Fixed MSVC build

Fixxed issue #294 - Tab refresh problem with a QGLWidget
Removed eclipse specific file
2021-06-19 14:47:17 +02:00 · 2021-06-17 20:32:45 +02:00 · 2021-06-17 20:32:12 +02:00 · 2021-05-26 06:59:36 +02:00 · 2021-05-25 18:12:24 +02:00 · 2021-04-28 22:52:45 +02:00
116 changed files with 4913 additions and 496 deletions
--- a/.github/workflows/linux-builds.yml
+++ b/.github/workflows/linux-builds.yml
@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@ jobs:
      run: |
        sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
        sudo apt-get install qt5-default
+        sudo apt-get install libqt5x11extras5-dev
    - name: qmake
      run: qmake
    - name: make
--- a/.gitignore
+++ b/.gitignore
@@ -382,3 +382,5 @@ MigrationBackup/
 FodyWeavers.xsd
 / build
 /Settings.ini
+.vscode/settings.json
+/.settings
--- a/.settings/language.settings.xml
+++ b/.settings/language.settings.xml
@@ -1,12 +0,0 @@
-<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" standalone="no"?>
-<project>
-	<configuration id="cdt.managedbuild.toolchain.gnu.mingw.base.1119687795" name="Default">
-		<extension point="org.eclipse.cdt.core.LanguageSettingsProvider">
-			<provider-reference id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" ref="shared-provider"/>
-			<provider copy-of="extension" id="org.eclipse.cdt.ui.UserLanguageSettingsProvider"/>
-			<provider-reference id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.ReferencedProjectsLanguageSettingsProvider" ref="shared-provider"/>
-			<provider class="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.language.settings.providers.GCCBuildCommandParser" id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuildCommandParser" keep-relative-paths="false" name="CDT GCC Build Output Parser" parameter="(g?cc)|([gc]\+\+)|(clang)" prefer-non-shared="true"/>
-			<provider-reference id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.MBSLanguageSettingsProvider" ref="shared-provider"/>
-		</extension>
-	</configuration>
-</project>
--- a/.travis.yml
+++ b/.travis.yml
@@ -9,6 +9,8 @@ matrix:
    os: linux
    dist: trusty
    group: stable
+    before_install:
+      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
    addons:
      apt:
        sources:
@@ -18,6 +20,8 @@ matrix:
        packages:
        - qt55base
        - qt55tools
+        - qt55x11extras
+        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
        - gcc-9
        - g++-9
    script:
@@ -35,6 +39,8 @@ matrix:
    services:
        - xvfb
    compiler: gcc
+    before_install:
+      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
    addons:
      apt:
        sources:
@@ -44,6 +50,8 @@ matrix:
        packages:
        - qt514base
        - qt514tools
+        - qt514x11extras
+        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
        - gcc-9
        - g++-9
        - libc6-i386
@@ -65,7 +73,9 @@ matrix:
    services:
        - xvfb
    compiler: gcc
-    addons:
+    before_install:
+      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev  
+    addons:  
      apt:
        sources:
        - ubuntu-toolchain-r-test
@@ -74,6 +84,8 @@ matrix:
        packages:
        - qt514base
        - qt514tools
+        - qt514x11extras
+        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
        - gcc-9
        - g++-9
        - libc6-i386
@@ -95,6 +107,8 @@ matrix:
    services:
        - xvfb
    compiler: gcc
+    before_install:
+      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
    addons:
      apt:
        sources:
@@ -104,6 +118,8 @@ matrix:
        packages:
        - qt514base
        - qt514tools
+        - qt514x11extras
+        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
        - gcc-9
        - g++-9
        - libc6-i386
@@ -131,6 +147,8 @@ matrix:
    services:
        - xvfb
    compiler: gcc
+    before_install:
+      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
    addons:
      apt:
        sources:
@@ -140,6 +158,8 @@ matrix:
        packages:
        - qt514base
        - qt514tools
+        - qt514x11extras
+        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
        - gcc-9
        - g++-9
        - libc6-i386
--- a/README.md
+++ b/README.md
@@ -1,6 +1,6 @@
 # Advanced Docking System for Qt

-[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System)
+[![Build status](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/workflows/linux-builds/badge.svg)](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/actions?query=workflow%3Alinux-builds)
 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/qcfb3cy932jw9mpy/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/githubuser0xFFFF/qt-advanced-docking-system/branch/master)
 [![License: LGPL v2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v2.1-blue.svg)](gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md)

@@ -15,7 +15,27 @@ integrated development environments (IDEs) such as Visual Studio.

 ## New and Noteworthy

-The [release 3.5.0](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.0)
+The [release 3.7](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.7.0)
+adds the following features:
+
+- support for **Qt6.**
+- support for [empty dock area](doc/user-guide.md#empty-dock-area)
+
+The [release 3.6](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.6.0)
+adds some nice new features:
+
+- support for [central widget](doc/user-guide.md#central-widget) concept
+
+![Central Widget](doc/central_widget.gif)
+
+- support for [native floating widgets](doc/user-guide.md#floatingcontainerforcenativetitlebar-linux-only) on Linux
+
+![FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar true](doc/cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_true.png)
+
+Both features are contributions from ADS users. Read the [documentation](doc/user-guide.md)
+to learn more about both new features.
+
+The [release 3.5](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.0)
 adds the new [focus highlighting](doc/user-guide.md#focushighlighting) feature.
 This optional feature enables highlighting of the focused dock widget like you
 know it from Visual Studio.
@@ -42,6 +62,7 @@ know it from Visual Studio.
  - [Supports deletion of dynamically created dock widgets](#supports-deletion-of-dynamically-created-dock-widgets)
  - [Python PyQt5 Bindings](#python-pyqt5-bindings)
 - [Tested Compatible Environments](#tested-compatible-environments)
+  - [Supported Qt Versions](#supported-qt-versions)
  - [Windows](#windows)
  - [macOS](#macos)
  - [Linux](#linux)
@@ -58,6 +79,8 @@ know it from Visual Studio.
  - [Qt Design Studio](#qt-design-studio)
  - [QmixElements](#qmixelements)
  - [ezEditor](#ezeditor)
+  - [D-Tect X](#d-tect-x)
+  - [HiveWE](#hivewe)

 ### Docking everywhere - no central widget

@@ -65,8 +88,8 @@ There is no central widget like in the Qt docking system. You can dock on every
 border of the main window or you can dock into each dock area - so you are
 free to dock almost everywhere.

-![Dropping widgets](doc/preview-dragndrop.png)\
-\
+![Dropping widgets](doc/preview-dragndrop.png)
+
 ![Dropping widgets](doc/preview-dragndrop_dark.png)

 ### Docking inside floating windows
@@ -74,8 +97,8 @@ free to dock almost everywhere.
 There is no difference between the main window and a floating window. Docking
 into floating windows is supported.

-![Docking inside floating windows](doc/floating-widget-dragndrop.png)\
-\
+![Docking inside floating windows](doc/floating-widget-dragndrop.png)
+
 ![Docking inside floating windows](doc/floating-widget-dragndrop_dark.png)

 ### Grouped dragging
@@ -84,8 +107,8 @@ When dragging the titlebar of a dock, all the tabs that are tabbed with it are
 going to be dragged. So you can move complete groups of tabbed widgets into
 a floating widget or from one dock area to another one.

-![Grouped dragging](doc/grouped-dragging.gif)\
-\
+![Grouped dragging](doc/grouped-dragging.gif)
+
 ![Grouped dragging](doc/grouped-dragging_dark.png)

 ### Perspectives for fast switching of the complete main window layout
@@ -96,13 +119,13 @@ perspective to make your own custom perspective. Later you can simply
 select a perspective from the perspective list to quickly switch the complete 
 main window layout.

-![Perspective](doc/perspectives.gif)\
-\
+![Perspective](doc/perspectives.gif)
+
 ![Perspective](doc/perspectives_dark.png)

 ### Opaque and non-opaque splitter resizing

-The advanced docking system uses standard QSplitters as resize separators and thus supports opaque and non-opaque resizing functionality of QSplitter. In some rare cases, for very complex widgets or on slow machines resizing via separator on the fly may cause flicking and glaring of rendered content inside a widget. The global dock manager flag `OpaqueSplitterResize` configures the resizing behaviour of the splitters. If this flag is set, then widgets are resized dynamically (opaquely) while interactively moving the splitters. 
+The advanced docking system uses standard QSplitters as resize separators and thus supports opaque and non-opaque resizing functionality of QSplitter. In some rare cases, for very complex widgets or on slow machines resizing via separator on the fly may cause flicking and glaring of rendered content inside a widget. The global dock manager flag `OpaqueSplitterResize` configures the resizing behaviour of the splitters. If this flag is set, then widgets are resized dynamically (opaquely) while interactively moving the splitters.

