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Toolbars & Docking Windows - Colour Selection Controls

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Bitmap ToolBar
Updated: 25 Apr 2002  
This is my attempt to create a simple toolbar class that allows to set a bitmap in the backgroud of a toolbar
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Nicolas Gazelle 2.53

Toolbars & Docking Windows - Docking Windows

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Visual Studio IDE like Dock Container - Second Version
Updated: 2 Oct 2009  
Second version of Visual Studio IDE like dock container
C#, Windows, .NET 2.0, WinForms, Dev
Cristinel Mazarine 4.86
CSizingControlBar - a resizable control bar
Updated: 15 Aug 2000  
DevStudio-like docking window
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Cristi Posea 4.76
Docking Toolbars in Plain C
Updated: 4 May 2005  
How to create docking toolbars/windows in plain C (no MFC, ATL, COM, nor WTL).
C, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Jeff Glatt 4.72
Views in a Sizeable Docking Control Bar (CSizingControlBar)
Updated: 14 Mar 2000  
A fairly simple way to incoporate views into sizing control bars
VC6, MFC, Dev
Rob Finch 4.25
Docking CSizingControlBar objects inside ActiveX containers
Updated: 14 Jun 2001  
A solution that allows you to dock Cristi Posea's Docking Window class inside ActiveX controls.
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Greg Winkler 4.22
MFC Docking Framework
Updated: 12 Oct 2007  
An easy to use MFC Docking framework and more... It also shows an applicable method to mix up WTL and MFC.
VC7.1, VC8.0, Windows, MFC, WTL, VS.NET2003, VS2005, Dev
Quynh Nguyen 4.10
Sizing TabControlBar
Updated: 7 Feb 2000  
Creates a dockable and resizable control bar.
VC6, MFC, Dev
Dirk Clemens 4.08
Automatic resizing controls
Updated: 27 Jan 2005  
Mechanism to automatically dock/anchor your controls in a window or dialog.
C++/CLI, VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
drice 3.94
Visual Studio IDE like Dock Container
Updated: 14 May 2009  
Free Windows dock container
C#, Windows
Cristinel Mazarine 3.73
Collapsible, resizable and dockable XP style control bar
Updated: 22 Sep 2003  
Collapsible, resizable and dockable XP style control bar
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, Windows, MFC, Dev
Nicolas Gazelle 3.10

