CommandBars, DockingPane and popup menus

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   Hi

I use both CommandBars and DockingPane together.  I have a bunch of dockable panes.  I would like to display context menus (popups) in various panes.  Now, I have one CommandBars object living in MainFrame.  Should I add a separate CommandBars to each pane?  Can I actually do it?  Or should I expose the CommandBars from the main frame for all panes to use?  What's the "best usage"?

Thanks in advance

Michal Blazejczyk

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blazej Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Groupie Joined: 09 February 2005 Location: Canada Status: Offline Points: 53	Post Options Post Reply Quote blazej Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Topic: CommandBars, DockingPane and popup menus Posted: 14 February 2005 at 3:01pm
	Hi I use both CommandBars and DockingPane together. I have a bunch of dockable panes. I would like to display context menus (popups) in various panes. Now, I have one CommandBars object living in MainFrame. Should I add a separate CommandBars to each pane? Can I actually do it? Or should I expose the CommandBars from the main frame for all panes to use? What's the "best usage"? Thanks in advance Michal Blazejczyk

Boyd Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Senior Member Joined: 08 December 2003 Location: United States Status: Offline Points: 285	Post Options Post Reply Quote Boyd Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 14 February 2005 at 3:07pm
	You can actually use both methods. Where possible, I find it easier to expose the CommandBars object from the MainFrame. I say this because you already have the 'Execute' and 'Update' event handlers established. If you find that your docking pane is more of a stand-alone item that wouldn't benefit from sharing the CommandBars on the MainFrame, you can create your own instance of CommandBars on that pane. As a general rule, you can create multiple instances of CommandBars and DockingPane so long as two instances of the same object are not at the same child level of the same container. If you ever need multiple instances of the CommandBars or DockingPane on the same container, place them in PictureBox controls (for Visual Basic) or Panels (for C#).