QDockWidget pin/unpin hide feature as Visual Studio IDE

sayan275

Hi,
I need to implement qdockwidget pin/unpin hide/show feature similar to Visual Studio IDE.
Like: Server Explorer, Toolbox, Solution Explorer , Properties.

As far I searched there is no qdockwidget API supporting this type of implementation and also in qmainwindow.

Any suggestion would be appreciated.

Regards,
Sayan

mrjj

Hi
The hide and show could be made by adjusting the height of the dock i think. If its a sort of a collapse function.

I dont know what pin does in VS.

VRonin

The closest thing to it that is free:
https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System

The actual thing you want but it's a 3rd party paid module:
https://www.devmachines.com/qtitandocking-overview.html

sayan275

@mrjj As in the image attached, the Server Explore, Properties etc, I want the similar thing with qdockwidget

mrjj

@sayan275
Yes but i dont use VS Ide so i dont know what happens with those when pinned. :)
They cannot be moved like in Chrome ? they are reloaded always ?
Or what happens to a pinned Dock?

VRonin

@mrjj said in QDockWidget pin/unpin hide feature as Visual Studio IDE:

i dont use VS Ide

You are missing out :)

They are docks that appear when you hover over the label. if you pin them they become normal docks.

mrjj

i dont use VS Ide

You are missing out :)

Well i know it has best in class code completion+debugging
but at the same time the integration to
UI files are lousy at bet. ( still i assume ?)
So i would actually miss Creator very fast.

They are docks that appear when you hover over the label. if you pin them they become normal docks.

Aha so it sort of a collapsible Docks ?

and Qt-Advanced-Docking-System can do that out of the box ?

VRonin

@mrjj said in QDockWidget pin/unpin hide feature as Visual Studio IDE:

Qt-Advanced-Docking-System can do that out of the box ?

No, and QTitanDocs alludes to it but couldn't find screenshots to confirm it

mrjj

Hi
Yes they say "QtitanDocking replicates Microsoft Visual Studio UI for Qt" but cant find the actual pinning either.
But at €624.01, i would sure ask first :)

Im have not used Qt-Advanced-Docking-System before so i have no idea if pin Docks are possible without huge rewrites.