Here is a custom UITypeEditor that allows you to use the Vista Folder Browser: You can use it like any other editor: [EditorAttribute(typeof(FolderNameEditor2), typeof(System.Drawing.Design.UITypeEditor))] It relies on a custom FolderBrowser2 class that I have written for the occasion. Of course, this will work only on Windows Vista and higher. On previous Windows version, there is … Read more
You need to add to csproj an additional switch: <UseWindowsForms>true</UseWindowsForms> Add it below UseWpf. Then try rebuild. After this, you should be able to use Forms namespace.
You need to add a reference to System.Windows.Forms.dll, then use the System.Windows.Forms.FolderBrowserDialog class. Adding using WinForms = System.Windows.Forms; will be helpful.
The fundamental problem is a poor design decision in the FolderBrowserDialog. First, we need to realize that the FolderBrowserDialog is not a .NET control, but is rather the Common Dialog and is part of Windows. The designer of this dialog elected not to send the TreeView control a TVM_ENSUREVISIBLE message after the dialog is displayed … Read more
Windows Presentation Foundation 4.5 Cookbook by Pavel Yosifovich on page 155 in the section on “Using the common dialog boxes” says: “What about folder selection (instead of files)? The WPF OpenFileDialog does not support that. One solution is to use Windows Forms’ FolderBrowseDialog class. Another good solution is to use the Windows API Code Pack … Read more