 ![Opaque resizing](doc/opaque_resizing.gif)

@@ -151,10 +174,14 @@ by the following people:
 - [Hugo Slepicka](https://github.com/hhslepicka)
 - [K Lauer](https://github.com/klauer)

-Latest working version: [3.5.1](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.1)
+Latest working version: [3.5.2](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.2)

 ## Tested Compatible Environments

+### Supported Qt Versions
+
+The library supports **Qt5** and **Qt6**.
+
 ### Windows

 Windows 10 [![Build status](https://ci.appveyor.com/api/projects/status/qcfb3cy932jw9mpy/branch/master?svg=true)](https://ci.appveyor.com/project/githubuser0xFFFF/qt-advanced-docking-system/branch/master)
@@ -171,15 +198,23 @@ The application can be compiled for macOS. A user reported, that the library wor

 ### Linux

-Ubuntu [![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System)
+[![Build Status](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System.svg?branch=master)](https://travis-ci.org/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System)
 [![Build status](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/workflows/linux-builds/badge.svg)](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/actions?query=workflow%3Alinux-builds)

-The application can be compiled for Linux and has been developed and tested with **Kubuntu 18.04** and **Kubuntu 19.10**.
+Unfortunately, there is no such thing as a Linux operating system. Linux is a heterogeneous environment with a variety of different distributions. So it is not possible to support "Linux" like this is possible for Windows. It is only possible to support and test a small subset of Linux distributions. The library can be compiled for and has been developed and tested with the following Linux distributions:

+- **Kubuntu 18.04 and 19.10**
+- **Ubuntu 18.04, 19.10 and 20.04**
+
+There are some requirements for the Linux distribution that have to be met:
+
+- an X server that supports ARGB visuals and a compositing window manager. This is required to display the translucent dock overlays ([https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qwidget.html#creating-translucent-windows](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/qwidget.html#creating-translucent-windows)). If your Linux distribution does not support this, or if you disable this feature, you will very likely see issue [#95](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/95).
+- Wayland is not properly supported by Qt yet. If you use Wayland, then you should set the session type to x11: `XDG_SESSION_TYPE=x11 ./AdvancedDockingSystemDemo`. You will find more details about this in issue [#288](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/288).
+
+Screenshot Kubuntu:
 ![Advanced Docking on Kubuntu Linux](doc/linux_kubuntu_1804.png)

-and with **Ubuntu 19.10**
-
+Screenshot Ubuntu:
 ![Advanced Docking on Ubuntu Linux](doc/linux_ubuntu_1910.png)

 ## Build
@@ -311,7 +346,7 @@ If this project help you reduce time to develop or if you just like it, you can
 From version 4.12 on, Qt Creator uses the Advanced Docking Framework for its
 Qt Quick Designer. This improves the usability when using multiple screens.

-![Qt Creator](doc/qtcreator.png)
+![Qt Creator](doc/showcase_qtcreator.png)

 ### [Qt Design Studio](https://www.qt.io/ui-design-tools)

@@ -319,7 +354,7 @@ Taken from the [Qt Blog](https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-design-studio-1.5-beta-releas

 > The most obvious change in [Qt Design Studio 1.5](https://www.qt.io/blog/qt-design-studio-1.5-beta-released) is the integration of dock widgets using the Qt Advanced Docking System. This allows the user to fully customize the workspace and also to undock any view into its own top level window. This especially improves the usability when using multiple screens.

-![Qt Design Studio](doc/qt_design_studio.png)
+[![Qt Design Studio](doc/showcase_qt_design_studio_video.png)](https://youtu.be/za9KBWcFXEw?t=84)

 ### [QmixElements](https://www.cetoni.com/products/qmixelements/)

@@ -327,7 +362,7 @@ The QmixElements software from [CETONI](https://www.cetoni.com) is a comprehensi
 plugin-based and modular laboratory automation software for controlling CETONI devices using a joint graphical user interface. The software features a powerful script system to automate processes. This [blog post](https://www.cetoni.com/blog/qmixelements-advanced-docking-system/) gives a nice overview about the use of the Qt
 Advanced Docking System in the QmixElements sofware.

-![QmixElements](doc/qmix_elements.png)
+![QmixElements](doc/showcase_qmix_elements.png)

 ### [ezEditor](https://github.com/ezEngine/ezEngine)

@@ -335,4 +370,24 @@ The ezEditor is a full blown graphical editor used for editing scenes and
 importing and authoring assets for the [ezEngine](https://github.com/ezEngine/ezEngine) -
 an open source C++ game engine in active development.

-![ezEditor](doc/ezEngine_editor.png)
+![ezEditor](doc/showcase_ezEngine_editor.png)
+
+### [D-Tect X](https://www.duerr-ndt.com/products/ndt-software/d-tect-xray-inspection-software.html)
+
+D-Tect X is a X-ray inspection software for industrial radiography. It is a state-of-the-art 64-bit application which supports GPU (Graphics Processing Unit) acceleration and takes full advantage of computers with multiple CPU cores. A large set of tools assist the user in image analysis and evaluation. Thanks to the Qt Advanced Docking System the flexible and intuitive user interface can be completely customized to  each user’s preference.
+
+[learn more...](https://www.duerr-ndt.com/products/ndt-software/d-tect-xray-inspection-software.html)
+
+![D-TectX](doc/showcase_d-tect-x.jpg)
+
+### [HiveWE](https://github.com/stijnherfst/HiveWE)
+
+HiveWE is a Warcraft III world editor. It focusses on speed and ease of use,
+especially for large maps where the regular World Editor is often too slow and clunky.
+It has a JASS editor with syntax hightlighting, tabs, code completion and more.
+The JASS editor uses the Qt Advanced Docking System for the management and layout
+of the open editor windows.
+
+[learn more...](https://github.com/stijnherfst/HiveWE)
+
+![HiveWE](doc/showcase_hivewe.png)
--- a/ads.pri
+++ b/ads.pri
@@ -0,0 +1,21 @@
+
+CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
+    win32 {
+        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
+    }
+    else:mac {
+        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
+    }
+    else {
+        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
+    }
+}
+else{
+    LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
+}
+
+
+unix:!macx {
+    LIBS += -lxcb
+    QT += x11extras
+}
--- a/adsConfig.cmake
+++ b/adsConfig.cmake
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ include(CMakeFindDependencyMacro)
 find_dependency(Qt5Core ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_dependency(Qt5Gui ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
 find_dependency(Qt5Widgets ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    find_dependency(Qt5X11Extras ${REQUIRED_QT_VERSION} REQUIRED)
+endif()
 include("${CMAKE_CURRENT_LIST_DIR}/adsTargets.cmake")
--- a/demo/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/demo/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,9 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ads_demo VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 

-find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
-if(WIN32)
-    find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS AxContainer REQUIRED)
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+if(WIN32 AND QT_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 6)
+    find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} COMPONENTS AxContainer REQUIRED)
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 set(ads_demo_SRCS
@@ -16,9 +17,11 @@ set(ads_demo_SRCS
 )
 add_executable(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo WIN32 ${ads_demo_SRCS})
 target_include_directories(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../src")
-target_link_libraries(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
-if(WIN32)
-    target_link_libraries(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PUBLIC Qt5::AxContainer)
+target_link_libraries(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                                       Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                                       Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+if(WIN32 AND QT_VERSION_MAJOR LESS 6)
+    target_link_libraries(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::AxContainer)
 endif()
 target_link_libraries(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
 set_target_properties(AdvancedDockingSystemDemo PROPERTIES 
--- a/demo/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/demo/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -58,11 +58,15 @@
 #include <QMessageBox>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QToolButton>
+#include <QToolBar>
+#include <QPointer>


 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#if QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0)
 #include <QAxWidget>
 #endif
+#endif

 #include <QMap>
 #include <QElapsedTimer>
@@ -109,7 +113,7 @@ static void appendFeaturStringToWindowTitle(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 static QIcon svgIcon(const QString& File)
 {
 	// This is a workaround, because in item views SVG icons are not
-	// properly scaled an look blurry or pixelate
+	// properly scaled and look blurry or pixelate
 	QIcon SvgIcon(File);
 	SvgIcon.addPixmap(SvgIcon.pixmap(92));
 	return SvgIcon;
@@ -166,6 +170,8 @@ struct MainWindowPrivate
 	QComboBox* PerspectiveComboBox = nullptr;
 	ads::CDockManager* DockManager = nullptr;
 	ads::CDockWidget* WindowTitleTestDockWidget = nullptr;
+	QPointer<ads::CDockWidget> LastDockedEditor;
+	QPointer<ads::CDockWidget> LastCreatedFloatingEditor;

 	MainWindowPrivate(CMainWindow* _public) : _this(_public) {}

@@ -352,6 +358,7 @@ struct MainWindowPrivate


 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 	/**
 	 * Creates an ActiveX widget on windows
 	 */
@@ -365,6 +372,7 @@ struct MainWindowPrivate
 	   return DockWidget;
 	}
 #endif
+#endif

 };

