Pin and Unpin a Window

Using the WinDockManager™ component, a window that is pinned can be unpinned, so as to hide it. Likewise, a window that is hidden and flies out on a mouseover can be pinned, so that it is always visible. A window can be pinned and unpinned in code, or by the user at run-time.

The following code shows how to Pin a Pane using a button click.

In Visual Basic:

Private Sub btnPin_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnPin.Click
	Me.UltraDockManager1.DockAreas(0).Panes(0).Pin()
End Sub

In C#:

private void btnPin_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	this.ultraDockManager1.DockAreas[0].Panes[0].Pin();
}

The following code shows how to PinAll the Panes associated with the UltraDockManager, using a button click.

In Visual Basic:

Private Sub btnPinAll_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnPinAll.Click
	Me.UltraDockManager1.PinAll()
End Sub

In C#:

private void btnPinAll_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	this.ultraDockManager1.PinAll();
}

The following code shows how to Unpin a Pane using a button click.

In Visual Basic:

Private Sub btnUnpin_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnUnpin.Click
	Me.UltraDockManager1.DockAreas(0).Panes(0).Unpin()
End Sub

In C#:

private void btnUnpin_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	this.ultraDockManager1.DockAreas[0].Panes[0].Unpin();
}

The following code shows how to UnpinAll the Panes associated with the UltraDockManager, using a button click.

In Visual Basic:

Private Sub btnUnpinAll_Click(ByVal sender As Object, _
  ByVal e As System.EventArgs) Handles btnUnpinAll.Click
	Me.UltraDockManager1.UnpinAll()
End Sub

In C#:

private void btnUnpinAll_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
	this.ultraDockManager1.UnpinAll();
}

A user can also toggle whether or not a pane is pinned by clicking the thumbtack icon in the upper right corner of a pane. This is similar to the way windows are pinned in Visual Studio, and other Microsoft products such as Outlook. This functionality can be disabled by setting the ShowPinButton . This will remove the icon from the upper right corner of a pane.

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Pin and Unpin a Window