Setting Window Switchers in WPF Tabbed MDI Form

18 Nov 20181 minute to read

The WPF Tabbed MDI Form enables the user to switch between the open windows using the keyboard. The CTRL + TAB keyboard shortcut opens the window switcher, which the user can then navigate through to switch to another window. The window switcher style is controlled by the SwitchMode property, which uses the Syncfusion.Windows.Tools.Controls.SwitchMode enum.

Supported Switcher Modes

Value	Description
Immediate	Switches immediately to the next window when CTRL + TAB is pressed (no switcher UI).
List	Displays a list-style switcher showing all open windows.
QuickTabs	Displays a thumbnail-style switcher with previews of each window.
VS2005	Mimics the Visual Studio 2005 style of switcher.
VistaFlip	Mimics the Windows Vista Flip 3D switcher.

Setting the Switcher to QuickTabs

XAML

<syncfusion:DocumentContainer Name="DocContainer" SwitchMode="QuickTabs" Mode="MDI">
    <!-- child elements -->
</syncfusion:DocumentContainer>

C#

// Creating an instance of DocumentContainer
DocumentContainer docContainer = new DocumentContainer();
// Set the mode to MDI
docContainer.Mode = DocumentContainerMode.MDI;
// Set the switcher to QuickTabs
docContainer.SwitchMode = SwitchMode.QuickTabs;
// Add the control to the window
this.Content = docContainer;