@@ -399,6 +407,9 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
 	// Test custom factory - we inject a help button into the title bar
 	ads::CDockComponentsFactory::setFactory(new CCustomComponentsFactory());
 	auto TopDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, FileSystemWidget);
+	// Uncomment the next line if you would like to test the
+	// HideSingleWidgetTitleBar functionality
+	// TopDockArea->setDockAreaFlag(ads::CDockAreaWidget::HideSingleWidgetTitleBar, true);
 	ads::CDockComponentsFactory::resetDefaultFactory();

 	// We create a calendar widget and clear all flags to prevent the dock area
@@ -440,10 +451,12 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
    DockWidget->connect(Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(raise()));

 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
    if (!ads::CDockManager::testConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::OpaqueUndocking))
    {
    	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, createActiveXWidget(), RighDockArea);
    }
+#endif
 #endif

 	for (auto DockWidget : DockManager->dockWidgetsMap())
@@ -604,8 +617,13 @@ CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 	// Now create the dock manager and its content
 	d->DockManager = new CDockManager(this);

+ #if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 	connect(d->PerspectiveComboBox, SIGNAL(activated(const QString&)),
 		d->DockManager, SLOT(openPerspective(const QString&)));
+ #else
+    connect(d->PerspectiveComboBox, SIGNAL(textActivated(const QString&)),
+        d->DockManager, SLOT(openPerspective(const QString&)));
+ #endif

 	d->createContent();
 	// Default window geometry - center on screen
@@ -631,6 +649,9 @@ CMainWindow::~CMainWindow()
 void CMainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
 {
 	d->saveState();
+    // Delete dock manager here to delete all floating widgets. This ensures
+    // that all top level windows of the dock manager are properly closed
+    d->DockManager->deleteLater();
 	QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
 }

@@ -705,16 +726,39 @@ void CMainWindow::createEditor()
 	bool Floating = vFloating.isValid() ? vFloating.toBool() : true;
 	auto DockWidget = d->createEditorWidget();
 	DockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, true);
+	DockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea, true);
    connect(DockWidget, SIGNAL(closeRequested()), SLOT(onEditorCloseRequested()));

    if (Floating)
    {
 		auto FloatingWidget = d->DockManager->addDockWidgetFloating(DockWidget);
 		FloatingWidget->move(QPoint(20, 20));
+		d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor = DockWidget;
+		d->LastDockedEditor.clear();
    }
    else
    {
-    	d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
+    	ads::CDockAreaWidget* EditorArea = d->LastDockedEditor ? d->LastDockedEditor->dockAreaWidget() : nullptr;
+    	if (EditorArea)
+    	{
+    		std::cout << "DockAreaCount before: " << EditorArea->dockContainer()->dockAreaCount() << std::endl;
+    		d->DockManager->setConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion, true);
+    		d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, EditorArea);
+    		std::cout << "DockAreaCount after: " << DockWidget->dockContainer()->dockAreaCount() << std::endl;
+    	}
+    	else
+    	{
+    		if (d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor)
+    		{
+    			std::cout << "LastCreated" << std::endl;
+    			d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor->dockAreaWidget());
+    		}
+    		else
+    		{
+    			d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
+    		}
+    	}
+    	d->LastDockedEditor = DockWidget;
    }
 }

--- a/demo/demo.pro
+++ b/demo/demo.pro
@@ -4,8 +4,12 @@ TARGET = AdvancedDockingSystemDemo
 DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
 QT += core gui widgets

-win32 {
-QT += axcontainer
+include(../ads.pri)
+
+lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 6) {
+    win32 {
+        QT += axcontainer
+    }
 }

 CONFIG += c++14
@@ -34,21 +38,6 @@ RESOURCES += demo.qrc

 LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib

-# Dependency: AdvancedDockingSystem (shared)
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
-    win32 {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
-    }
-    else:mac {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
-    }
-    else {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-    }
-}
-else{
-    LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-}

 INCLUDEPATH += ../src
 DEPENDPATH += ../src
--- a/demo/demo.py
+++ b/demo/demo.py
@@ -65,7 +65,7 @@ def append_feature_string_to_window_title(dock_widget: QtAds.CDockWidget):
 def svg_icon(filename: str):
    '''Helper function to create an SVG icon'''
    # This is a workaround, because because in item views SVG icons are not
-    # properly scaled an look blurry or pixelate
+    # properly scaled and look blurry or pixelate
    icon = QIcon(filename)
    icon.addPixmap(icon.pixmap(92))
    return icon
@@ -104,6 +104,8 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        self.perspective_list_action = None
        self.perspective_combo_box = None
        self.dock_manager = None
+        self.window_title_test_dock_widget = None
+        self.last_docked_editor = None

        self.setupUi(self)
        self.create_actions()
@@ -184,6 +186,7 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        # special_dock_area.setAllowedAreas(QtAds.LeftDockWidgetArea | QtAds.RightDockWidgetArea) # just for testing
        
        dock_widget = self.create_long_text_label_dock_widget()
+        self.window_title_test_dock_widget = dock_widget
        dock_widget.setFeature(QtAds.CDockWidget.DockWidgetFocusable, False)
        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.LeftDockWidgetArea, dock_widget)
        file_system_widget = self.create_file_system_tree_dock_widget()
@@ -202,6 +205,9 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        # Test custom factory - we inject a help button into the title bar
        QtAds.CDockComponentsFactory.setFactory(CCustomComponentsFactory())
        top_dock_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.TopDockWidgetArea, file_system_widget)
+        # Uncomment the next line if you would like to test the
+        # HideSingleWidgetTitleBar functionality
+        # top_dock_area.setDockAreaFlag(QtAds.CDockAreaWidget.HideSingleWidgetTitleBar, True)
        QtAds.CDockComponentsFactory.resetDefaultFactory()

        # We create a calendar widget and clear all flags to prevent the dock area
@@ -310,6 +316,7 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        
    def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent):
        self.save_state()
+        self.dock_manager.deleteLater()
        super().closeEvent(event)
        
    def on_actionSaveState_triggered(self, state: bool):
@@ -350,16 +357,22 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
    def create_editor(self):
        sender = self.sender()
        floating = sender.property("Floating")
-        print("Floating:", floating)
        dock_widget = self.create_editor_widget()
        dock_widget.setFeature(QtAds.CDockWidget.DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, True)
+        dock_widget.setFeature(QtAds.CDockWidget.DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea, True)
        dock_widget.closeRequested.connect(self.on_editor_close_requested)
        
        if floating:
            floating_widget = self.dock_manager.addDockWidgetFloating(dock_widget)
            floating_widget.move(QPoint(20, 20))
        else:
-            self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.TopDockWidgetArea, dock_widget)
+            editor_area = self.last_docked_editor.dockAreaWidget() if self.last_docked_editor is not None else None
+            if editor_area is not None:
+                self.dock_manager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.EqualSplitOnInsertion, True)
+                self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.RightDockWidgetArea, dock_widget, editor_area)
+            else:
+                self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.TopDockWidgetArea, dock_widget)
+            self.last_docked_editor = dock_widget
            
    def on_editor_close_requested(self):
        dock_widget = self.sender()
@@ -378,6 +391,16 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        dialog = CStatusDialog(self.dock_manager)
        dialog.exec_()

+
+    def toggle_dock_widget_window_title(self):
+        title = self.window_title_test_dock_widget.windowTitle()
+        i = title.find(" (Test) ")
+        if i == -1:
+            title += " (Test) "
+        else:
+            title = title[i]
+        self.window_title_test_dock_widget.setWindowTitle(title)
+
    def save_state(self):
        '''
        Saves the dock manager state and the main window geometry
--- a/demo/main.cpp
+++ b/demo/main.cpp
@@ -35,9 +35,11 @@ void myMessageOutput(QtMsgType type, const QMessageLogContext &context, const QS

 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 	QCoreApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_UseHighDpiPixmaps);
 #if QT_VERSION >= 0x050600
    QGuiApplication::setAttribute(Qt::AA_EnableHighDpiScaling);
+#endif
 #endif
 	std::shared_ptr<int> b;
 	QApplication a(argc, argv);
--- a/doc/central_widget.gif
+++ b/doc/central_widget.gif
--- a/doc/cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_false.png
+++ b/doc/cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_false.png
--- a/doc/cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_true.png
+++ b/doc/cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_true.png
--- a/doc/cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_false.png
+++ b/doc/cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_false.png
--- a/doc/cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_true.png
+++ b/doc/cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_true.png
--- a/doc/showcase_d-tect-x.jpg
+++ b/doc/showcase_d-tect-x.jpg
--- a/doc/showcase_ezEngine_editor.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_ezEngine_editor.png
--- a/doc/showcase_hivewe.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_hivewe.png
--- a/doc/showcase_qmix_elements.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_qmix_elements.png
--- a/doc/showcase_qt_design_studio.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_qt_design_studio.png
--- a/doc/showcase_qt_design_studio_video.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_qt_design_studio_video.png
--- a/doc/showcase_qtcreator.png
+++ b/doc/showcase_qtcreator.png
--- a/doc/user-guide.md
+++ b/doc/user-guide.md
@@ -24,6 +24,12 @@
  - [`FloatingContainerHasWidgetIcon`](#floatingcontainerhaswidgeticon)
  - [`HideSingleCentralWidgetTitleBar`](#hidesinglecentralwidgettitlebar)
  - [`FocusHighlighting`](#focushighlighting)
+  - [`EqualSplitOnInsertion`](#equalsplitoninsertion)
+  - [`FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar` (Linux only)](#floatingcontainerforcenativetitlebar-linux-only)
+  - [`FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar` (Linux only)](#floatingcontainerforceqwidgettitlebar-linux-only)
+- [Central Widget](#central-widget)
+- [Empty Dock Area](#empty-dock-area)
+- [Custom Close Handling](#custom-close-handling)
 - [Styling](#styling)
  - [Disabling the Internal Style Sheet](#disabling-the-internal-style-sheet)

