C# move a form from a docking container to second screen monitor

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I've read Cristinel Mazarine's article in C#:

Visual Studio IDE like Dock Container - Second Version[^]

and i would like to add following option: the ability to move a form from docking container to out of docking, for example in a second monitor.

Can you tell me how to do?

Thanks

FP

What I have tried:

I've tried to modify Cristinel Mazarine's code but I did not succeed.

Posted 7-Nov-16 3:45am

Frank Pez

Updated 7-Nov-16 5:30am

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#realJSOP · Accepted Answer · 2016-11-07T05:30:00

The user should be able to unpin the form and then drag it to the 2nd monitor. Have you tried that?

EDIT =====================

If the library doesn't do what you want/need, there are several others available. One such alternative is Dock Panel Suite. It's claim to fame is that it mim9ics the Visual Studio window docking interface, and it's available with NuGet. Try that and see how it works for you. Another alternative is Avalon Dock on CodePlex (and maybe also available in NuGet).

The problem with using someone else's (free) code is that it is quite possibly in a state that is best described as "abandoned" (for example, the code you're trying to use - the author hasn't responded to any messages since January 2010). That means you're on your own if you run into problems. To get a resolution for said problem, google is your friend.

With the two alternatives I mentioned, you have a larger existing user base to draw from rather than an obviously unsupported code set.