or approaches) for this problem! Could somebody post an example, reference, or link to discussion about those matters. Regards, Andrey
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I need a "toolbar"-like control (for my "Windows.Form"-based Document Viewer application) with functionality similar to modern ("Microsoft Office", etc.) products: I want to have an ability to represent it floating over, or docked to the top of the main window; to have entry fields on it (like "Page: # of #" for quick navigation), etc. Apparently, straight use of "System.Windows.Forms.ToolBar" class (provided by framework) doesn't give such a rich functionality. I'm quite a novice in .Net GUI development and I did not find anything about it in MSDN (maybe I just made wrong search :-) I'm sure it's a very common task nowdays, so there should be some well-known solutions (or approaches) for this problem! Could somebody post an example, reference, or link to discussion about those matters. Regards, Andrey