@@ -409,6 +415,125 @@ bool CMainWindow::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 }
 ```

+### `EqualSplitOnInsertion`
+
+This flag configures how the space is distributed if a new dock widget is
+inserted into an existing dock area. The flag is disabled by default. If 3 
+dock widgets are inserted with the following code
+
+```c++
+d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, EditorArea);
+```
+
+then this is the result, if the flag is disabled:
+
+![EqualSplitOnInsertion false](cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_false.png)
+
+If the flag is enabled, then the space is equally distributed to all widgets 
+in a  splitter:
+
+![EqualSplitOnInsertion true](cfg_flag_EqualSplitOnInsertion_true.png)
+
+
+### `FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar` (Linux only)
+
+Since release 3.6 the library supports native title bars and window decorations
+for floating widgets on Linux (thanks to a user contribution).
+Native title bars and window decorations are supported by most Linux window
+managers, such as Compiz or Xfwm. Some window managers like KWin do not properly
+support this feature. Native floating widgets look better because of the native
+styling and the support all window manager features like snapping to window
+borders or maximizing. The library tries to detect the window manager during
+runtime and activates native window decorations if possible:
+
+![FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar true](cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_true.png)
+
+If you would like to overwrite this autodetection, then you can  activate this
+flag to force native window titlebars. You can overwrite autodetection and this
+flag, if you set the environment variable `ADS_UseNativeTitle` to 0 or 1.
+
+### `FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar` (Linux only)
+
+If your window manager (i.e. KWin) does not properly support native floating
+windows, the docking library falls back to QWidget based floating widget
+title bars.
+
+![FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar false](cfg_flag_FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar_false.png)
+
+If you would like to overwrite autodetection, then you can activate this flag
+to force QWidget based title bars. You can overwrite autodetection and this
+flag, if you set the environment variable `ADS_UseNativeTitle` to 0 or 1.
+
+## Central Widget
+
+The Advanced Docking System has been developed to overcome the limitations of
+the native Qt docking system with its central widget concept. This was the
+reason that until version 3.6 of the library, there was no support for such
+thing like a central widget. Thanks to the contribution of a user the library
+now supports a central widget.
+
+In the Advanced Docking System a central widget is a docking widget that is
+neither closable nor movable or floatable. A central widget has no title bar
+and so it is not possible for the user to hide, close or drag the central
+widget. If there is a central widget, then also the distribution of the sizes
+for the dock widgets around the central widget is different:
+
+- **no central widget (default)** - on resizing the available space is
+distributed to all dock widgets - the size of all dock widgets
+shrinks or grows
+- **with central widget** - on resizing only the central widget is resized - the
+dock widgets around the central widget keep their size (see the animation below)
+
+![Central Widget](central_widget.gif)
+
+To set a central widget, you just need to pass your central dock widget
+to the dock manager `setCentralWidget` function:
+
+```c++
+auto* CentralDockArea = DockManager->setCentralWidget(CentralDockWidget);
+```
+
+See the `centralwidget` example to learn how it works.
+
+> ##### Note
+> The central widget needs to be the first dock widget that is added to the
+> dock manager. The function does not work and returns a `nullptr` if there
+> are already other dock widgets registered. So `setCentralWidget` should be
+> the first function that you call when adding dock widgets.
+
+## Empty Dock Area
+
+Some applications require a fixed DockArea that is always visible, even if it
+does not contain any DockWidgets. I.e. the DockArea is in this case a kind
+of central widget that is always visible (see this
+[issue](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/199)).
+
+Since version 3.7.1 the advanced docking system supports this feature. The
+`emptydockarea` example shows how this can be implemented with the library. You
+just need to create a dock widget and set the feature flag `CDockWidget::NoTab`.
+This permanently hides the tab widget of this area and removes it from the tab
+menu. For this special dock widget you should also disable all other features
+(movable, closable and floatable) to prevent closing and moving of this widget.
+If you use the `CDockManager::setCentralWidget` function like in the example
+code below, then you don't need to disable these features because this is done
+in the `setCentralWidget` function.
+
+```c++
+QLabel* label = new QLabel();
+label->setText("This is a DockArea which is always visible, even if it does not contain any DockWidgets.");
+label->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
+CDockWidget* CentralDockWidget = new CDockWidget("CentralWidget");
+CentralDockWidget->setWidget(label);
+CentralDockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::NoTab, true);// set the flag before adding the widget to dock manager
+auto* CentralDockArea = DockManager->setCentralWidget(CentralDockWidget);
+```
+
+## Custom Close Handling
+
+Normally clicking the close button of a dock widget will just hide the widget and the user can show it again using the `toggleView()` action of the dock widget. This is meant for user interfaces with a static amount of widgets. But the advanced docking system also supports dynamic dock widgets that will get deleted on close. If you set the dock widget flag `DockWidgetDeleteOnClose` for a certain dock widget, then it will be deleted as soon as you close this dock widget. This enables the implementation of user interfaces with dynamically created editors, like in word processing applications or source code development tools.
+
+When an entire area is closed, the default behavior is to hide the dock widgets it contains regardless of the `DockWidgetDeleteOnClose` flag except if there is only one dock widget. In this special case, the `DockWidgetDeleteOnClose` flag is followed. This behavior can be changed by setting the `DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea` flag to all the dock widgets that needs to be closed with their area.
+
 ## Styling

 The Advanced Docking System supports styling via [Qt Style Sheets](https://doc.qt.io/qt-5/stylesheet.html). All components like splitters, tabs, buttons, titlebar and
--- a/examples/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -2,4 +2,7 @@ cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(QtADSExamples LANGUAGES CXX VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT})
 add_subdirectory(simple)
 add_subdirectory(sidebar)
-add_subdirectory(deleteonclose)
+add_subdirectory(deleteonclose)
+add_subdirectory(centralwidget)
+add_subdirectory(emptydockarea)
+add_subdirectory(dockindock)
--- a/examples/centralwidget/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(ads_example_centralwidget VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+add_executable(CentralWidgetExample WIN32 
+    main.cpp
+    mainwindow.cpp
+    mainwindow.ui
+)
+target_include_directories(CentralWidgetExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
+target_link_libraries(CentralWidgetExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
+target_link_libraries(CentralWidgetExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+set_target_properties(CentralWidgetExample PROPERTIES 
+    AUTOMOC ON
+    AUTORCC ON
+    AUTOUIC ON
+    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+    VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}
+    EXPORT_NAME "Qt Advanced Docking System Central Widget Example"
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/bin"
+)
--- a/examples/centralwidget/centralWidget.py
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/centralWidget.py
@@ -0,0 +1,120 @@
+import os
+import sys
+
+from PyQt5 import uic
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer, QDir, QSignalBlocker
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent, QIcon
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QLabel, QCalendarWidget, QFrame, QTreeView,
+                             QTableWidget, QFileSystemModel, QPlainTextEdit, QToolBar,
+                             QWidgetAction, QComboBox, QAction, QSizePolicy, QInputDialog)
+
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+UI_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'mainwindow.ui')
+MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase = uic.loadUiType(UI_FILE)
+
+import demo_rc # pyrcc5 demo\demo.qrc -o examples\centralWidget\demo_rc.py
+
+
+def svg_icon(filename: str):
+    '''Helper function to create an SVG icon'''
+    # This is a workaround, because because in item views SVG icons are not
+    # properly scaled and look blurry or pixelate
+    icon = QIcon(filename)
+    icon.addPixmap(icon.pixmap(92))
+    return icon
+    
+
+class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
+
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+
+        self.setupUi(self)
+ 
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.OpaqueSplitterResize, True)
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.XmlCompressionEnabled, False)
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.FocusHighlighting, True)
+        self.dock_manager = QtAds.CDockManager(self)
+        
+        # Set central widget
+        text_edit = QPlainTextEdit()
+        text_edit.setPlaceholderText("This is the central editor. Enter your text here.")
+        central_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("CentralWidget")
+        central_dock_widget.setWidget(text_edit)
+        central_dock_area = self.dock_manager.setCentralWidget(central_dock_widget)
+        central_dock_area.setAllowedAreas(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.OuterDockAreas)
+        
+        # create other dock widgets
+        file_tree = QTreeView()
+        file_tree.setFrameShape(QFrame.NoFrame)
+        file_model = QFileSystemModel(file_tree)
+        file_model.setRootPath(QDir.currentPath())
