Intuitive Design-time Customization

On-Form Control Customization

The XtraNavBar control gives you the ability to add and customize groups, links and embedded controls directly on a form without the need for any dialogs. The following design-time features have been implemented for this purpose:

• The control's context menu includes an Add Group menu item allowing you to add a new group;
• Right-clicking a group header invokes a context menu which allows you to add a new group, delete the current group, add an item to the group or change the group's layout style;
• Right-clicking an item invokes a context menu allowing you to delete the item or add a new item to the same group.

Selecting Groups and Items by Clicking Them

Again, you don't need to invoke any designer dialogs or collection editors to customize the settings of groups and links. Just click the desired group or item to display its settings within the Properties window. There's even more - the following features will make your design-time experience really comfortable:

• At design-time, the control fully supports expanding and collapsing groups together with content scrolling so you can access any group or item created;
• You can select multiple groups and items by clicking them while pressing and holding the CTRL key.

The Property Editor Dialog

From the control's context menu you can invoke the Property Editor dialog that allows you to:

• Add and customize groups and items;
• Change the control's paint style;
• Customize the styles of elements;
• Save and restore the control's layout.