private void InitialiseTopPanel() { TVisualStyles VisualStyle = new TVisualStyles(TVisualStylesEnum.vsHorizontalCollapse); TPnlGradient TopPanel = new TPnlGradient(); TopPanel.Name = "Top"; TopPanel.Dock = DockStyle.Fill; TopPanel.Padding = new Padding(0, 1, 0, 0); TopPanel.GradientColorTop = VisualStyle.TitleGradientStart; TopPanel.GradientColorBottom = VisualStyle.TitleGradientEnd; TopPanel.DontDrawBottomLine = false; pnlTop.Controls.Add(TopPanel); // Add Breadcrumb Trail Panel to TopPanel FBreadcrumbTrail = new TBreadcrumbTrail(TopPanel); // in the future: add SearchBox (still to be created) to TopPanel, too... }