WinForms LayoutControl Overview

With RadLayoutControl you can quickly design and arrange your controls in complex layouts and it will automatically keep the layout consistent at run-time. RadLayoutControl has an intuitive and straight-forward design time experience. When resizing the form, it keeps its layout consistent by proportionally resizing the controls in it while considering their MinSize and MaxSize settings. RadLayoutControl also allows end-user customizations and Save/Load layout via the Customize context menu.

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Figure 1: RadLayoutControl

WinForms RadLayoutControl Overview

The below list shows the main features of the control.

  • Create complex layouts where the controls are automatically resized according to the current available size.

  • Arrange the controls in the form at runtime - your users will be able to rearrange the controls according to their needs.

  • Save and load the layout.

  • Group the underlying controls in tabs.

  • Expand/Collapse groups.

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