You need to set the tab to "active". 

 I had to do the following:

in the xaml:

<igDock:XamDockManager x:Name="xamDockManager" Theme="[Current]" ActivePaneChanged="OnActivePaneChanged">

in the code behind:

public static DependencyProperty ActivePaneChangedProperty = DependencyProperty.Register("TimActivePaneChanged", typeof(ICommand), typeof(MyWindow), new PropertyMetadata(null));

IMyTabbedControl currentTab;

public ICommand ActivePaneChanged {
get {
return (ICommand)GetValue(ActivePaneChangedProperty);
}
set {
SetValue(ActivePaneChangedProperty, value);
}
}

private void OnWindowLoaded(object sender, RoutedEventArgs e) {

SetBinding(ActivePaneChangedProperty, new Binding { Source = DataContext, Path = new PropertyPath("ActivePaneChanged") });

...

}

private void OnActivePaneChanged(object sender, RoutedPropertyChangedEventArgs<ContentPane> e) {
var activePane = xamDockManager.ActivePane;
var context = DataContext as MyWindowViewModel;

if (activePane != null && ActivePaneChanged != null && ActivePaneChanged.CanExecute(activePane.Content) && context != null) {

if (currentExplorerControl != activePane.Content && activePane.Content is IExplorerControl) {
ActivePaneChanged.Execute(activePane.Content);
currentTab = (IMyTabbedControl)activePane.Content;
}
}
e.Handled = true;
}

HTH

Using VS2010 with version v11.2 of the dock manager new tabs don't get focus. When opened they are behind existing tabs. Any idea why this is happening?

ruicarlos,

      Your question is a bit vague. What about it can you not get to work?

     In the sample, run the application, then click View > Control Panel and click on either of the links ("View all customers" or "Create new customer") and the SetActiveWorkspace method is called.

HTH,

JH

Hi Jason,

I'm looking at your sample (MVVMDockManager) but can't get the SetActiveWorkspace function to work.. can you help?