I was wondering how to replicate the Visual Studio 2005 graphical user interface to create a LOB application. I have tried DevExpress controls but they cannot provide the System render mode. Then there is DockPanelSuite which I like but when I'm using DevExpress it seems rather obvious that I would not use the DockPanelSuite. When I'm using DevExpress with UseWindowsXPTheme option to true the menubar,toolbar seems to use the ManagedRenderMode which I don't want. I want to replicate the Visual Studio 2005 as closely as possible. Can anyone please guide me to some project which already uses this. It'll be very helpful. Also I'm willing to use the MVP pattern for the development of this software.
Look at the SharpDevelop open source IDE which does this already.