+        file_tree.setModel(file_model)
+        data_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("File system")
+        data_dock_widget.setWidget(file_tree)
+        data_dock_widget.resize(150, 250)
+        data_dock_widget.setMinimumSize(100, 250)
+        file_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.LeftDockWidgetArea, data_dock_widget, central_dock_area)
+        self.menuView.addAction(data_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
+
+        table = QTableWidget()
+        table.setColumnCount(3)
+        table.setRowCount(10)
+        table_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Table")
+        table_dock_widget.setWidget(table)
+        table_dock_widget.setMinimumSizeHintMode(QtAds.CDockWidget.MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget)
+        table_dock_widget.resize(250, 150)
+        table_dock_widget.setMinimumSize(200, 150)
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.BottomDockWidgetArea, table_dock_widget, file_area)
+        self.menuView.addAction(table_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
+
+        properties_table = QTableWidget()
+        properties_table.setColumnCount(3)
+        properties_table.setRowCount(10)
+        properties_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Properties")
+        properties_dock_widget.setWidget(properties_table)
+        properties_dock_widget.setMinimumSizeHintMode(QtAds.CDockWidget.MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget)
+        properties_dock_widget.resize(250, 150)
+        properties_dock_widget.setMinimumSize(200,150)
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.RightDockWidgetArea, properties_dock_widget, central_dock_area)
+        self.menuView.addAction(properties_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
+        
+        self.create_perspective_ui()
+        
+    def create_perspective_ui(self):
+        save_perspective_action = QAction("Create Perspective", self)
+        save_perspective_action.setIcon(svg_icon(":/adsdemo/images/picture_in_picture.svg"))
+        save_perspective_action.triggered.connect(self.save_perspective)
+        perspective_list_action = QWidgetAction(self)
+        self.perspective_combobox = QComboBox(self)
+        self.perspective_combobox.setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox.AdjustToContents)
+        self.perspective_combobox.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        self.perspective_combobox.activated[str].connect(self.dock_manager.openPerspective)
+        perspective_list_action.setDefaultWidget(self.perspective_combobox)
+        self.toolBar.addSeparator()
+        self.toolBar.addAction(perspective_list_action)
+        self.toolBar.addAction(save_perspective_action)
+        
+    def save_perspective(self):
+        perspective_name, ok = QInputDialog.getText(self, "Save Perspective", "Enter Unique name:")
+        if not ok or not perspective_name:
+            return
+        
+        self.dock_manager.addPerspective(perspective_name)
+        blocker = QSignalBlocker(self.perspective_combobox)
+        self.perspective_combobox.clear()
+        self.perspective_combobox.addItems(self.dock_manager.perspectiveNames())
+        self.perspective_combobox.setCurrentText(perspective_name)
+        
+    def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent):
+        self.dock_manager.deleteLater()
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    
+    w = MainWindow()
+    w.show()
+    app.exec_()
--- a/examples/centralwidget/centralwidget.pro
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/centralwidget.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+ADS_OUT_ROOT = $${OUT_PWD}/../..
+
+QT       += core gui widgets
+
+TARGET = CentralWidgetExample
+DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += c++14
+CONFIG += debug_and_release
+adsBuildStatic {
+    DEFINES += ADS_STATIC
+}
+
+# The following define makes your compiler emit warnings if you use
+# any Qt feature that has been marked deprecated (the exact warnings
+# depend on your compiler). Please consult the documentation of the
+# deprecated API in order to know how to port your code away from it.
+DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
+
+SOURCES += \
+    main.cpp \
+    mainwindow.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    mainwindow.h
+
+FORMS += \
+    mainwindow.ui
+
+LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+include(../../ads.pri)
+INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
+DEPENDPATH += ../../src
+
--- a/examples/centralwidget/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <mainwindow.h>
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    CMainWindow w;
+    w.show();
+    return a.exec();
+}
--- a/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,133 @@
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+
+#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
+
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QCalendarWidget>
+#include <QTreeView>
+#include <QFileSystemModel>
+#include <QTableWidget>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QInputDialog>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QToolBar>
+
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+#include "DockAreaTitleBar.h"
+#include "DockAreaTabBar.h"
+#include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
+#include "DockComponentsFactory.h"
+
+using namespace ads;
+
+
+CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
+    : QMainWindow(parent)
+    , ui(new Ui::CMainWindow)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::OpaqueSplitterResize, true);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::XmlCompressionEnabled, false);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::FocusHighlighting, true);
+    DockManager = new CDockManager(this);
+
+    // Set central widget
+    QPlainTextEdit* w = new QPlainTextEdit();
+	w->setPlaceholderText("This is the central editor. Enter your text here.");
+    CDockWidget* CentralDockWidget = new CDockWidget("CentralWidget");
+    CentralDockWidget->setWidget(w);
+    auto* CentralDockArea = DockManager->setCentralWidget(CentralDockWidget);
+    CentralDockArea->setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetArea::OuterDockAreas);
+
+    // create other dock widgets
+    QTableWidget* table = new QTableWidget();
+    table->setColumnCount(3);
+    table->setRowCount(10);
+    CDockWidget* TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table 1");
+    TableDockWidget->setWidget(table);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    auto TableArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::LeftDockWidgetArea, TableDockWidget);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(TableDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    table = new QTableWidget();
+    table->setColumnCount(5);
+    table->setRowCount(1020);
+    TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table 2");
+    TableDockWidget->setWidget(table);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::BottomDockWidgetArea, TableDockWidget, TableArea);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(TableDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    QTableWidget* propertiesTable = new QTableWidget();
+    propertiesTable->setColumnCount(3);
+    propertiesTable->setRowCount(10);
+    CDockWidget* PropertiesDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Properties");
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setWidget(propertiesTable);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::RightDockWidgetArea, PropertiesDockWidget, CentralDockArea);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(PropertiesDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    createPerspectiveUi();
+}
+
+CMainWindow::~CMainWindow()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+
+void CMainWindow::createPerspectiveUi()
+{
+	SavePerspectiveAction = new QAction("Create Perspective", 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);
+	connect(PerspectiveComboBox, SIGNAL(activated(const QString&)),
+		DockManager, SLOT(openPerspective(const QString&)));
+	PerspectiveListAction->setDefaultWidget(PerspectiveComboBox);
+	ui->toolBar->addSeparator();
+	ui->toolBar->addAction(PerspectiveListAction);
+	ui->toolBar->addAction(SavePerspectiveAction);
+}
+
+
+void CMainWindow::savePerspective()
+{
+	QString PerspectiveName = QInputDialog::getText(this, "Save Perspective", "Enter unique name:");
+	if (PerspectiveName.isEmpty())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	DockManager->addPerspective(PerspectiveName);
+	QSignalBlocker Blocker(PerspectiveComboBox);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->clear();
+	PerspectiveComboBox->addItems(DockManager->perspectiveNames());
+	PerspectiveComboBox->setCurrentText(PerspectiveName);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
+{
+    // Delete dock manager here to delete all floating widgets. This ensures
+    // that all top level windows of the dock manager are properly closed
+    DockManager->deleteLater();
+	QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
+}
+
+
--- a/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.h
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
+#define MAINWINDOW_H
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+
+#include "DockManager.h"
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+#include "DockWidget.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace Ui { class CMainWindow; }
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+class CMainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    CMainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~CMainWindow();
+
+protected:
+	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event) override;
+
+private:
+	QAction* SavePerspectiveAction = nullptr;
+	QWidgetAction* PerspectiveListAction = nullptr;
+	QComboBox* PerspectiveComboBox = nullptr;
+
+    Ui::CMainWindow *ui;
+
+    ads::CDockManager* DockManager;
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* StatusDockArea;
+    ads::CDockWidget* TimelineDockWidget;
+
+    void createPerspectiveUi();
+
+private slots:
+	void savePerspective();
+};
+#endif // MAINWINDOW_H
--- a/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CMainWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="CMainWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>1284</width>
