ExpressBars Suite

DevExpressUI Navigation ControlsVCL Component

Create customizable toolbars and menus with versatile embedded editors.

  • Integrate unbound data editors directly into toolbars and menus.
  • Customize appearance with built-in skins and centralized look-and-feel.
  • Support runtime customization including drag-and-drop and layout saving.
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ExpressBars Suite enables developers to deliver Office-inspired toolbars and menus with embedded editable controls. It supports rich customization of both functionality and appearance, including drag-and-drop layout changes and use of repository editors, to create modern, intuitive navigation in VCL applications.

Embedded In-Place Editors

Seamlessly integrate unbound editors into toolbars and menus using built-in editor types or repository items, allowing for consistent data input controls within navigation elements.

Appearance Customization

Control visual styles with support for shared painting libraries, skins, and paint styles to ensure a unified look across all UI elements including fonts, colors, and backgrounds.

Runtime Customization

Allow end-users to personalize menus and toolbars by rearranging items, adding or removing commands, and saving or restoring layouts dynamically.

Microsoft Office Inspired Navigation

Emulate familiar business productivity apps with Ribbon controls, contextual tabs, Backstage View, Quick Access Toolbar, and galleries.

Multiple Toolbar Types

Implement standard toolbars, main menus, status bars, popup menus, radial menus, and hamburger menus.

Advanced Docking and MDI Support

Integrate Visual Studio-style docking panels and multiple document interface features, with support for floating, auto-hide, and tabbed containers.

Comprehensive Bar Items and Commands

Use a rich set of bar items including buttons, dropdowns, check buttons, submenus, and in-place editors to build complex and context-aware command interfaces.

Repository Items for Editor Reuse

Bind bar edit items to repository editors to maintain consistent editor settings and behaviors throughout your application.

Support for Accessibility and High DPI

Includes accessibility support, right-to-left language layouts, per-monitor DPI awareness, and touch gesture recognition for modern application requirements.

Product Compatibility

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Component Type

  • VCL Component

IDE Support

  • C++Builder
  • Delphi
  • RAD Studio