This allows a linked SplitPanels to be dynamically expanded and collapsed by clicking on the splitter button, and resized by dragging the splitter.

Add right to left support.

This should be the same as in the standard split container – the panels should be swapped.

Add functionality to collapse and expand the split panels in RadSplitContainer by buttons positioned in the splitter area just like ASP.NET. See example here: 
http://demos.telerik.com/aspnet-ajax/splitter/examples/collapseexpand/defaultcs.aspx

Workaround: check the attached project

The scenario that we want to cover is to disable resizing the split panels but still enable the option for expanding/collapsing them via the buttons.

The end user should be able to specify what Cursor to be used while resizing a panel.

Currently this can be achieved using the custom control below:
public class MyRadSplitContainer : RadSplitContainer
{
    private bool isResizing;
 
    public override string ThemeClassName
    {
        get
        {
            return typeof(RadSplitContainer).FullName;
        }
    }
 
    protected override void OnMouseDown(MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        if (e.Button == MouseButtons.Left && this.ContentRectangle.Contains(e.Location))
        {
            SplitterElement splitter = GetSplitterElementAtPoint(e.Location);
            if (splitter != null && !splitter.Fixed)
            {
                this.isResizing = true;
            }
 
            base.OnMouseDown(e);
        }
    }
 
    protected override void OnMouseUp(MouseEventArgs e)
    {
        base.OnMouseUp(e);
 
        this.isResizing = false;
    }
 
    public override Cursor Cursor
    {
        get
        {
            Cursor cursor = base.Cursor;
            if (this.isResizing && cursor == Cursors.SizeWE)
            {
                cursor = Cursors.VSplit;
            }
            else if (this.isResizing && cursor == Cursors.SizeNS)
            {
                cursor = Cursors.HSplit;
            }
 
            return cursor;
        }
        set
        {
            if (value == Cursors.VSplit)
            {
                value = Cursors.SizeWE;
            }
            else if (value == Cursors.HSplit)
            {
                value = Cursors.SizeNS;
            }
 
            base.Cursor = value;
        }
    }
}