+    <height>757</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>MainWindow</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget"/>
+  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>0</y>
+     <width>1284</width>
+     <height>21</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuView">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>View</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <addaction name="menuView"/>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QToolBar" name="toolBar">
+   <property name="windowTitle">
+    <string>toolBar</string>
+   </property>
+   <attribute name="toolBarArea">
+    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
+   </attribute>
+   <attribute name="toolBarBreak">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </attribute>
+  </widget>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/examples/deleteonclose/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/deleteonclose/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,13 +1,16 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ads_example_deleteonclose VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
-find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 add_executable(DeleteOnCloseTest WIN32 
    main.cpp
 )
 target_include_directories(DeleteOnCloseTest PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
 target_link_libraries(DeleteOnCloseTest PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
-target_link_libraries(DeleteOnCloseTest PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(DeleteOnCloseTest PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
 set_target_properties(DeleteOnCloseTest PROPERTIES 
    AUTOMOC ON
    CXX_STANDARD 14
--- a/examples/deleteonclose/deleteonclose.pro
+++ b/examples/deleteonclose/deleteonclose.pro
@@ -17,23 +17,7 @@ SOURCES += main.cpp


 LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
-
-# Dependency: AdvancedDockingSystem (shared)
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
-    win32 {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
-    }
-    else:mac {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
-    }
-    else {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-    }
-}
-else{
-    LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-}
-
+include(../../ads.pri)
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
 DEPENDPATH += ../../src    

--- a/examples/deleteonclose/deleteonclose.py
+++ b/examples/deleteonclose/deleteonclose.py
@@ -0,0 +1,73 @@
+import sys
+
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent
+from PyQt5.QtCore import (qDebug, pyqtSlot, QObject, pyqtSignal)
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QMainWindow, QAction, QTextEdit, QApplication,
+                             QMenuBar)
+
+
+class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
+    dock_manager = None
+    
+    def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent):
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+        if self.dock_manager is not None:
+            self.dock_manager.deleteLater()
+    
+    def setDockManager(self, dock_manager: QtAds.CDockManager):
+        self.dock_manager = dock_manager
+        
+
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    w = MainWindow()
+    
+    QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.FocusHighlighting, True)
+    QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.AllTabsHaveCloseButton, True)
+    dock_manager = QtAds.CDockManager(w)
+    w.setDockManager(dock_manager)
+    
+    count = 0
+    
+    def on_focused_dock_widget_changed(old: QtAds.CDockWidget, now: QtAds.CDockWidget):
+        global count
+        qDebug( "{:d} CDockManager::focusedDockWidgetChanged old: {} now: {} visible: {}".format(
+            count,
+            old.objectName() if old else "-",
+            now.objectName(),
+            now.isVisible()))
+        count += 1
+        now.widget().setFocus()
+        
+    dock_manager.focusedDockWidgetChanged.connect(on_focused_dock_widget_changed)
+    
+    action = QAction("New Delete On Close", w)
+    w.menuBar().addAction(action)
+    
+    i = 0
+    def on_action_triggered():
+        global i
+        dw = QtAds.CDockWidget("test doc {:d}".format(i))
+        i += 1
+        editor = QTextEdit("lorem ipsum...", dw)
+        dw.setWidget(editor)
+        dw.setFeature(QtAds.CDockWidget.DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, True)
+        area = dock_manager.addDockWidgetTab(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, dw)
+        qDebug("doc dock widget created! {} {}".format(dw, area))
+    action.triggered.connect(on_action_triggered)
+    
+    action = QAction("New", w)
+    w.menuBar().addAction(action)
+    def on_action2_triggered():
+        global i
+        dw = QtAds.CDockWidget("test {:d}".format(i))
+        i += 1
+        editor = QTextEdit("lorem ipsum...", dw)
+        dw.setWidget(editor)
+        area = dock_manager.addDockWidgetTab(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, dw)
+        qDebug("dock widget created! {} {}".format(dw, area))
+    action.triggered.connect(on_action2_triggered)
+    
+    w.show()
+    app.exec_()
--- a/examples/deleteonclose/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/deleteonclose/main.cpp
@@ -5,14 +5,36 @@
 #include <QMenuBar>
 #include "DockManager.h"

+
+class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+private:
+    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager = nullptr;
+
+protected:
+    virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override
+    {
+        QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
+        if (m_DockManager)
+        {
+            m_DockManager->deleteLater();
+        }
+    }
+
+public:
+    void setDockManager(ads::CDockManager* DockManager) {m_DockManager = DockManager;}
+};
+
+
 int main(int argc, char *argv[])
 {
    QApplication a(argc, argv);
-    QMainWindow w;
+    MainWindow w;

    ads::CDockManager::setConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::FocusHighlighting, true);
    ads::CDockManager::setConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::AllTabsHaveCloseButton, true);
    auto dockManager = new ads::CDockManager(&w);
+    w.setDockManager(dockManager);
    QObject::connect(dockManager, &ads::CDockManager::focusedDockWidgetChanged, [] (ads::CDockWidget* old, ads::CDockWidget* now) {
        static int Count = 0;
    	qDebug() << Count++ << " CDockManager::focusedDockWidgetChanged old: " << (old ? old->objectName() : "-") << " now: " << now->objectName() << " visible: " << now->isVisible();
--- a/examples/dockindock/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/dockindock/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(ads_example_dockindock VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+add_executable(DockInDockExample WIN32 
+    dockindock.cpp
+    dockindockmanager.cpp
+    perspectiveactions.cpp
+    perspectives.cpp
+    main.cpp
+    mainframe.cpp
+)
+target_include_directories(DockInDockExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
+target_link_libraries(DockInDockExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
+target_link_libraries(DockInDockExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                           Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                           Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+set_target_properties(DockInDockExample PROPERTIES 
+    AUTOMOC ON
+    AUTORCC ON
+    AUTOUIC ON
+    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+    VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}
+    EXPORT_NAME "Qt Advanced Docking System Simple Example"
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/bin"
+)
--- a/examples/dockindock/dockindock.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/dockindock.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,296 @@
+#include "dockindock.h"
+#include "perspectives.h"
+#include "dockindockmanager.h"
+#include "perspectiveactions.h"
+
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QDir>
+#include <QVBoxLayout>
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QInputDialog>
+
+#include <set>
+#include <assert.h>
+
+using namespace QtAdsUtl;
+
+DockInDockWidget::DockInDockWidget( QWidget* parent, bool canCreateNewGroups, PerspectivesManager* perspectivesManager ) : 
+    DockInDockWidget( parent, (DockInDockWidget*)NULL, perspectivesManager )
+{
+    m_canCreateNewGroups = canCreateNewGroups;
+    m_topLevelDockWidget = this;
+}
+
+DockInDockWidget::DockInDockWidget( QWidget* parent, DockInDockWidget* topLevelDockWidget, PerspectivesManager* perspectivesManager ) : 
+    baseClass( parent ),
+    m_topLevelDockWidget( topLevelDockWidget ),
+    m_canCreateNewGroups( (topLevelDockWidget) ? topLevelDockWidget->m_canCreateNewGroups : false ),
+    m_perspectivesManager( perspectivesManager )
+{
+    QVBoxLayout* layout = new QVBoxLayout(this);
+    layout->setContentsMargins( 0,0,0,0 );
+    layout->addWidget( m_mgr = new DockInDockManager(*this) );
+}
+
+DockInDockWidget::~DockInDockWidget()
+{
+    
+}
+
+ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockInDockWidget::addTabWidget( QWidget* widget, const QString& name, ads::CDockAreaWidget* after )
+{
+    return addTabWidget( widget, name, QIcon(), after );
+}
+
+ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockInDockWidget::addTabWidget( QWidget* widget, const QString& name, QIcon icon, ads::CDockAreaWidget* after )
+{
+    for ( auto existing : getTopLevelDockWidget()->getManager()->allDockWidgets(true,true) )
+    {
+        if ( existing.second->objectName() == name )
+        {
+            QMessageBox::critical( this, "Error", "Name '" + name + "' already in use" );
+            return NULL;
+        }
+    }
+
+    ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(name);
+    DockWidget->setWidget(widget);
+    DockWidget->setIcon( icon );
+
+    // Add the dock widget to the top dock widget area
+    return m_mgr->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, after);
+}
+
+bool DockInDockWidget::isTopLevel()
+{
+    return objectName().isEmpty();
+}
+
+QString DockInDockWidget::getGroupNameError( const QString& groupName )
+{
+    if ( groupName.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        return "Group must have a non-empty name";
+    }
+
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> dockManagers = m_mgr->allManagers( true, true );
