How to use smart docking sd content

For all Wiki pages about Smart Docking library, please see Smart_Docking_library.

This page explain features in SD_CONTENT.

Set Position commands

Before we call these commands, we assume our widgets' layout look like figure 1.

• set_relative

Remember what's the widgets' layout looks like in figure 1, now we call "content_1.set_relative (content_2, {SD_ENUMERATION}.left)", the result is showing as figure 2.

This time, assume our widgets layout looks like figure 1, we change the set_relative second parameter to {SD_ENUMERATION}.top. The result is showing as figure 3.

Now, we can image what will the results look like if we change second parameter of SD_CONTENT.set_relative to {SD_ENUMERATION}.right or {SD_ENUMERATION}.bottom. ;)

• set_top

Assume our widgets layout looks like figure 1, we call "content_1.set_top ({SD_ENUMERATION}.top)". The result is showing as figure 4.

We go on from figure 4, we call "content_2.set_top ({SD_ENUMERATION}.top)". See figure 5.

You may noticed that there is a grey blank area in the main window, that the editor place holder area. For more informations please see Not added yet.

• set_auto_hide

This feature make our SD_CONTENT auto hide at one side of main window. See figure 6.

• set_floating

This feature make our SD_CONTENT floating at a position. See figure 7.

• set_tab_with

This feature make our SD_CONTENT tabbed with another SD_CONTENT. See figure 8.

• set_default_editor_position

This feature only available for editor type SD_CONTENT. So before we call this feature, we create a new SD_CONTENT "content_3", then set its type to editor type. The codes looks like following.

add_content_3 is
		-- Create a new SD_CONTENT which type is editor type.
	do
		create content_3.make_with_widget (create {EV_RICH_TEXT}, "CONTENT_THREE")
		content_3.set_long_title ("Content 3 long title")
		content_3.set_short_title ("Content 3 title")
		content_3.set_type ({SD_ENUMERATION}.editor)
 
		manager.contents.extend (content_3)
		content_3.set_default_editor_position
	end
 
content_3: SD_CONTENT
		-- SD_CONTENT which type is editor type.

Then we call this feature. See figure 9.

You may have questions about what is editor type SD_CONTENT, or about the differences between editor type SD_CONTENT and tool type SD_CONTENT. Please see not added yet.

• set_split_proportion

This feature setting the splitter proportion which is surrounds our SD_CONTENT. If the splitter not exists, then nothing will happen. See figure 10.