The links below provide comprehensive information on using DevExpress WinForms products. They contain a detailed description of the products API and also provide many examples with step-by-step instructions, screenshot images and source code (C# and Visual Basic) on using these products in real-life applications.
Topics in this section:
The following libraries and controls are included in the DXperience WinForms Suite:
- Reporting
- Chart Control
- Data Grid
- Snap
- Ribbon, Menu, Docking
- Pivot Grid
- Scheduler
- Spreadsheet
- Tree List
- Gauges
- Map Control
- Rich Text Editor
- Vertical Grid
- Layout Manager
- Tile Control
- Navigation Bar
- Editors and Controls
- Printing-Exporting
- Spell Checker
- Wizard Control
- PDF Viewer
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| Common Concepts |  |
DevExpress Windows Forms controls share many common features. They use the same approaches to control the look and feel settings, data binding, same approaches to format values and localize resources, etc. In this section, you will find documents that describe common features related to all DevExpress Windows Forms products.
DevExpressWindows窗體控件共享很多通用特性。它們使用相同方法控制外觀和樣式設置，數據綁定，相同的方法格式化數值和本地化資源等。這一節中，你將看到一些描述通用特性的文檔，這些特性與所有DevExpress窗體產品產品都相關。
This help system contains the following sections:
幫助系統包含如下部分
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| Concepts | |
Topics in this section:
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| Windows 8 UI - Getting Started | |
This tutorial will guide you through 7 steps of creating Windows 8-inspired applications. You will find everything required: from general project settings and creating application hierarchy to customizing and creating animated tiles. Every following step is based on the previous one. After completing these short steps you will be able to start building your own stunning streamlined applications that completely match Windows 8 concepts.
- Step 1 - Creating a Project. General Settings
- Step 2 - Customizing Tiles. Elements
- Step 3 - Creating Tiles Frame Animation
- Step 4 - Navigation Tree. Application Hierarchy
- Step 5 - Populating Documents. Deferred Load
- Step 6 - Navigation Bars. Adding Custom Actions
- Step 7 - Conclusion
If tiles are more than enough for you, use a Tile Control component. However, if you seek for a tool to build entire Windows 8-styled applications that are much more than just tiles, we recommend using the Document Manager component.
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| Step 1 - Creating a Project. General Settings | |
Windows 8UI開始
Start Microsoft Visual Studio and create a new Windows Forms Application. Following Windows 8 concepts, our application should run in the full-screen mode, so set the main application form's FormBorderStyle property to None and the WindowState property to Maximized.
啟動MS Visual Studio新建一窗體應用程序。沿行Windows 8概念，應用程序在全屏模式下運行，所以設置程序主窗口的FormBorder Style屬性為None，Window State 屬性為Maximized。
Add the DocumentManager component from the toolbox. By default, it appears with the Tabbed View applied. Change the current View to the Windows UI View. To do so, call the DocumentManager's smart tag and click the corresponding link.
從工具箱中添加DocumentManager組件（10.2版本沒找到）。默認以Tabbed View標簽視圖形式顯示。改變當前視圖為Windows UI視圖。
Now, call the Document Manager Designer via the same smart tag.
All the following steps are performed via this Designer (see the Designer topic to learn more). Switch to the Documents section and create 6 new Documents via the 'Add New Document' button.
Documents are main DocumentManager's units. They can wrap any control or form to display your data within. You can learn more in the Documentstopic. The Documents we have just added are empty at this time, so the application will not run properly. We will set their content in Step 5. Now let's proceed to the next step - Tiles Customization.