If you want to use the latest user interface trends in your applications, you will definitely like the vExplorerBar, vNavPane and vOutlookNavPane controls. These navigation controls are very easy to use, and you can integrate them in your applications within minutes.
- Visual Styles & Animations - Office 2010 Themes - Office 2007 Themes - Office 2003 Themes - Configurable Items Height - Excellent Performance - Item images - Flexible Styling - Rich programming model - Easy to use Design time
vNavPane is a WinForms control that allows you to create multiple panes which are stacked on each other, and only one of them is expanded at a time. Web developers often refer to this type of control as an accordion control. Each item in vNavPane consist of a header and a panel control. The header is used to display the item’s text and image, as well as handle the navigation commands. The panel is a standard Windows Forms Panel control and you can add any number of controls in it. You can even create nested navigation panes by adding a navigation pane control as a child control within the panel of a navigation pane item. One of great visual features of vNavPane is the smooth expand animation activated by clicking on a item’s header. During the animation the control transitions from the currently selected pane to the pane on which the user clicked. This control is shipped as a part of the VIBlend Controls for WinForms suite and you can use it free of charge in your commercial and non-commercial applications.
vOutlookNavPane is an alternative to the vNavPane control. It is similar in functionality to the Outlook 2007 navigation bar. vOutlookNavPane is the ideal choice for building Office2010, Office 2007 and Office2003 style user interfaces. With vOutlookNavPane, you can change the number of visible groups by dragging the grip separator. You can also access hidden groups through the overflow panel displayed at the bottom, and customize the control using a built-in menu accessible by clicking the arrow at the bottom right corner of the navigation pane.
VIBlend ExplorerBar is a stylish explorer-style navigation control for Windows Forms. It allows you to have more than one pane expanded at a time. If the expanded panes do not fit within the control's area, the ExplorerBar displays scroll buttons.
