Nested Vertical and Horizontal Splits in DocumentPane

[bobshortt]

I would like the ability to split a document pane vertically, then split one or both of the new groups horizontally, then further subdivide each group indefinitely.

Emacs provides a good example of such splitting capability. This would be very useful in my app.

[JIDE Support]

There is diffculty in implementing this since DocumentPane isa JideSplitPane. We want it to be simple - just one direction of splits. It's almost another docking framework in DocumentPane the wat you described.

Thanks,

[pmartin]

I'll put my hand up for this as well.

I was about to start implementing my own DocumentPane look-a-like that can handle both vertical and horizontal splits in the way bobshortt described. I still will of course

- Phil

[JIDE Support]

If you really want this, you can use another DockingManager inside workspace to replace DocumentPane. Just configurate the JideTabbedPane and DockableFrame used by that DockingManager so that it looks just like DocumentPane (setHideOneTab(false), setShowTabButtons(true) on JideTabbedPane and setShowTitleBar(false) on DockableFrame).

Thanks,

[pmartin]

Is there an easy way to cause the docked frames to take up all the client space that is available?

(I haven't tried it, just imagining what it would look like)

[JIDE Support]

Yeah. You can call dockingManager.hideWorkspace() to have the center gray area. I guess you need it for the DockingManager which will replace DocumentPane.

Thanks,

[pmartin]

This works great!

Except for one little problem.

The title bar is used as the drag location to determine if the user wishes the draggable frame to become part of the tabs, or to be docked adjacent to an already docked frame.

As soon as you turn off the title bars using setShowTitleBar(false), you are no longer able to make a DockableFrame part of a set of tabs.

Is there any way to customise where the region is that tests if the user wants to dock with tabs or dock next to a frame?

- Phil

[JIDE Support]

Sure. Just call DockingManager.setEasyTabDock(true). It will use the center of tabbed pane as in lieu of missing title bar.

Thanks,

[pmartin]

I really have never encountered such quick and quality support from anyone. Well done!

Kind regards,
Phil Martin

[JIDE Support]

You are welcome.

If this paradigm works just fine, we will probably include a demo so that other people can adopt this paradigm.

Thanks,