Eric,

No I haven't worked with them but just wanted to pass on the links.

>Thanks Cathi for the suggestions.
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>I really need the auto-hide. Collapsible won't be enough in this case. ActiPro dockable window seems good. Have you experimented it?
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>>Eric,
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>>Here are some companies that offer that capability. Each one costs though:
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>>http://www.actiprosoftware.com/Products/DotNet/DockableWindow/Default.aspx
>>http://infragistics.com/products/dockable.asp
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>>Here is a link to creating a collapsible panel bar which might give you want you need:
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>>http://www.codeproject.com/cs/miscctrl/CollapsiblePanelBar.asp
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>>Here is another article that might be useful:
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>>http://www.codeproject.com/csharp/csdoesshell3.asp
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>>>Do you know a control (free or cheap) that can do what we have into VS.Net IDE that has the auto-hide feature and that you can pin ?