Fixed a bug in restore functionality that caused application crash, added initial support for perspectives

.cproject

@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@
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 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include&quot;"/>
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtCore&quot;"/>
+									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtWidgets&quot;"/>
 								</option>
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@@ -35,6 +36,7 @@
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${workspace_loc:/QtAdvancedDockingSystem/demo}&quot;"/>
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include&quot;"/>
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtCore&quot;"/>
+									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtWidgets&quot;"/>
 								</option>
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@@ -45,6 +47,7 @@
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${workspace_loc:/QtAdvancedDockingSystem/src}&quot;"/>
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include&quot;"/>
 									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtCore&quot;"/>
+									<listOptionValue builtIn="false" value="&quot;${QTDIR}/include/QtWidgets&quot;"/>
 								</option>
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.settings/language.settings.xml

@@ -2,10 +2,7 @@
 <project>
 	<configuration id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.mingw.base.1119687795" name="Default">
 		<extension point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.LanguageSettingsProvider">
-			<provider class="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.internal.language.settings.providers.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" console="false" env-hash="-1519829723851667984" id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" keep-relative-paths="false" name="CDT GCC Built-in Compiler Settings MinGW" parameter="${COMMAND} ${FLAGS} -E -P -v -dD -std=c++14 &quot;${INPUTS}&quot;" prefer-non-shared="true">
+			<provider-reference id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" ref="shared-provider"/>
-				<language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.gcc"/>
-				<language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.g++"/>
-			</provider>
 			<provider copy-of="extension" id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.UserLanguageSettingsProvider"/>
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demo/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,327 @@
+
+/*******************************************************************************
+** Qt Advanced Docking System
+** Copyright (C) 2017 Uwe Kindler
+**
+** This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+** modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+** License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+** version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+**
+** This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+** MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+** Lesser General Public License for more details.
+**
+** You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+** License along with this library; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+******************************************************************************/
+
+
+//============================================================================
+/// \file   MainWindow.cpp
+/// \author Uwe Kindler
+/// \date   13.02.2018
+/// \brief  Implementation of CMainWindow demo class
+//============================================================================
+
+
+//============================================================================
+//                                   INCLUDES
+//============================================================================
+#include <MainWindow.h>
+#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
+
+#include <iostream>
+
+#include <QTime>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QTextEdit>
+#include <QCalendarWidget>
+#include <QFrame>
+#include <QTreeView>
+#include <QFileSystemModel>
+#include <QBoxLayout>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QDockWidget>
+#include <QDebug>
+#include <QResizeEvent>
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QInputDialog>
+
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QElapsedTimer>
+
+#include "DockManager.h"
+#include "DockWidget.h"
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+
+
+//============================================================================
+static ads::CDockWidget* createLongTextLabelDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
+{
+	static int LabelCount = 0;
+	QLabel* l = new QLabel();
+	l->setWordWrap(true);
+	l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
+	l->setText(QString("Label %1 %2 - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. "
+		"Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque "
+		"penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. "
+		"Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. "
+		"Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, "
+		"aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, "
+		"imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede "
+		"mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum "
+		"semper nisi. Aenean vulputate eleifend tellus. Aenean leo ligula, "
+		"porttitor eu, consequat vitae, eleifend ac, enim. Aliquam lorem ante, "
+		"dapibus in, viverra quis, feugiat a, tellus. Phasellus viverra nulla "
+		"ut metus varius laoreet.")
+		.arg(LabelCount)
+		.arg(QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm:ss:zzz")));
+
+	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Label %1").arg(LabelCount++));
+	DockWidget->setWidget(l);
+	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
+	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+	return DockWidget;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+static ads::CDockWidget* createCalendarDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
+{
+	static int CalendarCount = 0;
+	QCalendarWidget* w = new QCalendarWidget();
+	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Calendar %1").arg(CalendarCount++));
+	DockWidget->setWidget(w);
+	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
+	DockWidget->setToggleViewActionMode(ads::CDockWidget::ActionModeShow);
