Added more Bindable properties to resolve #179

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/AnchorablePaneTitle.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
  ************************************************************************/
 
 using AvalonDock.Layout;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ static AnchorablePaneTitle()
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty ModelProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Model), typeof(LayoutAnchorable), typeof(AnchorablePaneTitle),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, _OnModelChanged));
 
-		/// <summary>Gets or sets the <see cref="Model"/> property.  This dependency property indicates model attached to this view.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the <see cref="LayoutAnchorable"/> model attached of this view.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the LayoutAnchorable model attached of this view."), Category("Anchorable")]
 		public LayoutAnchorable Model
 		{
 			get => (LayoutAnchorable)GetValue(ModelProperty);
@@ -76,7 +78,8 @@ protected virtual void OnModelChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEventArgs e)
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty LayoutItemProperty = LayoutItemPropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="LayoutItem"/> property. This dependency property indicates the LayoutItem attached to this tag item.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="LayoutItem"/> (<see cref="LayoutAnchorableItem"/> or <see cref="LayoutDocumentItem"/>) attached to this view.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets the LayoutItem (LayoutAnchorableItem or LayoutDocumentItem) attached to this object."), Category("Layout")]
 		public LayoutItem LayoutItem => (LayoutItem)GetValue(LayoutItemProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/DropArea.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
    License (Ms-PL) as published at https://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL
  ************************************************************************/
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace AvalonDock.Controls
@@ -73,10 +74,8 @@ internal DropArea(T areaElement, DropAreaType type)
 
 		#region Properties
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets the <see cref="FrameworkElement"/> that implements a drop target
-		/// for a drag & drop (dock) operation.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="FrameworkElement"/> that implements a drop target for a drag & drop (dock) operation.</summary>
+		[Bindable(false), Description("Gets the FrameworkElement that implements a drop target for a drag & drop (dock) operation."), Category("Other")]
 		public T AreaElement { get; }
 
 		#endregion Properties

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/DropDownButton.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
    License (Ms-PL) as published at https://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL
  ************************************************************************/
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
@@ -40,10 +41,8 @@ public DropDownButton()
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty DropDownContextMenuProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DropDownContextMenu), typeof(ContextMenu), typeof(DropDownButton),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, OnDropDownContextMenuChanged));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="DropDownContextMenu"/> property. This dependency property
-		/// indicates drop down menu to show up when user click on an anchorable menu pin.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the drop down menu to show up when user click on an anchorable menu pin.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the drop down menu to show up when user click on an anchorable menu pin."), Category("Menu")]
 		public ContextMenu DropDownContextMenu
 		{
 			get => (ContextMenu)GetValue(DropDownContextMenuProperty);
@@ -68,10 +67,8 @@ protected virtual void OnDropDownContextMenuChanged(DependencyPropertyChangedEve
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty DropDownContextMenuDataContextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DropDownContextMenuDataContext), typeof(object), typeof(DropDownButton),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="DropDownContextMenuDataContext"/> property. This dependency property
-		/// indicates data context to set for drop down context menu.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the DataContext to set for the DropDownContext menu property.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the DataContext to set for the DropDownContext menu property."), Category("Menu")]
 		public object DropDownContextMenuDataContext
 		{
 			get => GetValue(DropDownContextMenuDataContextProperty);

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/DropDownControlArea.cs

@@ -7,6 +7,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
    License (Ms-PL) as published at https://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL
  ************************************************************************/
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
@@ -32,10 +33,8 @@ public class DropDownControlArea : ContentControl
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty DropDownContextMenuProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DropDownContextMenu), typeof(ContextMenu), typeof(DropDownControlArea),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="DropDownContextMenu"/> property. This dependency property
-		/// indicates context menu to show when a right click is detected over the area occupied by the control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the drop down menu to show up when user click on an anchorable menu pin.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the drop down menu to show up when user click on an anchorable menu pin."), Category("Menu")]
 		public ContextMenu DropDownContextMenu
 		{
 			get => (ContextMenu)GetValue(DropDownContextMenuProperty);
@@ -50,10 +49,8 @@ public ContextMenu DropDownContextMenu
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty DropDownContextMenuDataContextProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(DropDownContextMenuDataContext), typeof(object), typeof(DropDownControlArea),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="DropDownContextMenuDataContext"/> property. This dependency property
-		/// indicates data context to attach when context menu is shown.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the DataContext to set for the DropDownContext menu property.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the DataContext to set for the DropDownContext menu property."), Category("Menu")]
 		public object DropDownContextMenuDataContext
 		{
 			get => (object)GetValue(DropDownContextMenuDataContextProperty);

