Editors Package
The Editors package is a comprehensive collection of controls most commonly
used in creating data entry forms. All the editor controls have been
architected with a view to providing simple and powerful means for capturing
data input, validating the data and displaying the data with the appropriate
formatting. They also come with full data binding, internationalization
and localization support.
- Auto Complete AutoAppend
- Button Edit CalculatorControl
- ColorUIControl ColorPickerButton
- CurrencyTextBox ComboBoxBase
- ComboBoxAdv CurrencyEdit
- ComboDropDown ComboBoxAutoComplete
- CheckBoxAdv DateTimePickerAdv
- DoubleTextBox DomainUpDownExt
- EditableList FontComboBox
- FolderBrowser FontListBox
- Gradient Label IntegerTextBox
- Masked Edit Box MonthCalendarAdv
- NumericUpDownExt PercentTextBox
- TextBoxExt
Notification Package
The Notification package consists of controls used for providing visual
feedback to the user of the occurrence or the status of certain events
in an application. Common applications of the notification package are
enhanced progress bars, splash screens, customized message boxes with
animation etc.
- GradientPanel
- PopupControlContainer
- ProgressBarAdv
- Splash Panel
- Splash Control
- StatusBarAdv
- StatusBarAdvPanel
Tabs Package
The XP Tabs (TabControlExt) provided as part of this package is an advanced
tab control with plenty of appearance styles and configuration capabilities.
It also makes the creation of custom tabs with custom shapes and styles
a snap.
Navigation Package
The Navigation package includes controls such as the GroupBar, GroupView
and the XPTaskBar that are primarily used for implementing command lists,
where each command is represented by an image and/or text. Popular examples
of command lists are the Microsoft OutlookBar, VS.NET Toolbox, Windows
2000/XP Folder Selectors and the Windows XP TaskBar. The GroupBar implements
a tab-type container that can serve as a host for a collection of GroupView
or other Windows Forms controls. The GroupView is an extensively customizable
list-type control capable of cloning the above listed popular command
interfaces. The XPTaskBar may be used for displaying standard command
items or as a container that can host several other controls.
- GroupBar and GroupView
- XPTaskBar
Layout Manager Package
The Layout Manager package provides you a comprehensive set of Layout
Managers that help you manage advanced layouts on your Form.
Essential Tools provides Swing like Layout Managers for the most common
layout needs. FlowLayout, CardLayout, GridLayout and GridBagLayout managers
are provided. Complete design-time support with extended properties
provides you WYSIWYG functionality while designing your containers.
- FlowLayout
- CardLayout
- GridLayout
- GridBagLayout
- BorderLayout
- Designers
- Layout Elements
- Selective Participation
- Custom Layout Bounds
Tabbed MDI Package
The Tabbed MDI package provides you a new Tabbed MDI layout mode (as
an alternative to the default Cascade and Tiled modes), popuplarized
by VS.Net, in your MDI applications. This framework was built with great
consideration for ease of use, so much that you do not have to modify
your exisiting MDI apps in any way to enable Tabbed MDI mode in them.
With a single method call you can switch between Tabbed and regular
MDI layout modes.
- Multiple Tab Groups
- Complete User Customization
- Dynamic TabGroup Splitters
- Simple TabbedMDI Manager
- Automatic State Persistence
- Customizable Tab Context Menus
- Tabbed-Grouped MDI Children
CommandBars Package
The CommandBars package comprises of the CommandBars framework. CommandBars
implement the framework support that is required for creating Visual
Studio.NET type dockable/floatable menus and toolbars. A CommandBar
in itself provides only the dockable host, and it is up to the user
to implement the menu or toolbar that imparts the CommandBar it´s functionality.
The Essential Tools Menus Package uses the CommandBars framework for
creating the XP menus and toolbars.
- XP Style CommandBars
- Multiple Row Docking
- Floating CommandBars
- Resize Modes
- DropDown Menus
- Full State Persistence
- WYSIWYG Designer
Menus Package
The Essential Tools Menus package comes with the XP Menus framework
which provides you the latest Office XP look and feel and functionality
for your menus, toolbars and context menus.
- Office XP Look and Feel
- Windows XP Themed Look and Feel
- Office 2003 Look and Feel
- Runtime User Customization Support
- Full Docking support
- Complete MDI Merging Support
- WYSIWYG Designers
- XP Context Menu
- XPToolBar
- XP Themes and Custom Colors
- ComboBox Menu Items
- List Menu Items
- Custom Popup Controls
- Generic ToolBars
- Quick Customization
- Popup Partial Menus
Docking Package
The Docking Package consists of the Essential Tools docking windows
architecture that allows you to add Visual Studio.NET type dockable
controls to your Windows Forms applications. Any control can be set
as a docking window and docking layouts can be hosted within Forms,
UserControls or any derivative of the ContainerControl type. The framework
supports the complete range of docking behaviors such as docking/floating,
nested levels, tabbed groups, state transitions, autohide, mdichild
transitions, non-dockable/non-floatable options, a unique fill mode
and full state persistence. An extremely advanced designer allows full
WYSIWYG configuration of the dock layout.
- VS.NET Type Docking Windows
- Multi-level Nested Docking
- Nested Floating
- Tabbed Docking
- AutoHide Mode
- Dock Prediction Bands
- ContainerControl Support
- Accurate State Transitions
- Docking Window - MDI Child Interchangeability
- Fill & Non-float Modes
- Full State Persistence
- Extender Provider Architecture
- WYSIWYG Designer
- Visual Styles
Tree Package
The Tree Package provides an advanced TreeView control with numerous
appearace options, extensive customization capabilities and a powerful
virtual mode for displaying data.
- TreeViewAdv Styles
- Inheritable Styles
- Rich Selection and Drag and Drop Support
- Node Filling and Positions
Wizard Package
The Wizards Package provides controls that use the Wizard interface
(a series of tabs laid out with next, back and other buttons) popularized
by many Windows based applications. The Wizard control lets you create
such applications in a snap. The XP Task Pane provides a different view
to wizards as seen in the Task Pane feature in Office XP.
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