+	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+	return DockWidget;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+static ads::CDockWidget* createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
+{
+	static int FileSystemCount = 0;
+	QTreeView* w = new QTreeView();
+	w->setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
+	QFileSystemModel* m = new QFileSystemModel(w);
+	m->setRootPath(QDir::currentPath());
+	w->setModel(m);
+	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Filesystem %1").arg(FileSystemCount++));
+	DockWidget->setWidget(w);
+	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
+	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+    return DockWidget;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+/**
+ * Private data class pimpl
+ */
+struct MainWindowPrivate
+{
+	CMainWindow* _this;
+	Ui::MainWindow ui;
+	QAction* SavePerspectiveAction = nullptr;
+	QWidgetAction* PerspectiveListAction = nullptr;
+	QComboBox* PerspectiveComboBox = nullptr;;
+	ads::CDockManager* DockManager = nullptr;
+
+	MainWindowPrivate(CMainWindow* _public) : _this(_public) {}
+
+	/**
+	 * Creates the toolbar actions
+	 */
+	void createActions();
+
+	/**
+	 * Fill the dock manager with dock widgets
+	 */
+	void createContent();
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the dock manager state and the main window geometry
+	 */
+	void saveState();
+
+	/**
+	 * Save the list of perspectives
+	 */
+	void savePerspectives();
+
+	/**
+	 * Restores the dock manager state
+	 */
+	void restoreState();
+
+	/**
+	 * Restore the perspective listo of the dock manager
+	 */
+	void restorePerspectives();
+};
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
+{
+	// Test container docking
+	QMenu* ViewMenu = ui.menuView;
+	auto DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget(ViewMenu);
+	DockWidget->setIcon(_this->style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogOpenButton));
+	DockWidget->setFeatures(DockWidget->features().setFlag(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false));
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::LeftDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::LeftDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu));
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(ViewMenu));
+	auto TopDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(ViewMenu));
+	DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget(ViewMenu);
+	DockWidget->setFeatures(DockWidget->features().setFlag(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false));
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, TopDockArea);
+
+	// Test dock area docking
+	auto RighDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), TopDockArea);
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
+	auto BottomDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), BottomDockArea);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::createActions()
+{
+	ui.toolBar->addAction(ui.actionSaveState);
+	ui.actionSaveState->setIcon(_this->style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogSaveButton));
+	ui.toolBar->addAction(ui.actionRestoreState);
+	ui.actionRestoreState->setIcon(_this->style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogOpenButton));
+
+	SavePerspectiveAction = new QAction("Save Perspective", _this);
+	_this->connect(SavePerspectiveAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(savePerspective()));
+	PerspectiveListAction = new QWidgetAction(_this);
+	PerspectiveComboBox = new QComboBox(_this);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
+	PerspectiveListAction->setDefaultWidget(PerspectiveComboBox);
+	ui.toolBar->addSeparator();
+	ui.toolBar->addAction(PerspectiveListAction);
+	ui.toolBar->addAction(SavePerspectiveAction);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::saveState()
+{
+	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
+	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/Geometry", _this->saveGeometry());
+	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/State", _this->saveState());
+	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/DockingState", DockManager->saveState());
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::restoreState()
+{
+	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
+	_this->restoreGeometry(Settings.value("mainWindow/Geometry").toByteArray());
+	_this->restoreState(Settings.value("mainWindow/State").toByteArray());
+	DockManager->restoreState(Settings.value("mainWindow/DockingState").toByteArray());
+}
+
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::savePerspectives()
+{
+	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
+	DockManager->savePerspectives(Settings);
+}
+
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void MainWindowPrivate::restorePerspectives()
+{
+	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
+	DockManager->loadPerspectives(Settings);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->clear();
+	PerspectiveComboBox->addItems(DockManager->perspectiveNames());
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
+	QMainWindow(parent),
+	d(new MainWindowPrivate(this))
+{
+	d->ui.setupUi(this);
+	d->createActions();
+
+	// Now create the dock manager and its content
+	d->DockManager = new ads::CDockManager(this);
+	connect(d->PerspectiveComboBox, SIGNAL(activated(const QString&)),
+		d->DockManager, SLOT(openPerspective(const QString&)));
+
+	d->createContent();
+	// Default window geometry
+	resize(800, 600);
+
+	d->restoreState();
+	d->restorePerspectives();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+CMainWindow::~CMainWindow()
+{
+	delete d;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
+{
+	d->saveState();
+	QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::on_actionSaveState_triggered(bool)
+{
+	qDebug() << "MainWindow::on_actionSaveState_triggered";
+	d->saveState();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::on_actionRestoreState_triggered(bool)
+{
+	qDebug() << "MainWindow::on_actionRestoreState_triggered";
+	d->restoreState();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::savePerspective()
+{
+	std::cout << "savePerspective" << std::endl;
+	QString PerspectiveName = QInputDialog::getText(this, "Save Perspective", "Enter unique name:");
+	if (PerspectiveName.isEmpty())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	d->DockManager->addPerspective(PerspectiveName);
+	QSignalBlocker Blocker(d->PerspectiveComboBox);
+	d->PerspectiveComboBox->clear();
+	d->PerspectiveComboBox->addItems(d->DockManager->perspectiveNames());
+	d->PerspectiveComboBox->setCurrentText(PerspectiveName);
+
+	d->savePerspectives();
+}
+

