Using WeifenLuo DockPanel Suite

Question

I have just downloaded the WeifenLuo(Dock Panel Suite) and trying to work with that but I couldn't find a specific documentation on how to use it.

And I have gone through some of the SO questions and finally got something to get started.

Here is what I have done: I have created a ToolboxWindow class like shown below:

Public Class ToolboxWindow
    Inherits WeifenLuo.WinFormsUI.Docking.DockContent

    Public Sub New()

    End Sub
End Class

And trying to create an instance of this toolbox in this way:

Public Class Form1
    Private toolboxWindow As ToolboxWindow

    Public Sub New()
        Me.InitializeComponent()

        'Create new ToolboxWindow
        toolboxWindow = New ToolboxWindow()
    End Sub

    Private Sub Form1_Load(ByVal sender As Object, ByVal e As EventArgs) Handles MyBase.Load
        'Show it
        toolboxWindow.Show(DockPanel1, DockState.DockLeft)
    End Sub
End Class

And the final result it shows me this way?

1.How to adjust the size of the toolbox.

2.If I have form2 with the dock panel how do I show in the form1

Thanks in Advance!

Answer 1

Q1 How to adjust the size of the toolbox.

The DockPanel container has a DockLeftPortion property (Right, Bottom and Top too). This specifies the width of the left area as either pixels or a proportion of the available area. I haven't seen anything that allows it to take on the size of the docked controls.

Q2 If I have form2 with the dock panel how do I show in the form1

If you have two top level application forms each with a dock panel, you pass the appropriate dockpanel control as the first parameter to the Show() method.

Is this what you meant by Q2?