ATF Tree List Editor Sample

Table of Contents Description ATF Features Demonstrated by TreeListEditor Run TreeListEditor Menu Options How to Use TreeListEditor TreeListEditor Modules Topics in this section

Description

TreeListEditor is a sample editor that shows how to use various tree lists.

To learn about the programming of this sample, see Tree List Editor Programming Discussion.

ATF Features Demonstrated by TreeListEditor

• Use of Managed Extensibility Framework (MEF) to put applications together and to extend a tree list view.
• Use of the application shell framework, including CommandService, SettingsService, ControlHostService and WindowLayoutService.
• Use of TreeListView and TreeListViewEditor to display a list, a checked list, a virtual list and a tree list on the main dialog's tabs.
• Use of the ITreeListView, IItemView, and ISelectionContext interfaces to contain and select generated list items.
• Use of the IComparer interface to sort column lists.

Run TreeListEditor

1. Double-click the TreeListEditor.exe in \bin\wws_atf\Release.
2. A dialog appears with a tab for every list type demonstrated.

Menu Options

• File: choose Exit to exit TreeListEditor.
• Edit:
  • Copy: Automatically added by ATF; does nothing in this sample.
  • Select All: Automatically added by ATF; does nothing in this sample
  • Keyboard Shortcuts: use the Customize Keyboard Shortcuts window to set up keyboard shortcuts.
  • Load or Save Settings: use the Load and Save Settings window to save current TreeListEditor application settings or load application settings from a file.
  • Preferences: set application preferences, such as command icon size.
• Window:
  • Layouts:
    • Save Layout As...: associate the current layout with a name.
    • Manage Layouts...: show a list of layouts and manage the list.
  • Tile Horizontal: tile the list type tabs horizontally.
  • Tile Vertical: tile the list type tabs vertically.
  • Tile Overlapping: overlap the list type tabs horizontally.
  • List of checked menu items; check to display the corresponding control.

How to Use TreeListEditor

Click on the tab of the list you want to try out. The four list tabs each have a set of buttons to randomly generate flat lists of items. In addition, the Tree List tab has a button to add a hierarchical list. The Raw TreeListView Usage tab allows you to select folders to display their file hierarchy. You can remove a selected item from the Tree List and Raw TreeListView Usage tabs.

TreeListEditor Modules

Modules perform these functions:

• Program.cs: Contains the Main program. It creates a TypeCatalog listing the ATF and internal classes used.
• Editors.cs: Sets up the user interface elements on the List, Checked List, Virtual List and Tree List tabs.
• RawUsage.cs: Sets up the user interface elements on the Raw TreeListView Usage tab.
• DataGenerator.cs: Generates data for the tabs. Handles all button click events. Sets up sorting for column entries. Sets up the Property Editor.

Topics in this section