demo/MainWindow.h

@@ -0,0 +1,63 @@
+#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
+#define MAINWINDOW_H
+/*******************************************************************************
+** Qt Advanced Docking System
+** Copyright (C) 2017 Uwe Kindler
+**
+** This library is free software; you can redistribute it and/or
+** modify it under the terms of the GNU Lesser General Public
+** License as published by the Free Software Foundation; either
+** version 2.1 of the License, or (at your option) any later version.
+**
+** This library is distributed in the hope that it will be useful,
+** but WITHOUT ANY WARRANTY; without even the implied warranty of
+** MERCHANTABILITY or FITNESS FOR A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.  See the GNU
+** Lesser General Public License for more details.
+**
+** You should have received a copy of the GNU Lesser General Public
+** License along with this library; If not, see <http://www.gnu.org/licenses/>.
+******************************************************************************/
+
+
+//============================================================================
+/// \file   MainWindow.h
+/// \author Uwe Kindler
+/// \date   13.02.2018
+/// \brief  Declaration of CMainWindow class
+//============================================================================
+
+
+//============================================================================
+//                                   INCLUDES
+//============================================================================
+#include <QMainWindow>
+
+
+
+struct MainWindowPrivate;
+
+
+/**
+ * Simple main window for demo
+ */
+class CMainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+	Q_OBJECT
+private:
+	MainWindowPrivate* d;///< private data - pimpl
+	friend class MainWindowPrivate;
+
+protected:
+	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event) override;
+
+public:
+	explicit CMainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
+	virtual ~CMainWindow();
+
+private slots:
+	void on_actionSaveState_triggered(bool);
+	void on_actionRestoreState_triggered(bool);
+	void savePerspective();
+};
+
+#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

demo/demo.pro

@@ -4,24 +4,16 @@ ADS_OUT_ROOT = $${OUT_PWD}/..
 TARGET = AdvancedDockingSystemDemo
 DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
 QT += core gui widgets
+CONFIG *= c++14
 
-windows {
-	# MinGW
-	*-g++* {
-		QMAKE_CXXFLAGS += -std=c++11
-	}
-	# MSVC
-	*-msvc* {
-	}
-}
 
