The DockingManager provides a comprehensive window management system similar to Visual Studio. It enables child controls to be docked, floated, auto-hidden, or displayed as documents with full drag-and-drop support, state persistence, and customization options.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill for:
- IDE-style applications with tool windows and document areas
- MDI/TDI document management applications
- Complex layouts with flexible window arrangements
- Dashboard applications with repositionable panels
- Design applications requiring customizable workspaces
- Any application where users need persistent layout preferences
Documentation
📄 Getting Started — Installation, basic setup, XAML/C# examples
📄 Window States — Dock, Float, AutoHidden, Document states
📄 Docking Windows — Positioning, targeting, docking behavior
📄 Floating Windows — Native float, multi-monitor, snapping
📄 MDI/TDI — Document modes, tab groups, tabs
📄 State Persistence — Saving/loading layouts, serialization
📄 Styling & Customization — Themes, templates, appearance
📄 Advanced Features — Linked managers, nested layouts, keyboard nav
→ See reference files for detailed examples, patterns, properties, and use cases.