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Eyefinder is
a suite of powerful presentation-layer components that are
designed to aid navigation through different types of data.
It includes a
navigation bar, header control, document presentation control
and desktop alert component. In the navigation bar,
collapsible buttons represent different navigation modes, and
when selected, child controls are exposed to facilitate the
navigation mode chosen. Alternatively, the control can be used
to simply switch between visible child controls, in much the
same way as a tabcontrol does only with a different style of
tabs.
Full design-time support is included of course, and working
with the control at design time is much the same as working
with it at runtime. As the navigation panes are selected, the
client area of the control is updated to show their contents.
This client area is a standard container control and can be
used to host any type of child controls.
Also packaged with the navigation bar is HeaderControl, a
container control that draws one of two header styles above
the client area. The headers are a great way of separating
functionally different areas of your user interface, while
drawing in a consistent manner with the rest of the Eyefinder
package.
The Document presentation control is a simple component
designed to emphasize a document on your form by giving it a
raised border and indicating focus changes.
Desktop alerts are a very customisable way of presenting
alerts to the user without distracting them.
This set of controls is designed to help you make your
application mimic the appearance of Microsoft Outlook 2003.
Eyefinder Key Features:
- Microsoft Office 2003
style rendering for a cutting-edge look and feel
- Pluggable renderer support
means complete customisation is easy
- Buttons can be collapsed
in to a tray increasing real estate in the client area
- Chevron menu provides
access to hidden buttons and customisation features
- Header and button fonts
can be fully customised
- Support for all common
image sizes on buttons and in the tray
- Full and rich designer
support means in-place editing with no collection editor
- An additional control
provides access to the professional-looking header styles to
separate areas of your interface
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