 SOURCES += \
 	main.cpp \
-	mainwindow.cpp
+	MainWindow.cpp
 
 
 HEADERS += \
-	mainwindow.h
+	MainWindow.h
 
 FORMS += \
 	mainwindow.ui

demo/main.cpp

@@ -1,3 +1,4 @@
+#include <MainWindow.h>
 #include <QString>
 #include <QFile>
 #include <QApplication>
@@ -5,7 +6,6 @@
 
 #include <memory>
 
-#include "mainwindow.h"
 
 
 void myMessageOutput(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QString &msg)
@@ -41,7 +41,7 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 	qInstallMessageHandler(myMessageOutput);
 	qDebug() << "Message handler test";
 
-	MainWindow mw;
+	CMainWindow mw;
 	mw.show();
 	return a.exec();
 }

demo/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -1,164 +0,0 @@
-#include "mainwindow.h"
-
-#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
-
-#include <iostream>
-
-#include <QTime>
-#include <QLabel>
-#include <QTextEdit>
-#include <QCalendarWidget>
-#include <QFrame>
-#include <QTreeView>
-#include <QFileSystemModel>
-#include <QBoxLayout>
-#include <QSettings>
-#include <QDockWidget>
-#include <QDebug>
-#include <QResizeEvent>
-
-#include "DockManager.h"
-#include "DockWidget.h"
-#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
-
-
-
-
-static ads::CDockWidget* createLongTextLabelDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
-{
-	static int LabelCount = 0;
-	QLabel* l = new QLabel();
-	l->setWordWrap(true);
-	l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
-	l->setText(QString("Label %1 %2 - Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. "
-		"Aenean commodo ligula eget dolor. Aenean massa. Cum sociis natoque "
-		"penatibus et magnis dis parturient montes, nascetur ridiculus mus. "
-		"Donec quam felis, ultricies nec, pellentesque eu, pretium quis, sem. "
-		"Nulla consequat massa quis enim. Donec pede justo, fringilla vel, "
-		"aliquet nec, vulputate eget, arcu. In enim justo, rhoncus ut, "
-		"imperdiet a, venenatis vitae, justo. Nullam dictum felis eu pede "
-		"mollis pretium. Integer tincidunt. Cras dapibus. Vivamus elementum "
-		"semper nisi. Aenean vulputate eleifend tellus. Aenean leo ligula, "
-		"porttitor eu, consequat vitae, eleifend ac, enim. Aliquam lorem ante, "
-		"dapibus in, viverra quis, feugiat a, tellus. Phasellus viverra nulla "
-		"ut metus varius laoreet.")
-		.arg(LabelCount)
-		.arg(QTime::currentTime().toString("hh:mm:ss:zzz")));
-
-	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Label %1").arg(LabelCount++));
-	DockWidget->setWidget(l);
-	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
-	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
-	return DockWidget;
-}
-
-
-static ads::CDockWidget* createCalendarDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
-{
-	static int CalendarCount = 0;
-	QCalendarWidget* w = new QCalendarWidget();
-	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Calendar %1").arg(CalendarCount++));
-	DockWidget->setWidget(w);
-	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
-	DockWidget->setToggleViewActionMode(ads::CDockWidget::ActionModeShow);
-	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
-	return DockWidget;
-}
-
-static ads::CDockWidget* createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(QMenu* ViewMenu)
-{
-	static int FileSystemCount = 0;
-	QTreeView* w = new QTreeView();
-	w->setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
-	QFileSystemModel* m = new QFileSystemModel(w);
-	m->setRootPath(QDir::currentPath());
-	w->setModel(m);
-	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(QString("Filesystem %1").arg(FileSystemCount++));
-	DockWidget->setWidget(w);
-	DockWidget->setObjectName(DockWidget->windowTitle());
-	ViewMenu->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
-    return DockWidget;
-}
-
-
-
-MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
-	QMainWindow(parent),
-	ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
-{
-	ui->setupUi(this);
-	ui->toolBar->addAction(ui->actionSaveState);
-	ui->actionSaveState->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogSaveButton));
-	ui->toolBar->addAction(ui->actionRestoreState);
-	ui->actionRestoreState->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogOpenButton));
-
-	m_SavePerspectiveAction = new QAction("Save Perspective", this);
-	m_PerspectiveListAction = new QWidgetAction(this);
-	m_PerspectiveComboBox = new QComboBox(this);
-	m_PerspectiveListAction->setDefaultWidget(m_PerspectiveComboBox);
-	ui->toolBar->addSeparator();
-	ui->toolBar->addAction(m_PerspectiveListAction);
-	ui->toolBar->addAction(m_SavePerspectiveAction);
-
-	m_DockManager = new ads::CDockManager(this);
-	createContent();
-	// Default window geometry
-	resize(800, 600);
-}
-
-MainWindow::~MainWindow()
-{
-	delete ui;
-}
-
-
-void MainWindow::createContent()
-{
-	// Test container docking
-	QMenu* ViewMenu = this->ui->menuView;
-	auto DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget(ViewMenu);
-	DockWidget->setIcon(style()->standardIcon(QStyle::SP_DialogOpenButton));
-	DockWidget->setFeatures(DockWidget->features().setFlag(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false));
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::LeftDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::LeftDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu));
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(ViewMenu));
-	auto TopDockArea = m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, createFileSystemTreeDockWidget(ViewMenu));
-	DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget(ViewMenu);
-	DockWidget->setFeatures(DockWidget->features().setFlag(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false));
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, TopDockArea);
-
-	// Test dock area docking
-	auto RighDockArea = m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), TopDockArea);
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
-	auto BottomDockArea = m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), RighDockArea);
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(ViewMenu), BottomDockArea);
-}
-
-
-void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
-{
-	/*QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
-	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/Geometry", saveGeometry());
-	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/DockingState", m_DockManager->saveState());*/
-	QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
-}
-
-
-void MainWindow::on_actionSaveState_triggered(bool)
-{
-	qDebug() << "MainWindow::on_actionSaveState_triggered";
-	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
-	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/Geometry", saveGeometry());
-	Settings.setValue("mainWindow/DockingState", m_DockManager->saveState());
-}
-
-
-void MainWindow::on_actionRestoreState_triggered(bool)
-{
-	qDebug() << "MainWindow::on_actionRestoreState_triggered";
-	QSettings Settings("Settings.ini", QSettings::IniFormat);
-	restoreGeometry(Settings.value("mainWindow/Geometry").toByteArray());
-	m_DockManager->restoreState(Settings.value("mainWindow/DockingState").toByteArray());
-}
-

