Unpredictable: VS2005/CommandBars+Panes

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   Hi all,
I've found some really odd behaviour from command bars and the docking pane in C#/VS2K5.
If you use the following code to create a basic layout:

axCommandBars1.LoadDesignerBars(null, null);

axDockingPane1.SetCommandBars(this.axCommandBars1.GetDispatch());

axDockingPane1.CreatePane(0, 100, 200, XtremeDockingPane.DockingDirection.DockLeftOf, null);
After first adding (IN THIS ORDER) a CommandBars object and then a DockingPane object.. the layout will not work. But if you add the objects in the reverse order (i.e. DockingPane then CommandBars) the layout works as it is expected.
This took me a long time to work out and has resulted in a lot of headscratching. So what caused this to happen?

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SBK2K Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Newbie Joined: 04 October 2005 Status: Offline Points: 6	Post Options Post Reply Quote SBK2K Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: Unpredictable: VS2005/CommandBars+Panes Posted: 10 November 2005 at 9:16pm
	Hi all, I've found some really odd behaviour from command bars and the docking pane in C#/VS2K5. If you use the following code to create a basic layout: axCommandBars1.LoadDesignerBars(null, null); axDockingPane1.SetCommandBars(this.axCommandBars1.GetDispatch()); axDockingPane1.CreatePane(0, 100, 200, XtremeDockingPane.DockingDirection.DockLeftOf, null); After first adding (IN THIS ORDER) a CommandBars object and then a DockingPane object.. the layout will not work. But if you add the objects in the reverse order (i.e. DockingPane then CommandBars) the layout works as it is expected. This took me a long time to work out and has resulted in a lot of headscratching. So what caused this to happen?

SuperMario Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 February 2004 Status: Offline Points: 18057	Post Options Post Reply Quote SuperMario Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 11 November 2005 at 7:23am
	I bet it works if you right-click on the docking pane control and set "send-to-back". This is true even in VB6. The docking pane object need to be "behind" the commandbars object, this is referring to the ZOrder.

kylechen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 29 November 2004 Status: Offline Points: 57	Post Options Post Reply Quote kylechen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2005 at 6:48am
	I have met the same problem in VB6, and also spent days to find out ... I really wish buddys in Codejock could add some note for such things in the limited document ~~~~~ that will be of much help for new ones.

SuperMario Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 14 February 2004 Status: Offline Points: 18057	Post Options Post Reply Quote SuperMario Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:49am
	kylechen, SBK2K: Did my solution help you?

kylechen Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 29 November 2004 Status: Offline Points: 57	Post Options Post Reply Quote kylechen Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 22 November 2005 at 8:25pm
	Yes, SuperMario, I did solve it after cut the commandbar control then paste it back I'm following the post just want you aware: In the future if tech writer in Codejock could add some note for such things in the reference document that will help us save much time. BTW, Codejock's support is excellent, thank you.