Question
“How can I add a custom tool window to the Designer?”
Solution
The example shows how to create a custom tool window and register it with the Design tools.
Download: DesignerAddToolWindow.zip
Sample Delphi code:
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uses ppDesignToolWindow, ppToolbarTBX; type // descend from TppDesignToolWindow TmyDesignToolWindow = class(TppDesignToolWindow) public constructor Create(Owner: TComponent); override; end; implementation constructor TmyDesignToolWindow.Create(Owner: TComponent); begin inherited; Caption := 'My ToolWindow'; end; // register/unregister the tool window initialization TppToolWindowFactory.Register(TmyDesignToolWindow); finalization TppToolWindowFactory.UnRegister(TmyDesignToolWindow); end; |