demo/mainwindow.h

@@ -1,43 +0,0 @@
-#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
-#define MAINWINDOW_H
-
-#include <QAction>
-#include <QWidgetAction>
-#include <QComboBox>
-
-#include <QMainWindow>
-#include "DockManager.h"
-
-namespace Ui {
-class MainWindow;
-}
-
-/**
- * Simple main window for demo
- */
-class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
-{
-	Q_OBJECT
-private:
-	QAction* m_SavePerspectiveAction;
-	QWidgetAction* m_PerspectiveListAction;
-	QComboBox* m_PerspectiveComboBox;
-
-protected:
-	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event) override;
-;
-public:
-	explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
-	virtual ~MainWindow();
-
-private:
-	Ui::MainWindow *ui;
-	ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager;
-	void createContent();
-
-private slots:
-	void on_actionSaveState_triggered(bool);
-	void on_actionRestoreState_triggered(bool);
-};
-
-#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

src/DockContainerWidget.cpp

@@ -522,9 +522,10 @@ bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::restoreDockArea(QXmlStreamReader& s,
 	else
 	{
 		DockArea->setProperty("currentIndex", CurrentIndex);
+		DockAreas.append(DockArea);
 	}
+
 	CreatedWidget = DockArea;
-	DockAreas.append(DockArea);
 	return true;
 }
 

src/DockManager.cpp

@@ -42,6 +42,7 @@
 #include <QAction>
 #include <QXmlStreamWriter>
 #include <QXmlStreamReader>
+#include <QSettings>
 
