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Bar Manager Options

  • Sep 04, 2024
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Bar Manager options include:

Appearance Options

MemberDescription
AutoDockColorSpecifies whether a dock control and its parent form colors can be synchronized.
BackgroundsSpecifies background bitmaps for toolbars and submenus.
FontSpecifies font settings for toolbar/menu system entries.
ImageOptionsSpecifies bar item image options.
LookAndFeelSpecifies toolbar paint styles.

Behavior Options

MemberDescription
AllowCallFromAnotherFormSpecifies whether actions performed in an active additional form can be handled in an inactive parent form.
AlwaysSaveTextSpecifies whether changes made to the built-in editor’s contents are saved automatically upon exiting the edit mode.
MenuAnimationsSpecifies menu animation styles.
MostRecentItemsPercentsSpecifies a value that is used to calculate frequently used items.
ScaledSpecifies whether the system’s font settings or the bar manager’s font settings are applied to toolbar/menu system entries.
ShowFullMenusAfterDelaySpecifies whether hidden items are automatically displayed after a delay.
StretchGlyphsSpecifies whether an item’s glyph is scaled if an item is resized.
UseF10ForMenuSpecifies whether a bar manager responds to the F10 key press event.
UseFullResetSpecifies whose default settings are to be restored – bar items only or both bar items and toolbars.
UseSystemFontSpecifies that only system font settings are applied to toolbar/menu system entries.

User Customization Options

MemberDescription
AllowResetSpecifies whether toolbar default settings can be restored by end-users in the Customization Form.
CanCustomizeSpecifies toolbar run-time customization capability.

Docking Options

MemberDescription
NotDockingSpecifies dock constraints for toolbars.
WaitForDockingTimeSpecifies the delay after which a dragged toolbar can be docked.

Hint Options

MemberDescription
ShowHintSpecifies an item hint’s visibility.
ShowHintForDisabledItemsSpecifies a disabled item hint’s visibility.
ShowShortCutInHintSpecifies a shortcut’s visibility in a hint window.

Layout Options

MemberDescription
MenusShowRecentItemsFirstSpecifies whether recently used items are displayed first in menus.

Merging Options

MemberDescription
AlwaysMergeSpecifies whether merging is only allowed for an MDI child window maximization, or it is allowed for any operation performed on this window.

Visibility Options

MemberDescription
AutoHideEmptyBarsSpecifies empty toolbars’ visibility.
CategoryItemsVisibleSpecifies visibility for items of a particular category.
CategoryVisibleSpecifies visibility for a specified category.
HideFloatingBarsWhenInactiveSpecifies visibility for floating toolbars of an inactive form.
ShowCloseButtonSpecifies visibility for a main menu’s Close button.
ShowHelpButtonSpecifies visibility for the Customization Form‘s Help button.
SunkenBorderSpecifies a dock control sunken border’s visibility.