DockShell LightSwitch Shell Extension

DockShell

DockShell - DockShell is a LightSwitch Shell extension designed to manage LightSwitch screen requests that originate from a LightSwitch application so as to provide the end user with an easy to use navigation, highly polished UX experience.

DockShell removes the complexity of leveraging your Ribbon and Docking controls within your LightSwitch applications. Using your Ribbon and Docking controls, DockShell will allow you to produce highly functional and polished Line Of Businses (LOB) applications for your users in a matter of minutes.

There is a significant amount of value add provided to you by DockShell. Take a quick peak at the DockShellon-line documentation or out the demonstration videos to gain more insight of functionality.

You can try out DockShell for free at thedownload site.

Features & Benefits

Feature	Description
Uses Existing 3rd Party Controls	DockShell uses your existing licensed 3rd Party Navigation and Docking controls to render the shell.
MEF and MVVM based	DockShell applies best practices in design and uses MEF within its framework to instantiate controls dynamically.
Uses PRISM Region Manager	Allows you to define custom controls and specify target regions that other controls will insert into at runtime.
LightSwitch Navigation	Builds the navigation around what you define within your LightSwitch application
Custom Navigation	Create additional Navigation Controls beyond those that are created by LightSwitch
Contextual Navigation Groups	Allows you to create Contextual groups in which you can place one or more LightSwitch navigation groups into and control visibility through DockShell API service.
Screen Container Templates	Each LightSwitch screen is contained within a DockShell Screen Container. You have the ability to create as many as you need and customize each as required.
Wrap LightSwitch Screen Commands	DockShell has a unique approach which allows you to wrap your LightSwitch Screen Commands within your own Command based controls and target specific Regions that you also create.
Adding UI Fragments Dynamically	DockShell provides a UI Fragment approach that provides you with mechanism to include additional UI into your Ribbon Tab as it is being rendered.
Window Layout and Persistence	You can specify how you wish to render each LightSwitch screen as well DockShell can be configured to persist the screens layout which provides the user with a nice customized layout of any screens.
Shell Navigation Layout 100% Extensible	You can choose to use the default navigation controls or you can roll your own to create any kind of navigation control layout you require.
API Provided	DockShell provides you with a simple API which you use to control things such as Contextual Groups or group Docking Areas etc.
Configurable Logging	DockShell allows you to hook its Logging API which is very helpful creating customized DockShell controls.

Johnny Larue

Feature

Description

Uses Existing 3rd Party Controls

MEF and MVVM based

Uses PRISM Region Manager

LightSwitch Navigation

Custom Navigation

Contextual Navigation Groups

Screen Container Templates

Wrap LightSwitch Screen Commands

Adding UI Fragments Dynamically

Window Layout and Persistence

Shell Navigation Layout 100% Extensible

API Provided

Configurable Logging