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Exploring the Navigation Pane Designer Form for C1NavPanel

The Navigation Pane Designer Form contains a menu, toolbar, Edit tab, Preview tab, and properties pane.

 

 

      Navigation Pane Designer Form Menu

The Navigation Pane Designer Form menu contains the following menu items and subitems:

 

Menu Item

Submenu Item

Description

File

Load from XML

Load the formatting for a C1NavPanel control from an .xml file.

Save as XML

Save the current formatting of the C1NavPanel control to an .xml file.

Exit

Closes the Navigation Pane Designer Form.

Edit

Insert Item

Inserts a new C1NavPanelPane at the specified place in the list of panes.

Add Child

Adds a new C1NavPanelPane as a child of the C1NavPanel.

Cut

Cuts the selected C1NavPanelPane to be moved in the list of panes.

Copy

Copies the selected C1NavPanelPane.

Paste

Pastes a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes.

Delete

Removes the selected C1NavPanelPane.

Rename

Allows you to change the name of the C1NavPanelPane.

About

Provides information on the C1NavPanel control.

 

      Navigation Pane Designer Form Toolbar

 

The table below describes each button in the toolbar:

 

Button

Name

Description

Move Item Up

Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane up the list of panes.

Move Item Down

Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane down the list panes.

Move Item Left

Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane to the left in the hierarchy.

Move Item Right

Moves the selected C1NavPanelPane to the right in the hierarchy.

Add Child Item

Inserts a C1NavPanelPane as a child of the C1NavPanel control.

Insert Item

Inserts a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes.

Cut

Cuts the selected C1NavPanelPane to be moved in the list of panes.

Copy

Copies the selected C1NavPanelPane.

Paste

Pastes a C1NavPanelPane at the specified location in the list of panes.

Delete

Removes the selected C1NavPanelPane.

 

      Edit Tab

 

Click the Edit tab and select the C1NavPanel control or the desired C1NavPanelPane for which you would like to manipulate or adjust the properties.

      Preview Tab

Click the Preview tab for a preview of what the C1NavPanel control will look like.

      Properties Pane

 

 

The Navigation Pane Designer Form properties pane is almost identical to the Visual Studio Properties window. Simply select a C1NavPanelPane or the C1NavPanel control and set the desired properties here.

      Command Buttons

The command buttons are summarized in the following table:

 

Button

Description

OK

Clicking OK applies the new settings to the C1NavPanel control.

Cancel

Clicking Cancel closes the Navigation Pane Designer Form, cancelling the new settings and applying the default settings to the C1NavPanel control.


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