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_demo.zip
- XPlorerBar_demo
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.DemoApp.exe
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.dll
  - ZonaTools.XPlorerBar.Documentation.chm
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


Microsoft Visual Studio Solution File, Format Version 10.00
# Visual C# Express 2008
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "XPlorerBar.DemoApp", "XPlorerBar.DemoApp\XPlorerBar.DemoApp.csproj", "{19CCC91C-21D0-45C5-A975-673143D45AD3}"
	ProjectSection(ProjectDependencies) = postProject
		{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D} = {C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}
	EndProjectSection
EndProject
Project("{FAE04EC0-301F-11D3-BF4B-00C04F79EFBC}") = "XPlorerBar.Library", "XPlorerBar.Library\XPlorerBar.Library.csproj", "{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}"
EndProject
Global
	GlobalSection(SolutionConfigurationPlatforms) = preSolution
		Debug|Any CPU = Debug|Any CPU
		Release|Any CPU = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(ProjectConfigurationPlatforms) = postSolution
		{19CCC91C-21D0-45C5-A975-673143D45AD3}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{19CCC91C-21D0-45C5-A975-673143D45AD3}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{19CCC91C-21D0-45C5-A975-673143D45AD3}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{19CCC91C-21D0-45C5-A975-673143D45AD3}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
		{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}.Debug|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Debug|Any CPU
		{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}.Debug|Any CPU.Build.0 = Debug|Any CPU
		{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}.Release|Any CPU.ActiveCfg = Release|Any CPU
		{C8784124-F590-4C68-BB3B-1CF794AFC75D}.Release|Any CPU.Build.0 = Release|Any CPU
	EndGlobalSection
	GlobalSection(SolutionProperties) = preSolution
		HideSolutionNode = FALSE
	EndGlobalSection
EndGlobal

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Olivier Simon

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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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