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UI for WPF

WPF Docking

  • The Telerik Docking Control is a docking system that allows you to manage multiple panes in your application similarly to the one in Microsoft Visual Studio. This advanced window management system enables dockabale floating windows, with retainable size, tabbed documents and other advanced functionalities. 
  • Part of the Telerik UI for WPF library along with 160+ professionally-designed UI controls.
  • Includes support, documentation, demos, virtual classrooms, Visual Studio Extensions and more!
Telerik UI for WPF Docking
  • A Visual Studio-Like Interface

    Provide a Visual Studio-like interface, complete with dockable windows, floating panes and hidden panes.
    WPF Docking control displaying A Visual Studio 2010-like interface
  • Tabbed-Documents Support

    Support tabbed documents to make the most out of your user interface, complete with the ability to move tabbed documents from one group to another.
    WPF Docking control showcasing tabbed document support
  • Nested Docking

    Use nested RadDocking inside other RadDocking instances for even the most complex layout scenarios. This provides multiple DocumentHosts, levels of docking compass restriction and inner Tabs.

    WPF Docking control showcasing nested docking
  • User-Defined Layout Saving and Loading

    Save and load layouts to ensure that even the most complex user-defined layouts can be easily recreated.
  • Customizable Compass

    With the fully customizable compass, you can restrict certain pane placement positions to ensure interfaces remain manageable.
  • Complex and Streamlined Interfaces

    Pin, hide and unhide panes with the click of a mouse, facilitating both complex and streamlined interfaces with just a few clicks.
  • Drag Panes Between Two Instances in Docking

    You can drag and drop panes between two instances of the Docking control, ensuring a "What You See Is What You Get" (WYSIWYG) experience. This greatly enhances the flexibility and usability of the control, allowing for smooth and intuitive rearrangement of panes within your application.

    WPF Dоcking Drag panes between multiple instances
  • Keyboard and Mouse Shortcuts

    The WPF Dock control is equipped with a DockingNavigator UI that significantly simplifies the navigation between all non-hidden panes. With the keyboard shortcuts CTRL+ Tab and ALT+F7 users are now able to navigate through the panes and preview their content.

    WPF Docking control showcasing keyboard and mouse shortcuts

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