Auto-Hide Panels

Dock panels created with DXDocking replicate the auto-hide functionality of Visual Studio dock windows. In this mode, an Auto-Hide Panel is automatically minimized when the mouse pointer leaves its region (assuming that controls within it do not have input focus).

Note that in our unique implementation, end-users don't have to use pin buttons to toggle auto-hide mode. When dragging a panel, they can dock it and enable auto-hide mode simultaneously, by pointing to a smaller region of the docking glyph, as shown in the following image.

They can also dock a panel directly onto the auto-hide headers area - above or below existing dock window headers.