XPlorerBar: A WPF Windows XP Style Explorer Bar Control

Olivier Simon

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A fully customizable WPF implementation of the left side pane that was introduced in Windows XP's Explorer.

xplorerbar_src.zip
- XPlorerBar_src
  - XPlorerBar.DemoApp.sln
  - XPlorerBar.DemoApp.suo
  - XPlorerBar.DemoApp
    - App.xaml
    - App.xaml.cs
    - Converters
      - StringCharactersToUpperCaseConverter.cs
    - Extra_BindingMode
    - Extra_ThemeManagement
      - ThemesWindow.xaml
      - ThemesWindow.xaml.cs
    - Images
      - codeproject120x60.gif
      - Computer16.png
      - Copy16.png
      - CreateFolder16.png
      - Delete16.png
      - MailFile16.png
      - Move16.png
      - MusicOnLine16.png
      - MyComputer16.png
      - MyDocuments16.png
      - MyMusic32.png
      - MyNetwork16.png
      - MyPictures16.png
      - MyPictures32.png
      - MyPictures48.png
      - NetworkFavorites16.png
      - OrderPictures16.png
      - PlayAll16.png
      - PrintPictures16.png
      - PublishFolder16.png
      - Rename16.png
      - SharedMusic16.png
      - ShareFolder16.png
      - SlideShow16.png
    - MainWindow.xaml
    - MainWindow.xaml.cs
    - Properties
    - Resources
      - Images
        
        Folder16.png
        
        MyComputer16.png
        
        NetworkPlaces16.png
        
        PicturePrint16.png
        
        PictureTasks32.png
        
        PictureTasksMono48.png
        
        PrintsOnline16.png
        
        SlideShow16.png
    - Skins
      - CodeProjectSkinDictionary.xaml
    - XPlorerBar.DemoApp.csproj
  - XPlorerBar.Documentation
    - Help
      - Documentation.chm
      - LastBuild.log
    - XPlorerBarDocumentationProject.shfb
  - XPlorerBar.Library
    - Converters
      - SolidColorBrushToColorConverter.cs
    - Documents
      - ReleaseHistory.pdf
      - TestPlan.pdf
    - Implementation
    - Properties
    - Themes
    - XPlorerBar.Library.csproj
xplorerbar_demo.zip
- XPlorerBar_demo
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.DemoApp.exe
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.dll
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.Documentation.chm

<!--   
    Copyright © 2008, Zona-Tools, all rights reserved.   

    This source code is licensed under the Code Project Open License (CPOL).
    Check out http://www.codeproject.com/info/cpol10.aspx for further details.
    
    -->

<Application x:Class="XPlorerBar.DemoApp.App"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             StartupUri="MainWindow.xaml">
    
    <Application.Resources>
         
    </Application.Resources>
    
</Application>

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Written By

Olivier Simon

Team Leader

France

I have been developing and managing projects for real-time embedded softwares for eight years. Then, I moved from Paris to the south of France and began to lead a team who was developping Java applications.

My main occupation right now is to continue my journey in the WPF world.

You can check out my blog here. [^]

XPlorerBar: A WPF Windows XP Style Explorer Bar Control

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