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WinForms & WPF Toolbox Control (Coming soon in v15.2)

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Last week I announced the upcoming release of our WinForms and WPF Diagram Control. A "by-product" of our investments in a Diagram component is our new Toolbox Control. As you can see in the image below, it can be used as a "toolbox" but also offers unique UX options for those of you with complex navigation requirements.

WinForms and WPF Toolbox Control

And yes, I know, we have a number of navigation oriented controls and it can be hard to choose the right one - As mentioned before, if you do not need a toolbox but do need additional flexibility when building your app, the Toolbox Control might be the right choice for you. It ships with the following features:

  • Multiple Item support
  • Item Groups/Categories
  • Search Box
  • Ability to minimize the control.
  • Quick access to item groups via a menu.
  • Extended events for handling drag & drop operations.

I want to quickly elaborate on the last item...When it comes to drag & drop, the Toolbox Control includes:


A DragItemStart event - which notifies that the drag & drop process has started and allows you to specify a preview-image (like shape previews used by our Diagram Control).

A DragItemMove event - which allows you to manage mouse cursor state and provide users with visual feedback (whether they can perform a drop action at the current position).

A DragItemDrop event - which allows you to handle a drop action;

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We'd love to get your feedback on the new WinForms & WPF Toolbox Control. How likely are you use this in your next project?


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