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/DropTargetBase.cs

@@ -7,29 +7,24 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
    License (Ms-PL) as published at https://opensource.org/licenses/MS-PL
  ************************************************************************/
 
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 
 namespace AvalonDock.Controls
 {
-	/// <summary>
-	/// Implements a base implementation for the abstract <see cref="DropTarget{T}"/> class.
-	/// </summary>
+	/// <summary>Implements a base implementation for the abstract <see cref="DropTarget{T}"/> class.</summary>
 	internal abstract class DropTargetBase : DependencyObject
 	{
 		#region Properties
 
 		#region IsDraggingOver
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// IsDraggingOver Attached Dependency Property
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>IsDraggingOver Attached Dependency Property</summary>
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty IsDraggingOverProperty = DependencyProperty.RegisterAttached("IsDraggingOver", typeof(bool), typeof(DropTargetBase),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata((bool)false));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets the IsDraggingOver property.
-		/// This dependency property indicates if user is dragging a window over the target element.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets wether the user is dragging a window over the target element.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets wether the user is dragging a window over the target element."), Category("Other")]
 		public static bool GetIsDraggingOver(DependencyObject d)
 		{
 			return (bool)d.GetValue(IsDraggingOverProperty);

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/DropTargetType.cs

@@ -17,90 +17,60 @@ public enum DropTargetType
 	{
 		#region DockingManager
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the left of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the left of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.</summary>
 		DockingManagerDockLeft,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the top of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the top of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.</summary>
 		DockingManagerDockTop,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the right of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the right of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.</summary>
 		DockingManagerDockRight,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the bottom of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the bottom of the <see cref="DockingManager"/> control.</summary>
 		DockingManagerDockBottom,
 
 		#endregion DockingManager
 
 		#region DocumentPane
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the left of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the left of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		DocumentPaneDockLeft,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the top of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the top of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		DocumentPaneDockTop,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the right of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the right of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		DocumentPaneDockRight,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the bottom of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the bottom of a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		DocumentPaneDockBottom,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control (the dropped control
-		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneControl"/> control (the dropped control
+		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).</summary>
 		DocumentPaneDockInside,
 
 		#endregion DocumentPane
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneGroupControl"/> control (the dropped control
-		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutDocumentPaneGroupControl"/> control (the dropped control
+		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).</summary>
 		DocumentPaneGroupDockInside,
 
 		#region AnchorablePane
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the left of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the left of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		AnchorablePaneDockLeft,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the top of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the top of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		AnchorablePaneDockTop,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the right of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the right of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		AnchorablePaneDockRight,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is the bottom of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is the bottom of a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control.</summary>
 		AnchorablePaneDockBottom,
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control (the dropped control
-		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>The specific drop area is a <see cref="LayoutAnchorablePaneControl"/> control (the dropped control
+		/// and the drop target will be part of a tabbed display).</summary>
 		AnchorablePaneDockInside,
 
 		#endregion AnchorablePane

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/LayoutAnchorControl.cs

@@ -9,6 +9,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
 
 using AvalonDock.Layout;
 using System;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 using System.Windows.Threading;
@@ -67,10 +68,8 @@ public ILayoutElement Model
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty SideProperty = SidePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets the Side property.  This dependency property
-		/// indicates the anchor side of the control.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets the anchor side of the control.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets the anchor side of the control."), Category("Anchor")]
 		public AnchorSide Side
 		{
 			get