Toolbars & Docking Windows - General

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Title / Updated Author Score  
A Professional Ribbon You Will Use (Now with orb!)
Updated: 2 May 2009  
A serious project on an Office-like Ribbon control
C#Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, WinForms
Jose M. Menendez Poó 4.88
Using Custom Controls in a Dialog Bar
Updated: 9 Nov 2007  
How to implement owner drawn or subclassed controls in a Dialog Bar
VC6Win2K, WinXP, MFC, VS2005, Dev
Douglas R. Keesler 4.81
XP style Explorer Bar (Win32/MFC)
Updated: 4 Mar 2004  
Implementation of a shellstyle.dll aware XP Windows Explorer Bar
VC6Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Ingo A. Kubbilun 4.73
Generating inactive/disabled images for toolbar
Updated: 18 May 2003  
Provides an extensible class for drawing disabled and inactive toolbar button images.
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Member 307612 4.69
MS Office-like TaskPane Control
Updated: 24 Apr 2007  
A .NET TaskPane control, with full design-time support.
C# 2.0, VB 8.0.NET 2.0, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, GDI+, WinForms, VS2005, Dev
Patrick Etc. 4.68
User Customizable ToolStrip with Drag and Drop
Updated: 6 Feb 2009  
With this .NET library, you can implement a customize toolbar function in your application.
VB.NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5VS2008
pimb2 4.61
Pinnable ControlBar
Updated: 4 Dec 2003  
This article is based on Cristi Posea's CSizeControlBar
VC6, Windows, MFC, Dev
ziran lin 4.59
A dockable, pinnable and skinnable OutlookBar
Updated: 31 May 2005  
This article is based on Ziran Lin 's Pinnable ControlBar.
VC6, Windows, MFC, Dev
Tony. Smith 4.58
Toolbars with Spinners & Sliders
Updated: 26 Oct 2000  
How to create toolbars with spinners and/or sliders
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Masoud Samimi 4.45
Tooltips for Toolbars in Non-CFrameWnd Windows
Updated: 20 May 2003  
Explains how to add tool tips for toolbars attached to CDialog or CView descentants.
VC6Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
G. Steudtel 4.31
A Property Sheet in a Docking Toolbar
Updated: 26 Nov 2004  
Explains how to put a CPropertySheet into a CControlBar.
VC7.1WinXP, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
Bill Heitler 3.86
Switchboard User Interface
Updated: 6 Jan 2004  
Switchboard User Interface for hierarchical data.
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
amkarkha 3.81
Adding Text to a Docking Toolbar
Updated: 16 May 2001  
This article demonstrates an easy way to add text to a docking tool bar
VC6Win2K, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
zhaque 3.63
ToolStripPanel UIAdapter
Updated: 25 Jun 2006  
Adding ToolStripPanel support to the Composite UI Application Block.
VB, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, Dev
Martin Hinshelwood 3.62
A TXPBAR with GDI+ for MFC
Updated: 24 Jun 2008  
A XP bar with GDI+ for MFC, like the Apple dockbar.
C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), MFC, GDI+, Dev, Design
skinui 3.48
Simple Dockable Form With VB.Net - Unedited
Updated: 10 Sep 2008  
Create Simple Dockable Form Control
C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0), VB (VB 8.0, VB 9.0), Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista, TabletPC), Office, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5, Win32, Visual Studio (VS2005, VS2008), GDI, GDI+, COM, COM+, Architect, Dev, Design
rio_p 3.17
A raw toolbar for Dialog and Property page with plenty nice styles (version 1.00) - Unedited
Updated: 23 Aug 2006  
A raw toolbar for Dialog and Property page with plenty nice styles
C++, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
includeh10 2.97
Painting of CToolbar's parent window (AfxControlBar). - Unedited
Updated: 27 Mar 2008  
Background painting of CToolbar's parent window (AfxControlBar).
C++ (VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0), C, Windows (WinXP, Vista), MFC
Paresh Chitte 2.38
Using Toolbar on a Dialog Based Application
Updated: 19 Sep 2009  
This article will put together the information on how to use a toolbar on a Dialog
C++ (VC7.1), Windows (WinXP), Visual Studio (VS.NET2003), MFC, Dev
Anup Daware 2.36
Toolbar, that changes the icon by clicking a button - Unedited
Updated: 8 May 2004  
This class allows your toolbar to change the buttonicons by clicking them
VC6, VC7, VC7.1Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
Kevin Stumpf 1.68
Easy Tabbed Mdi Interface Using the ToolStrip - Unedited
Updated: 12 May 2008  
Just drop an MdiTabStrip on your Mdi container form, and you have a Tabbed Mdi interface
C# (C# 2.0, C# 3.0), Windows (WinXP, Win2003, Vista), .NET (.NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5), WinForms, Architect, Dev, Design
beep 1.00

Toolbars & Docking Windows - Libraries

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Title / Updated Author Score  
Professional User Interface Suite
Updated: 13 Jan 2004  
MFC extension library enabling software to be provided with a professional UI
VC6, VC7, VC7.1Win2K, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
Sergiy Lavrynenko of Foss Software, Inc. 4.64
Working With Microsoft.mshtml.dll and SHDocVw.dll - Unedited
Updated: 24 Jul 2008  
How to work With Microsoft.mshtml.dll and SHDocVw.dll
C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0), Windows (WinXP, Vista), .NET (.NET 2.0)
EmersioN 2.31

Toolbars & Docking Windows - ReBars

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A set of classes to create the IE-style GUI
Updated: 19 Jul 2003  
The article gives a sample of how to implement Internet Explorer-style sizable re-bar and menu bar controls.
VC6, VC7, VC7.1Win2K, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
Nikolay Denisov 4.64
Tear-off Rebars
Updated: 26 Jan 2000  
This article Implements the functionality similar to the Office 2000 toolbars
VC6, MFC, Dev
Nick Hodapp 4.52
TabedReBar Control
Updated: 4 Jun 2004  
ReBar control which displays bars via tab panes.
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
Bahrudin Hrnjica 4.30

