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== Docking Control ==
 
== Docking Control ==
  
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You can try almost all the features of Smart Docking library just by press the buttons on the control panel.
 
You can try almost all the features of Smart Docking library just by press the buttons on the control panel.
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General tab's buttons and options:
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*Create Tool Content: Create a zone which type is tool.
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*Create Editor Content: Create a zone which type is editor.
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*Place Holder close: Close the place holder zone which is the grey area in the main window.
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*Show All Indicators: When dragging a zone, should Smart Docking library show all indicators same time when use transparent rectangle style feedback?
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*Sliding Speed: Control the speed of auto hide tab stub sliding animation.0 means no animation.
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*Show Tab Stub Text. Should auto hide tab stubs of a group always showing all the texts even some of them not active.
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*Navigation Dialog Shortcut: Set the accelerator of zone navigation dialog.
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*Lock Editors: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all editor type zones.
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*Lock Tools: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all tool type zones.
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*Lock Tool Bars: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all tool bars.
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*Main Background Color: Set the background color of main window when no zone docking.
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*Save Layout: Save current whole docking layout to a file.
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*Save Tool Layout: Save current tool type zones layout to a file.
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*Save Editor Layout: Save current editor type zones layout to a file.
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*Open Layout: Restore all zones docking layout from a file.
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*Open Tool Layout: Open tool type zones docking layout from a file.
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*Open Editor Layout: Open editor type zones docking layout from a file.

Revision as of 22:03, 19 August 2007

If this is the first time you try to play with Smart Docking library. It's recommend you to compile the examples in $EIFFEL_SRC/example/docking folder. In the folder, there are two examples:

Simple

Snapshot:

Start with smart docking library 1.png

What you will found:

The basic features of Smart Docking library.

  • You can try to drag the zones with name `Content 1' and `Content 2', move them around and undock them.
  • See the nice dragging feedbacks.
  • Try to dock `Content 1' at the sides of `Content 2', or try to tab `Content 1' with `Content 2'.

You can also play with the tool bar:

  • Undock the tool bar.
  • Dock the tool bar at top/bottom/left/right side of main window.
  • Resize the floating tool bar to several rows.

`Ctrl + Tab' is supported, too.

Docking Control

Snapshot:

Start with smart docking library 2.png

What you will found:

You can try almost all the features of Smart Docking library just by press the buttons on the control panel.

General tab's buttons and options:

  • Create Tool Content: Create a zone which type is tool.
  • Create Editor Content: Create a zone which type is editor.
  • Place Holder close: Close the place holder zone which is the grey area in the main window.
  • Show All Indicators: When dragging a zone, should Smart Docking library show all indicators same time when use transparent rectangle style feedback?
  • Sliding Speed: Control the speed of auto hide tab stub sliding animation.0 means no animation.
  • Show Tab Stub Text. Should auto hide tab stubs of a group always showing all the texts even some of them not active.
  • Navigation Dialog Shortcut: Set the accelerator of zone navigation dialog.
  • Lock Editors: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all editor type zones.
  • Lock Tools: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all tool type zones.
  • Lock Tool Bars: Enable/Disable docking mechanism of all tool bars.
  • Main Background Color: Set the background color of main window when no zone docking.
  • Save Layout: Save current whole docking layout to a file.
  • Save Tool Layout: Save current tool type zones layout to a file.
  • Save Editor Layout: Save current editor type zones layout to a file.
  • Open Layout: Restore all zones docking layout from a file.
  • Open Tool Layout: Open tool type zones docking layout from a file.
  • Open Editor Layout: Open editor type zones docking layout from a file.