 #include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
 #include "DockOverlay.h"
@@ -53,7 +54,6 @@
 
 namespace ads
 {
-
 /**
  * Private data class of CDockManager class (pimpl)
  */
@@ -65,6 +65,7 @@ struct DockManagerPrivate
 	CDockOverlay* ContainerOverlay;
 	CDockOverlay* DockAreaOverlay;
 	QMap<QString, CDockWidget*> DockWidgetsMap;
+	QMap<QString, QByteArray> Perspectives;
 
 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -386,6 +387,80 @@ CDockWidget* CDockManager::findDockWidget(const QString& ObjectName)
 {
 	return d->DockWidgetsMap.value(ObjectName, nullptr);
 }
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::addPerspective(const QString& UniquePrespectiveName)
+{
+	d->Perspectives.insert(UniquePrespectiveName, saveState());
+	emit perspectiveListChanged();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+QStringList CDockManager::perspectiveNames() const
+{
+	return d->Perspectives.keys();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName)
+{
+	std::cout << "CDockManager::openPerspective " << PerspectiveName.toStdString() << std::endl;
+	const auto Iterator = d->Perspectives.find(PerspectiveName);
+	if (d->Perspectives.end() == Iterator)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	std::cout << "CDockManager::openPerspective - restoring state" << std::endl;
+	restoreState(Iterator.value());
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::savePerspectives(QSettings& Settings) const
+{
+	Settings.beginWriteArray("Perspectives", d->Perspectives.size());
+	int i = 0;
+	for (auto it = d->Perspectives.constBegin(); it != d->Perspectives.constEnd(); ++it)
+	{
+		Settings.setArrayIndex(i);
+		Settings.setValue("Name", it.key());
+		Settings.setValue("State", it.value());
+		++i;
+	}
+	Settings.endArray();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings)
+{
+	d->Perspectives.clear();
+	int Size = Settings.beginReadArray("Perspectives");
+	if (!Size)
+	{
+		Settings.endArray();
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < Size; ++i)
+	{
+		Settings.setArrayIndex(i);
+		QString Name = Settings.value("Name").toString();
+		QByteArray Data = Settings.value("State").toByteArray();
+		if (Name.isEmpty() || Data.isEmpty())
+		{
+			continue;
+		}
+
+		d->Perspectives.insert(Name, Data);
+	}
+
+	Settings.endArray();
+}
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockManager.h

@@ -32,6 +32,8 @@
 //============================================================================
 #include "DockContainerWidget.h"
 
+class QSettings;
+
 namespace ads
 {
 struct DockManagerPrivate;
@@ -134,6 +136,7 @@ public:
 
 	/**
 	 * Saves the current state of the dockmanger and all its dock widgets
+	 * into the returned QByteArray
 	 */
 	QByteArray saveState(int version = 0) const;
 
@@ -145,6 +148,43 @@ public:
 	 * returns true.
 	 */
 	bool restoreState(const QByteArray &state, int version = 0);
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the current perspective to the internal list of perspectives.
+	 * A perspective is the current state of the dock manager assigned
+	 * with a certain name. This makes it possible for the user,
+	 * to switch between different perspectives quickly.
+	 * If a perspective with the given name already exists, then
+	 * it will be overwritten with the new state.
+	 */
+	void addPerspective(const QString& UniquePrespectiveName);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the names of all available perspectives
+	 */
+	QStringList perspectiveNames() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Saves the perspectives to the given settings file.
+	 */
+	void savePerspectives(QSettings& Settings) const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Loads the perspectives from the given settings file
+	 */
+	void loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings);
+
+public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Opens the perspective with the given name.
+	 */
+	void openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName);
+
+signals:
+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted if the list of perspectives changed
+	 */
+	void perspectiveListChanged();
 }; // class DockManager
 } // namespace ads
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------