Several weeks ago we posted that we were actively working on a series of updates to add true MVVM support to the Docking/MDI for WPF product.
These new features work similarly to a standard ItemsControl but are optimized for use with document/tool windows. For instance if you wish to databind your document view model objects to auto-generate DocumentWindow wrappers, you simply bind the new DockSite.DocumentItemsSource property to a collection of view models.
You can use customized DataTemplates to render the docking window content area, and can configure ItemContainerStyle styles to bind properties like docking window titles to your view models.
Beta Testers Wanted
The features described above and more will be part of the WPF Studio 2011.1 release, which is still several weeks away. However we are looking for some customers to beta test them in advance of the official release.
If you are an WPF Studio customer with an active subscription and are looking to use these new MVVM features in your own applications, please contact us via e-mail to discuss how to participate in the beta test.
We are only looking for testers who will actively be using the new MVVM feature set and will provide feedback on them. Multiple new samples and full documentation on the feature set will be available with the beta test.
We look forward to hearing from you.