Toolbars & Docking Windows - Toolbars

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Title / Updated Author Score  
vtExtender: ToolStrip Extender, Renderer, and Customization Class
Updated: 16 Feb 2009  
Create ToolStrips with fading buttons, custom tooltips, and expose renderer styles..
C#, .NET, GDI+, Dev
Steppenwolfe 4.74
Programming Toolbar Chevrons
Updated: 8 May 2003  
An introduction to using the cool new toolbar chevrons
VC6, MFC, Dev
Rajasekar Shanmugam 4.74
Docking Toolbars Side-By-Side
Updated: 15 Dec 1999  
Demonstrates how to dock toolbars side-by-side
VC6, MFC, Dev
Kirk Stowell 4.71
Fixing the toolbar button position bug for MFC CToolBar
Updated: 16 Jul 2007  
An article on a bug of MFC CToolBar that may cause incorrect tooltips to be shown for a toolbar button
VC6, VC7, VC7.1, VC8.0Vista, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Mingliang Zhu 4.69
Dynamic toolbar has fixed size when docked
Updated: 2 Nov 2000  
How to ensure that your docking toolbars are of a particular size when docked
VC6Win2K, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Darren S. Gonzales 4.67
How to verify the bar state info
Updated: 20 Jan 2000  
Verify the bar state info in the application profile before calling LoadBarState()
VC6, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Cristi Posea 4.65
Creating Flyout Toolbars
Updated: 31 Oct 2001  
Attach a sub-toolbar/s to another toolbar's button/s. The sub-toolbar will popup if the user clicks on that button a little bit longer
VC6Win2K, MFC, STL, Dev
Y. Hirsh 4.64
A Toolbar in the middle of elsewhere
Updated: 19 Mar 2003  
This article explains how to place a toolbar right in the middle of a dialog or a form.
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
G. Steudtel 4.62
Toolbar in splitter window pane
Updated: 15 May 2002  
How to add a docking toolbar to a splitter window pane
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Tom Shope 4.56
Very simple true color toolbar (It's true!)
Updated: 27 Jan 2003  
This is TrueColor Toolbar class
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
DCUtility 4.56
How to display tooltips for a toolbar in a dialog
Updated: 10 Jan 2000  
Simple technique for getting tooltips when you have a toolbar in a dialog
VC6, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Randy More 4.54
CTrueColorToolBar
Updated: 21 Aug 2002  
Very simple true color toolbar (It's true!)
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
DCUtility 4.53
Setting the row count of a tool bar
Updated: 24 Nov 2001  
Floating a CToolBar with a given number of rows to be displayed is tricky
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Thomas Blenkers 4.53
Toolbars with embedded Combo Boxes
Updated: 7 Aug 2002  
The article demonstrates how to add single or multiple combo boxes to standard toolbars in MFC applications, how to customize combo boxes behaviour and how to collect user input from them.
VC6, VC7Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Vagif Abilov 4.50
XDriveBar - Display drive buttons in a fixed toolbar
Updated: 11 Aug 2003  
XDriveBar implements a drive bar for the drives in a system. The demo project shows how to keep the drive bar in sync by handling the WM_DEVICECHANGE message.
VC6Win2K, WinXP, MFC, Dev
Hans Dietrich 4.49
How to place controls on toolbars
Updated: 12 Jan 2000  
How to place combo-boxes, edit boxes, progress controls, etc. into toolbars
VC6, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Randy More 4.46
XTrueColorToolBar - True-color toolbar with support for Office-style color button - Unedited
Updated: 10 Jan 2008  
XTrueColorToolBar is an MFC class based on CToolBar that provides support for true-color bitmaps, with optional support for an Office-style color picker button.
C++ (VC6, VC8.0), Windows (Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, Vista), Win32, MFC, Dev
Hans Dietrich 4.45
Disabling the close button on a floating toolbar
Updated: 10 Apr 2004  
How to disable the close button on a floating toolbar
VC7.1Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, VS.NET2003, Dev
Rob Manderson 4.44
Multiple Image Sizes for ToolStrip Items
