Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/README.md

Advanced Docking System

Manages content widgets more like Visual Studio or similar programs. I also try to get everything done with basic Qt functionality. Basic usage of QWidgets an QLayouts and using basic styles as much as possible.

Tested with - Requirements

Windows

• >= Qt 5.5, VC12 or MinGW
• >= Qt 4.5.3 VC9 - not as good...

Linux

• Not yet tested

Build

Open the build.pro with QtCreator and start the build, that's it.

Notes

• SectionContent class may safe a "size-type" property, which defines how the size of the widget should be handled.
  • PerCent: Resize in proportion to other widgets.
  • Fixed: Width or height are fixed (based on orientation).

TODOs

Sorted by priority

• Improve FloatingWidget (Remove maximize button, only support close-button which hides the widget)
• Serialize and Deserialize state/size/positions of dockings
• Make compatible with Qt 4.5 (*ROFL!*)
• Save and restore FloatingWidget states
• Restore: Manage new or deleted SectionContent objects, which are not available
• Show close button on right corner of SectionWidget
• Drop indicator images should be fully visible over the DropOverlay rectangle
• Pin contents: Pins a content and its title widget to the edge and opens on click/hover as long as it has focus

Bugs

• Working with outer-edge-drops sometimes leaves empty splitters
• Clean up of unused e.g. count()<=1 QSplitters doesn't work well
• Empty splitters, if only 2 or 1 items are in container

Credits

• Drop indicator images from: http://www.codeproject.com/Articles/140209/Building-a-Docking-Window-Management-Solution-in-W

License

Not sure yet... It's in development status anyway.