Actipro Navigation is a control suite that includes NavigationBar, ExplorerBar, and Breadcrumb controls, along with styles for animated Expander controls, designed for use in Windows Presentation Foundation (WPF) applications.

NavigationBar is a control that fully implements all features found in Outlook 2007, such as complete end user customization, layout save/load, minimization to both left and right sides, and much more.

ExplorerBar is an implementation of the task bar that was introduced in Windows XP's explorer. Each expander pane uses smooth animation to fade in and slide down its contents when expanded.

Breadcrumb provides all the functionality found in Vista's explorer addressbar control and more. Use it to conserve screen real estate when navigating through any sort of hierarchical data, such as file systems.

Features at a Glance

NavigationBar Features Duplicates Office 2007 navigation bar functionality 8 distinct built-in themes Pane buttons collapse to conserve space as needed Minimize to the left and right sides Built-in Options window Reusable animated expander style for sub-header panels Layout serialization   Breadcrumb Features Duplicates the Vista explorer addressbar functionality 5 distinct built-in themes Edit-mode with a customizable drop-down list Automatically minimizes and hides items as needed Optional progress bar in background, and support for custom action buttons

ExplorerBar Features Duplicates Windows XP explorer bar functionality 4 distinct built-in themes, each with alternate expander styles Expanders use animation to fade and slide when expanding/collapsing Optionally allow only one expander to be expanded at a time Vertical scrollbar auto-added as needed   Common Features Tint themes or completely restyle/template the controls Localization and right-to-left layout capabilities VS 2008 and Blend designer support XBAP support and much more

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Innovative Features
Data Navigation		NavigationBar Minimization		Globalization Support
Easily navigate any sort of hierarchical data such as file systems with the Breadcrumb control. It has all the features found in Vista's explorer addressbar and more. [more]		The NavigationBar control can be minimized to either side so that it takes up a small amount of width. Buttons can still be accessed, and a popup containing the currently-selected pane's content can be displayed. [more]		All the controls in this product are ready for globalization. This includes full support for right-to-left layouts and string resource customization. [more]

Extensive Documentation, Samples and Designer Functionality

While Actipro Navigation contains a lot of run-time features, we also realize that the key to successfully integrating a product of its type into your own applications is that you understand how to effectively work with the product.

We have worked very hard to make Actipro Navigation very developer-friendly by building:

• Thorough Documentation - Help topics cover all controls and product features in great detail.
• Full Source Demos and QuickStarts - Our Sample Browser includes the full commented source code for 14 samples, including demos that show off end-result product functionality and QuickStarts that focus on individual feature areas.
• Visual Studio 2008 Designer Functionality - By using our state-of-the-art VS 2008 designer support you can quickly create and configure your navigation controls. Use task panes to set common properties on the navigation controls, reorder panes, and much more.
• Code Analysis Conformance - We scan all our pre-obfuscated WPF control product code through the Visual Studio Code Analysis tool (formerly FxCop) and resolve all warnings to help ensure that our code is well designed and meets official standards.

In summary, if you want to add rich navigation functionality to your WPF applications, made by a company that understands your needs, download Actipro Navigation today.