Updated: 3 Aug 2009  
This 'ToolStrip' extension automatically selects an image using the selected image size.
C# (C# 3.0), Windows, .NET (.NET 3.5), GDI+, Dev
lhayes00 4.37
AppBar - How to implement a sliding desktop bar with a simple MFC class and a DLL
Updated: 10 Jul 2008  
An alternative to standard Windows AppBars with minimal changes to your application.
VC6WinXP, MFC, Dev
Jaime Olivares 4.34
Using Hot Toolbar Buttons
Updated: 15 Dec 1999  
Demonstrates how to add rollover buttons to your toolbar
VC6, MFC, Dev
Kirk Stowell 4.29
A Flat ToolBar that does not require Internet Explorer
Updated: 24 Feb 2000  
A flat toolbar implementation that does not require the updated common controls library from Internet Explorer.
VC6, MFC, Dev
Joerg Koenig 4.20
Adding a drop arrow to a toolbar button
Updated: 15 Dec 1999  
Demonstrates how to use the new toolbar styles to add dropdown arrows to toolbar buttons
VC6, MFC, Dev
Kirk Stowell 4.18
ToolBar with Customization and Controls
Updated: 18 Dec 2001  
A ToolBar class with customization and Controls
VC6, VC7Win2K, MFC, Dev
Deepak Khajuria 4.10
CToolbarDialog - dialog with floating toolbar
Updated: 6 Apr 2004  
A CDialog derived class that contains a floating toolbar.
VC6, VC7Win2K, MFC, Dev
Lucian Barbulescu 4.07
ToolBar Customization
Updated: 2 Aug 2001  
Toolbar Customization with drag & drop support.
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Peppino Sbargzeguti 4.06
Changing toolbars dynamically at runtime
Updated: 22 Aug 2000  
A simple tutorial that shows how to dynamically replace toolbars at runtime
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Masoud Samimi 3.89
VC6 flat toolbar support
Updated: 9 Nov 2000  
When you are porting your MFC application to MSVC 6.0 you'd probably like to use the build-in support for the flat toolbar and kick that third-party solution out of you project to reduce size.
VC6, Windows, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Thomas Blenkers 3.80
Adding a Combo Box to a Docking Toolbar
Updated: 12 May 2001  
This article demonstrates an easy way to add a Combo box to a docking tool bar.
VC6Win2K, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
zhaque 3.74
CStatic derived control which is a replacement for standard toolbar
Updated: 16 Jul 2003  
ToolBar control with cool look and easy implementation.
VC6Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
Alex Hazanov 3.61
Tool Group Manager
Updated: 23 Aug 2000  
A reusable template class for managing multiple toolbars, only one of which is displayed at a time.
VC6, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Craig Henderson 3.54
Custom Rendering for the ToolStrip, MenuStrip, and StatusStrip controls
Updated: 19 Sep 2008  
Custom rendering for the ToolStrip, MenuStrip, and StatusStrip controls.
C#, Windows, .NET, Dev
bcryner 3.47
Context-Sensitive Help for Toolstrip Items
Updated: 9 Jul 2008  
How to bind context-sensitive help to .NET ToolStrip items.
C# (C# 1.0, C# 2.0, C# 3.0), VB (VB 8.0), Windows, .NET (.NET 2.0, .NET 3.0, .NET 3.5), WinForms, Dev
Ivan Alles 3.44
HeaderToolbar
Updated: 31 May 2004  
How to implement a header to your SDI/MDI project.
C++/CLI, VC6, .NET, Win2K, WinXP, Win2003, MFC, Dev
Lars [Large] Werner 3.26
Adding rollover Hot Toolbars to an application.
Updated: 2 Feb 2002  
Adding rollover Hot Toolbars to an application when you don't have access to the toolbar source code
Win2K, WinXP, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
Igor Tebelev 3.17
Perforated Tape Toolbar
Updated: 26 Jan 2000  
A spectacular variation on toolbars
VC6, MFC, Dev
Oleg A. Mostovlyansky 3.06
CGSToolBar
Updated: 20 Feb 2001  
A flexible extension to the CToolBar class
VC6Win2K, MFC, Dev
Christian Graus, Masoud Samimi 2.67
How to Create a Dynamic ToolBar
Updated: 24 Jul 2007  
Create a dynamic toolbar, adding a dynamic bitmap and status and tool tip text
C++, C#, Windows, .NET, Visual Studio, MFC, Dev
rmortega77 2.25
Toolbar with image background
Updated: 30 May 2003  
Shows how to display a bitmap in a toolbar as background.
VC6WinXP, MFC, Dev
Cryingwind 2.25

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