AcrylicPanel

AcrylicPanel is the base panel control for AcrylicUI, providing a simple container for grouping other controls with themed background and border styling. It replaces the standard System.Windows.Forms.Panel.

Basic Usage

Add AcrylicPanel to your form or another container, set its layout properties (like Dock, Size, Location), and add child controls to its Controls collection.

using AcrylicUI.Controls;
using AcrylicUI.Forms;
using AcrylicUI.Resources;
using System.Windows.Forms;
using System.Drawing;

public partial class MyForm : AcrylicForm
{
    public MyForm()
    {
        InitializeComponent();

        // Panel acting as a toolbar area
        var topPanel = new AcrylicPanel
        {
            Dock = DockStyle.Top, // Dock to the top of the form
            Height = 40, 
            BackColor = Colors.MediumBackground, // Use a themed background color
            Padding = new Padding(5) // Add internal padding for child controls
        };
        Controls.Add(topPanel);

        // Add controls to the panel
        var btnAction1 = new AcrylicButton { Text = "Action 1", Dock = DockStyle.Left };
        var btnAction2 = new AcrylicButton { Text = "Action 2", Dock = DockStyle.Left };
        topPanel.Controls.Add(btnAction2); // Added in reverse to appear left-to-right when docked left
        topPanel.Controls.Add(btnAction1);

        // Another panel for content
        var contentPanel = new AcrylicPanel
        {
            Dock = DockStyle.Fill, // Fill remaining space
            Padding = new Padding(10)
        };
        Controls.Add(contentPanel); // Add below topPanel
        contentPanel.BringToFront(); // Ensure it's layered correctly if overlapping docks

        var contentLabel = new AcrylicLabel { Text = "Main content area", Dock = DockStyle.Top };
        contentPanel.Controls.Add(contentLabel);
    }
}

Key Properties

• BackColor: Gets or sets the background color of the panel. Use AcrylicUI.Resources.Colors for theme consistency.
• BorderColor: Gets or sets the color of the panel's border.
• BorderStyle: Gets or sets the style of the border (None, FixedSingle).
• Controls: The collection of controls contained within the panel.
• Standard layout properties like Location, Size, Dock, Anchor, Padding, Margin.

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See also: Example Forms Form10_Panels.cs, Form14_SectionPanel.cs