def create_panel():
"""Create a new `Panel <https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/dotnet/api/system.windows.forms.panel>`_."""
return Forms.Panel()
def __init__(self):
# Create an instance of each control being used.
self.components = System.ComponentModel.Container()
self.treeView1 = WinForms.TreeView()
self.listView1 = WinForms.ListView()
self.richTextBox1 = WinForms.RichTextBox()
self.splitter1 = WinForms.Splitter()
self.splitter2 = WinForms.Splitter()
self.panel1 = WinForms.Panel()
# Set properties of TreeView control.
self.treeView1.Dock = WinForms.DockStyle.Left
self.treeView1.Width = self.ClientSize.Width / 3
self.treeView1.TabIndex = 0
self.treeView1.Nodes.Add("TreeView")
# Set properties of ListView control.
self.listView1.Dock = WinForms.DockStyle.Top
self.listView1.Height = self.ClientSize.Height * 2 / 3
self.listView1.TabIndex = 0
self.listView1.Items.Add("ListView")
# Set properties of RichTextBox control.
self.richTextBox1.Dock = WinForms.DockStyle.Fill
self.richTextBox1.TabIndex = 2
self.richTextBox1.Text = "richTextBox1"
# Set properties of Panel's Splitter control.
self.splitter2.Dock = WinForms.DockStyle.Top
# Width is irrelevant if splitter is docked to Top.
self.splitter2.Height = 3
# Use a different color to distinguish the two splitters.
self.splitter2.BackColor = Color.Blue
self.splitter2.TabIndex = 1
# Set TabStop to false for ease of use when negotiating UI.
self.splitter2.TabStop = 0
# Set properties of Form's Splitter control.
self.splitter1.Location = System.Drawing.Point(121, 0)
self.splitter1.Size = System.Drawing.Size(3, 273)
self.splitter1.BackColor = Color.Red
self.splitter1.TabIndex = 1
# Set TabStop to false for ease of use when negotiating UI.
self.splitter1.TabStop = 0
# Add the appropriate controls to the Panel.
for item in (self.richTextBox1, self.splitter2, self.listView1):
self.panel1.Controls.Add(item)
# Set properties of Panel control.
self.panel1.Dock = WinForms.DockStyle.Fill
self.panel1.TabIndex = 2
# Add the rest of the controls to the form.
for item in (self.panel1, self.splitter1, self.treeView1):
self.Controls.Add(item)
self.Text = "Intricate UI Example"