I need a foldable/collapsible panel

[FreeDelphiPascal 11]

Hi. I used to use in my program this great component called TFoldPanel. It was for Delphi 1 to Delphi 3 but still works today. (Isn't great when a great programmer makes a control so great that it still works today under Delphi 11?)

When you click the chevron (first image, left side), the whole panel, with everything inside collapses (image 2).

However, it has a big problem: it does not support skins (VCL styles). (image 3 - the panel should be black)

Does anyone know a similar component?

 

 

[Remy Lebeau 1264]

1 hour ago, FreeDelphiPascal said:

However, it has a big problem: it does not support skins (VCL styles). (image 3 - the panel should be black)

Does anyone know a similar component?

Do you have the source code for TFoldPanel? If so, why not simply update it to support Styles?

[FreeDelphiPascal 11]

4 minutes ago, Remy Lebeau said:

Do you have the source code for TFoldPanel? If so, why not simply update it to support Styles?

I am just lazy. Replacing the control with an existing control will take way less time.

As I said, the code has lines of code specific for Delphi 1/2/3 (conditionals).

Anyway, I am in the source code now, chin-deep 🙂

[FreeDelphiPascal 11]

Fixed 🙂

 

(Still, if anyone knows a modern component like this.....)

Edited October 3, 2023 by FreeDelphiPascal

[aehimself 388]

A little too late, but TSplitView shipped with D11 can also do this, with an addition of animated opening / closing. The backdraw is it only can be opened to the side, so you cannot expand down as far as I checked.

I'm using it as a collapsible menu, opening by hovering your mouse on the chevron:

 

[Pat Foley 50]

CategoryPanel or Tabsheets in pagecontrol with tabs left side.  Or try the samples in /Samples for ideas.  Ray K site https://delphibydesign.com/ has a few samples under downloads. I look at his generics samples from time to refresh how generics and even how to set earlier object list code.      

[limelect 47]

@FreeDelphiPascal I know the component very well and use it

can you put here the fixed source?

Edited October 5, 2023 by limelect

[mvanrijnen 121]

Problem with this kind of panels is that the space where icon is placed (in "collapsed/closed" mode) is taken for other components. 

 

[FreeDelphiPascal 11]

On 10/5/2023 at 5:08 PM, limelect said:

@FreeDelphiPascal

can you put here the fixed source?

The fix is not perfect. still needs improvements. but it works for the moment.

Plus, a similar change needs to be done to change the separator line (divider).

 

 

procedure TPaneles.Paint;
var
   Rect: TRect;
   FontHeight: Integer;
const
   Alignments: array[TAlignment] of Word = (DT_LEFT, DT_RIGHT, DT_CENTER);
begin
  if StyleServices(Self).Enabled                                         //mine
  then Color:= TStyleManager.ActiveStyle.GetSystemColor(clBtnFace);      //mine

 

[limelect 47]

Thanks, I will wait for the final fix

Thanks for the source

Edited October 7, 2023 by limelect

[limelect 47]

D10.2.3 

 

It Is Ok thanks

 

Edited October 7, 2023 by limelect