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/LayoutAnchorSideControl.cs

@@ -10,6 +10,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
 using AvalonDock.Layout;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.ObjectModel;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
@@ -68,7 +69,8 @@ internal LayoutAnchorSideControl(LayoutAnchorSide model)
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty IsLeftSideProperty = IsLeftSidePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="IsLeftSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to left side.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets wether the control is anchored to left side.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets wether the control is anchored to left side."), Category("Anchor")]
 		public bool IsLeftSide => (bool)GetValue(IsLeftSideProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>Provides a secure method for setting the <see cref="IsLeftSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to left side.</summary>
@@ -85,7 +87,8 @@ internal LayoutAnchorSideControl(LayoutAnchorSide model)
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty IsTopSideProperty = IsTopSidePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="IsTopSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to top side.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets wether the control is anchored to top side.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets wether the control is anchored to top side."), Category("Anchor")]
 		public bool IsTopSide => (bool)GetValue(IsTopSideProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>Provides a secure method for setting the <see cref="IsTopSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to top side.</summary>
@@ -102,7 +105,8 @@ internal LayoutAnchorSideControl(LayoutAnchorSide model)
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty IsRightSideProperty = IsRightSidePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="IsRightSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to right side.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets wether the control is anchored to right side.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets wether the control is anchored to right side."), Category("Anchor")]
 		public bool IsRightSide => (bool)GetValue(IsRightSideProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>Provides a secure method for setting the <see cref="IsRightSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates this control is anchored to right side.</summary>
@@ -119,7 +123,8 @@ internal LayoutAnchorSideControl(LayoutAnchorSide model)
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty IsBottomSideProperty = IsBottomSidePropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary>Gets the <see cref="IsBottomSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates if this panel is anchored to bottom side.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets whether the control is anchored to bottom side.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets whether the control is anchored to bottom side."), Category("Anchor")]
 		public bool IsBottomSide => (bool)GetValue(IsBottomSideProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>Provides a secure method for setting the <see cref="IsBottomSide"/> property. This dependency property indicates if this panel is anchored to bottom side.</summary>

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/LayoutAnchorableControl.cs

@@ -8,6 +8,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
  ************************************************************************/
 
 using AvalonDock.Layout;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls;
 
@@ -48,7 +49,8 @@ public LayoutAnchorableControl()
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty ModelProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(Model), typeof(LayoutAnchorable), typeof(LayoutAnchorableControl),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, OnModelChanged));
 
-		/// <summary>Gets or sets the <see cref="Model"/> property. This dependency property indicates the model attached to this view.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the model attached to this view.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the model attached to this view."), Category("Other")]
 		public LayoutAnchorable Model
 		{
 			get => (LayoutAnchorable)GetValue(ModelProperty);
@@ -91,7 +93,8 @@ private void Model_PropertyChanged(object sender, System.ComponentModel.Property
 
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty LayoutItemProperty = LayoutItemPropertyKey.DependencyProperty;
 
-		/// <summary> Gets the <see cref="LayoutItem"/> property. This dependency property indicates the LayoutItem attached to this tag item.</summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets the the LayoutItem attached to this tag item.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets the the LayoutItem attached to this tag item."), Category("Other")]
 		public LayoutItem LayoutItem => (LayoutItem)GetValue(LayoutItemProperty);
 
 		/// <summary>

source/Components/AvalonDock/Controls/LayoutAnchorableFloatingWindowControl.cs

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@ This program is provided to you under the terms of the Microsoft Public
 using Microsoft.Windows.Shell;
 using System;
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.ComponentModel;
 using System.Linq;
 using System.Windows;
 using System.Windows.Controls.Primitives;
@@ -91,10 +92,8 @@ internal LayoutAnchorableFloatingWindowControl(LayoutAnchorableFloatingWindow mo
 		public static readonly DependencyProperty SingleContentLayoutItemProperty = DependencyProperty.Register(nameof(SingleContentLayoutItem), typeof(LayoutItem), typeof(LayoutAnchorableFloatingWindowControl),
 				new FrameworkPropertyMetadata(null, OnSingleContentLayoutItemChanged));
 
-		/// <summary>
-		/// Gets or sets the <see cref="SingleContentLayoutItem"/> property. This dependency property
-		/// indicates the layout item of the selected content when is shown a single anchorable pane.
-		/// </summary>
+		/// <summary>Gets/sets the layout item of the selected content when shown in a single anchorable pane.</summary>
+		[Bindable(true), Description("Gets/sets the layout item of the selected content when shown in a single anchorable pane."), Category("Anchorable")]
 		public LayoutItem SingleContentLayoutItem
 		{
 			get => (LayoutItem)GetValue(SingleContentLayoutItemProperty);