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Windows Forms Layout Engines

Does anyone have or know best practices for implementing a custom layout engine in WinForms? I've seen the windowsclient.net link, but it's a bit dated (Sept 2001).

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When I tried to do custom layout engine in WinForms, I was blocked by the fact that IArrangedElement interface is internal. It looks stupid, but it seems you can't get layout properties in a uniform way unless you develop System.Windows.Forms itself.

Ilya Ryzhenkov  2008-10-14 21:14:45
Yeah, maybe I'm missing something, but I'm not very impressed with the layout capabilities in WinForms.
Lurker Indeed  2008-10-14 22:26:33
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You can always check out DevExpress Layout Control. It's not free but it is an eye opener.

Glenner003  2008-10-21 10:38:53
Interesting...I'll play with it and see what I find.
Lurker Indeed  2008-10-21 13:45:52

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