On 24/06/2010 16:13, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
Mattias Gaertner schrieb:
I'm not yet sure how to implement docked designer forms. Maybe a form
editor window with tabs.
Embedded designers require scrolling and other navigation, when not
the whole form (or all currently open forms) fit into the docking
area. IMO it were much more useful to have floating form designers,
even in a docked environment, with a synchronization between active
designer windows and the related units. The source code fits almost
never entirely into the editor client area, so that the user is used
to scroll through it, while forms should fit entirely at least into
the screen.
But then you could use the whole client (minus object inspector) area as
designer-dock area:
+-----------------------
| Menu
| IDE - Main Bar
+----------------------
| [Notebook Tab Edit Source Dock] [Tab Edit Forms + OI]
|
| "Dockable Client area"
|
+-------------------
"Dockable Client area" is tabbed:
- one etab contains:
ObjectInspector + Form Designer
- Other Tab contains Source Editor
------------------
Of course some users will want the delphi way, where each SourceEdit
Tab, has sub-tabs: source / design
--------------------
Anyway, if each designer is in a tab, then you can drag each tab to
where you want (even mixing them at the same level with source editors,
assuming SourceEditor.pp is extended.)
Martin
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