+    for ( auto mgr : dockManagers )
+    {
+        if ( mgr->getGroupName() == groupName )
+            return "Group name '" + groupName + "' already used";
+    }
+
+    return "";
+}
+
+DockInDockWidget* DockInDockWidget::createGroup( const QString& groupName, ads::CDockAreaWidget*& insertPos )
+{
+    return createGroup( groupName, QIcon(), insertPos );
+}
+
+DockInDockWidget* DockInDockWidget::createGroup( const QString& groupName, QIcon icon, ads::CDockAreaWidget*& insertPos )
+{
+    QString error = getGroupNameError( groupName );
+    if ( !error.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        QMessageBox::critical( NULL, "Error", error );
+        return NULL;
+    }
+
+    DockInDockWidget* child = new DockInDockWidget( this, m_topLevelDockWidget, m_perspectivesManager );
+    child->setObjectName( groupName );
+
+    ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget(groupName);
+    DockWidget->setWidget(child);
+    DockWidget->setIcon(icon);
+
+    insertPos = m_mgr->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, insertPos);
+
+    return child;
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::destroyGroup( DockInDockWidget* widgetToRemove )
+{
+    auto topLevelWidget = widgetToRemove->getTopLevelDockWidget();
+
+    if ( topLevelWidget && topLevelWidget != widgetToRemove )
+    {
+        // reaffect all child docks to top-level
+        for ( auto dockwidget : widgetToRemove->getManager()->getWidgetsInGUIOrder() ) // don't use allDockWidgets to preserve sub-groups
+        {
+            MoveDockWidgetAction::move( dockwidget, topLevelWidget->getManager() );
+        }
+        assert( widgetToRemove->getManager()->allDockWidgets( true, true ).empty() );
+
+        // find widget's parent:
+        for ( auto dockwidget : topLevelWidget->getManager()->allDockWidgets( true, true ) )
+        {
+            if ( dockwidget.second->widget() == widgetToRemove )
+            {
+                dockwidget.first->removeDockWidget( dockwidget.second );
+                delete dockwidget.second;
+                //delete widgetToRemove; automatically deleted when dockWidget is deleted
+                widgetToRemove = NULL;
+                break;
+            }
+        }
+
+        assert( widgetToRemove == NULL );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::attachViewMenu( QMenu* menu )
+{
+    connect( menu, SIGNAL(aboutToShow()), this, SLOT(autoFillAttachedViewMenu()) );
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::autoFillAttachedViewMenu()
+{
+    QMenu* menu = dynamic_cast<QMenu*>( QObject::sender() );
+
+    if ( menu )
+    {
+        menu->clear();
+        setupViewMenu( menu );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::setupViewMenu( QMenu* menu )
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> dockManagers = m_mgr->allManagers( true, true );
+
+    bool hasPerspectivesMenu = false;
+    if ( getTopLevelDockWidget() == this )
+        hasPerspectivesMenu = (m_perspectivesManager != NULL);
+    else
+        assert( false );
+
+    QMenu* organize = menu;
+    if ( hasPerspectivesMenu )
+        organize = menu->addMenu( "Organize" );
+
+    setupMenu( organize, dockManagers );
+
+    if ( hasPerspectivesMenu )
+    {
+        QMenu* perspectives = menu->addMenu( "Perspectives" );
+        fillPerspectivesMenu( perspectives );
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::setupMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo )
+{
+    m_mgr->fillViewMenu( menu, moveTo );
+    menu->addSeparator();
+    auto moveMenu = menu->addMenu( "Move" );
+    m_mgr->fillMoveMenu( moveMenu, moveTo );
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::fillPerspectivesMenu( QMenu* menu )
+{
+    menu->addAction( "Create perspective...", this, SLOT(createPerspective()) );
+
+    QStringList perspectiveNames;
+    if ( m_perspectivesManager )
+        perspectiveNames = m_perspectivesManager->perspectiveNames();
+
+    if ( !perspectiveNames.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        QMenu* load = menu->addMenu( "Load perspective" );
+        for ( auto name : perspectiveNames )
+            load->addAction( new LoadPerspectiveAction( load, name, *this ) );
+        QMenu* remove = menu->addMenu( "Remove perspective" );
+        for ( auto name : perspectiveNames )
+            remove->addAction( new RemovePerspectiveAction( remove, name, *this ) );
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::setNewPerspectiveDefaultName( const QString& defaultName )
+{
+    m_newPerspectiveDefaultName = defaultName;
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::createPerspective()
+{
+    if ( !m_perspectivesManager )
+        return;
+
+    QString name = m_newPerspectiveDefaultName;
+    if ( !m_newPerspectiveDefaultName.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        int index = 2;
+        while ( m_perspectivesManager->perspectiveNames().contains( name ) )
+        {
+            name = m_newPerspectiveDefaultName + " (" + QString::number(index) + ")";
+            ++index;
+        }
+    }
+
+    while ( true )
+    {
+        bool ok = false;
+        name = QInputDialog::getText( NULL, "Create perspective", "Enter perspective name", QLineEdit::Normal, name, &ok );
+        if ( ok )
+        {
+            if ( name.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                QMessageBox::critical( NULL, "Error", "Perspective name cannot be empty" );
+                continue;
+            }
+            else if ( m_perspectivesManager->perspectiveNames().contains( name ) )
+            {
+                if ( QMessageBox::critical( NULL, "Error", "Perspective '" + name + "' already exists, overwrite it?", QMessageBox::Yes | QMessageBox::No, QMessageBox::No ) == QMessageBox::No )
+                    continue;
+            }
+            
+            m_perspectivesManager->addPerspective( name, *this );
+            break;
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+static void dumpStatus( std::ostream& str, ads::CDockWidget* widget, const std::string& tab, std::string suffix )
+{
+    DockInDockManager* asMgr = DockInDockManager::dockInAManager( widget );
+    if ( asMgr )
+    {
+        asMgr->parent().dumpStatus( str, tab );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        str << tab << widget->objectName().toStdString() << suffix << std::endl;
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockWidget::dumpStatus( std::ostream& str, std::string tab )
+{
+    str << tab << "Group: " << getManager()->getGroupName().toStdString() << std::endl;
+    tab += "   ";
+    std::set<ads::CDockWidget*> visibleWidgets;
+    for ( auto widget : getManager()->getWidgetsInGUIOrder() )
+    {
+        visibleWidgets.insert( widget );
+        ::dumpStatus( str, widget, tab, "" );
+    }
+
+    for ( auto closed : getManager()->dockWidgetsMap() )
+    {
+        if ( visibleWidgets.find( closed ) == visibleWidgets.end() )
+        {
+            ::dumpStatus( str, closed, tab, " (closed)" );
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/examples/dockindock/dockindock.h
+++ b/examples/dockindock/dockindock.h
@@ -0,0 +1,80 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QWidget>
+#include <QMap>
+
+#include <memory>
+#include <ostream>
+
+class QMenu;
+
+namespace ads
+{
+    class CDockAreaWidget;
+}
+
+namespace QtAdsUtl
+{
+
+class DockInDockManager;
+class PerspectivesManager;
+// tab of tab example for https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/306
+class DockInDockWidget : public QWidget
+{
+    typedef QWidget baseClass;
+
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    DockInDockWidget( QWidget* parent, bool canCreateNewGroups, PerspectivesManager* perspectivesManager );
+    ~DockInDockWidget() override; 
+
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* addTabWidget( QWidget* widget, const QString& name, ads::CDockAreaWidget* after );
+    DockInDockWidget* createGroup( const QString& groupName, ads::CDockAreaWidget*& insertPos );
+
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* addTabWidget( QWidget* widget, const QString& name, QIcon icon, ads::CDockAreaWidget* after );
+    DockInDockWidget* createGroup( const QString& groupName, QIcon icon, ads::CDockAreaWidget*& insertPos );
+    
+    QString getGroupNameError( const QString& groupName );
+    void destroyGroup( DockInDockWidget* widget );
+
+    /** Manually fill a given view menu */
+    void setupViewMenu( QMenu* menu );
+
+    /** Attach a view menu that will be automatically fill */
+    void attachViewMenu( QMenu* menu );
+
+    bool isTopLevel();
+    void setupMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo );
+
+    inline DockInDockManager* getManager() { return m_mgr; }
+    inline DockInDockWidget* getTopLevelDockWidget() { return m_topLevelDockWidget; }
+
+    inline bool canCreateNewGroups() const { return m_canCreateNewGroups; }
+
+    void dumpStatus( std::ostream& str, std::string tab = "" );
+
+    inline PerspectivesManager* getPerspectivesManager() { return m_perspectivesManager; }
+
+    void setNewPerspectiveDefaultName( const QString& defaultName );
+
+private slots:
+    void autoFillAttachedViewMenu();
+    void createPerspective();
+
+private:
+    DockInDockManager* m_mgr;
+    DockInDockWidget* m_topLevelDockWidget;
+
+    bool m_canCreateNewGroups;
+
+    DockInDockWidget( QWidget* parent, DockInDockWidget* topLevelDockWidget,  PerspectivesManager* perspectivesManager );
+
+    PerspectivesManager* m_perspectivesManager;
+    QString m_newPerspectiveDefaultName;
+
+    void fillPerspectivesMenu( QMenu* menu );
+};
+
+}
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/dockindock.pro
+++ b/examples/dockindock/dockindock.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+ADS_OUT_ROOT = $${OUT_PWD}/../..
+
+QT += core gui widgets
+
+TARGET = DockInDock
+DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += c++14
+CONFIG += debug_and_release
+adsBuildStatic {
+    DEFINES += ADS_STATIC
+}
+
+DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
+
+SOURCES += \
+        dockindock.cpp \
+        dockindockmanager.cpp \
+        perspectiveactions.cpp \
+        perspectives.cpp \
+        main.cpp \
+        mainframe.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+        dockindock.h \
+        dockindockmanager.h \
+        perspectiveactions.h \
+        perspectives.h \
+        mainframe.h      
+
+LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+include(../../ads.pri)
+INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
+DEPENDPATH += ../../src    
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,334 @@
+#include "dockindockmanager.h"
+#include "dockindock.h"
+
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+
+#include <QMenu>
+#include <QInputDialog>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+using namespace QtAdsUtl;
+
+/////////////////////////////////////
+// DockInDockManager
+/////////////////////////////////////
+DockInDockManager::DockInDockManager( DockInDockWidget& parent ) :
+    baseClass( &parent ),
+    m_parent( parent )
+{
+
+}
+
+DockInDockManager::~DockInDockManager()
+{
+
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::fillViewMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo )
+{
+    auto widgetsMap = dockWidgetsMap();
+    for ( auto iter = widgetsMap.begin(); iter != widgetsMap.end(); ++iter )
+    {
+        auto widget = iter.value()->widget();
+        auto action = iter.value()->toggleViewAction();
+
+        DockInDockWidget* asMgr = dynamic_cast<DockInDockWidget*>( widget );
+        if ( asMgr )
+        {
+            auto subMenu = menu->addMenu( iter.key() );
+
+            subMenu->addAction( action );
+            subMenu->addSeparator();
+
+            asMgr->setupMenu( subMenu, moveTo );
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            menu->addAction(action);
+        }
+    }
+
+    if ( parent().canCreateNewGroups() )
+    {
+        // see how this works, to create it in the right place, 
+        // and also to have load perspective work when some groups are missing
+        menu->addSeparator();
+        menu->addAction( new QtAdsUtl::CreateChildDockAction( m_parent, menu ) );
+
+        if ( parent().getTopLevelDockWidget()->getManager() != this )
+            menu->addAction( new QtAdsUtl::DestroyGroupAction( &m_parent, menu ) );
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::fillMoveMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo )
+{
+    auto widgetsMap = dockWidgetsMap();
+    for ( auto iter = widgetsMap.begin(); iter != widgetsMap.end(); ++iter )
+    {
+        auto subMenu = menu->addMenu( iter.key() );
+
+        for ( auto mgr : moveTo )
+        {
+            // iterate over all possible target managers
+            if ( mgr == this )
+            {
+                // if dock is already in mgr, no reason to move it there
+            }
+            else if ( mgr == dockInAManager( iter.value() ) )
+            {
+                // if target is the group itself, can't move it there, would make no sense
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                subMenu->addAction( new MoveDockWidgetAction( iter.value(), mgr, subMenu ) );
+            }
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::addPerspectiveRec( const QString& name )
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> managers = allManagers( true, true );
+
+    for ( auto child : managers )
+        child->addPerspective( name );
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::openPerspectiveRec( const QString& name )
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> managers = allManagers( true, true );
+
+    for ( auto child : managers )
+        child->openPerspective( name );
+}
+
+QString DockInDockManager::getGroupName()
+{
+    return parent().objectName();
+}
+
+#define CHILD_PREFIX QString("Child-")
+QString DockInDockManager::getPersistGroupName()
+{
+    QString group = "Top";
+    if ( !getGroupName().isEmpty() )
+        group = CHILD_PREFIX + getGroupName();
+    return group;
+}
+
+QString DockInDockManager::getGroupNameFromPersistGroupName( QString persistGroupName )
+{
+    if ( persistGroupName.startsWith( CHILD_PREFIX ) )
+    {
+        persistGroupName = persistGroupName.mid( CHILD_PREFIX.size() );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+    return persistGroupName;
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::loadPerspectivesRec(QSettings& Settings)
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> children = allManagers( true, true );
+
+    for ( auto mgr : children )
+    {
+        Settings.beginGroup(mgr->getPersistGroupName());
+        mgr->loadPerspectives( Settings );
+        Settings.endGroup();
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::savePerspectivesRec(QSettings& Settings) const
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> children = allManagers( true, true );
+
+    for ( auto mgr : children )
+    {
+        Settings.beginGroup(mgr->getPersistGroupName());
+        mgr->savePerspectives( Settings );
+        Settings.endGroup();
+    }
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::removePerspectivesRec()
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> managers = allManagers( true, true );
+
+    for ( auto child : managers )
+        child->removePerspectives( child->perspectiveNames() );
+}
+
+DockInDockManager* DockInDockManager::dockInAManager( ads::CDockWidget* widget )
+{
+    DockInDockWidget* dockWidget = widget ? dynamic_cast<DockInDockWidget*>( widget->widget() ) : NULL;
+    return ( dockWidget ) ? dockWidget->getManager() : NULL;
+}
+
+void DockInDockManager::childManagers( std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& managers, bool rec ) const
+{
+    auto widgets = getWidgetsInGUIOrder();
+    for ( auto widget : widgets )
+    {
+        DockInDockManager* asMgr = dockInAManager( widget );
+        if ( asMgr )
+        {
+            managers.push_back( asMgr );
+            if ( rec )
+                asMgr->childManagers( managers, rec );
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+std::vector<DockInDockManager*> DockInDockManager::allManagers( bool includeThis, bool rec ) const
+{
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> managers;
+    if ( includeThis )
+        managers.push_back( const_cast<DockInDockManager*>(this) );
+    childManagers( managers, rec );
+    return managers;
+}
+
+std::vector<std::pair<DockInDockManager*,ads::CDockWidget*>> DockInDockManager::allDockWidgets( bool includeThis, bool rec ) const
+{
+    std::vector<std::pair<DockInDockManager*,ads::CDockWidget*>> widgets;
+    for ( auto mgr : allManagers( includeThis, rec ) )
+    {
+        for ( auto widget : mgr->getWidgetsInGUIOrder() )
+            widgets.push_back( std::make_pair(mgr, widget) );
+    }
+    return widgets;
+}
+
+QMap<QString,QStringList> DockInDockManager::getGroupContents()
+{
+    QMap<QString,QStringList> result;
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> managers = allManagers( true, true );
+    for ( auto mgr : managers )
+    {
+        result[mgr->getPersistGroupName()] = mgr->dockWidgetsMap().keys();
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockInDockManager::getInsertDefaultPos()
+{
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* defaultPos = NULL;
+    if ( dockAreaCount() != 0 )
+        defaultPos = dockArea(dockAreaCount()-1);
+    return defaultPos;
+}
+
+std::vector<ads::CDockWidget*> DockInDockManager::getWidgetsInGUIOrder() const
+{
+    std::vector<ads::CDockWidget*> result;
+    result.reserve( dockWidgetsMap().size() );
+    for ( int i = 0; i != dockAreaCount(); ++i )
+    {
+        for ( auto widget : dockArea(i)->dockWidgets() )
+            result.push_back( widget );
+    }
+    return result;
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////
+// CreateChildDockAction
+/////////////////////////////////////
+CreateChildDockAction::CreateChildDockAction( DockInDockWidget& dockInDock, QMenu* menu ) :
+    QAction("New group...", menu),
+    m_dockInDock( dockInDock )
+{
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(createGroup()) );
+}
+
+void CreateChildDockAction::createGroup()
+{
+    QString name = "";
+    while ( true )
+    {
+        bool ok = false;
+        name = QInputDialog::getText( NULL, this->text(), "Enter group name", QLineEdit::Normal, name, &ok );
+        if ( ok )
+        {
+            QString error = "";
+            if ( m_dockInDock.getTopLevelDockWidget() )
+                error = m_dockInDock.getTopLevelDockWidget()->getGroupNameError( name );
+            else
+                assert( false );
+
+            if ( error.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                ads::CDockAreaWidget* insertPos = NULL;
+                m_dockInDock.createGroup( name, insertPos );
+                break;
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                QMessageBox::critical( NULL, "Error", error );
+                continue;
+            }
+        }
+        else
+        {
+            break;
+        }
+    }
+}
+
+/////////////////////////////////////
+// DestroyGroupAction
+/////////////////////////////////////
+DestroyGroupAction::DestroyGroupAction( DockInDockWidget* widget, QMenu* menu ) :
+    QAction("Destroy " + widget->getManager()->getGroupName(), menu),
+    m_widget( widget )
+{
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(destroyGroup()) );
+}
+
+void DestroyGroupAction::destroyGroup()
+{
+    m_widget->getTopLevelDockWidget()->destroyGroup( m_widget );
+}
+
+
+/////////////////////////////////////
+// MoveDockWidgetAction
+/////////////////////////////////////
+MoveDockWidgetAction::MoveDockWidgetAction( ads::CDockWidget* widget, DockInDockManager* moveTo, QMenu* menu ) :
+    QAction(menu),
+    m_widget( widget ),
+    m_moveTo( moveTo )
+{
+    if ( moveTo->parent().isTopLevel() )
+    {
+        setText( "To top" );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        setText( "To " + moveTo->parent().objectName() );
+    }
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(move()) );
+}
+
+void MoveDockWidgetAction::move()
+{
+    move( m_widget, m_moveTo );
+}
+
+void MoveDockWidgetAction::move( ads::CDockWidget* widget, DockInDockManager* moveTo )
+{
+    if ( widget && moveTo )
+    {
+        widget->dockManager()->removeDockWidget( widget );
+        moveTo->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, widget, moveTo->getInsertDefaultPos());
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+}
--- a/examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.h
+++ b/examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.h
@@ -0,0 +1,96 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include "DockManager.h"
+
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QMap>
+
+namespace QtAdsUtl
+{
+
+class DockInDockWidget;
+class DockInDockManager : public ads::CDockManager
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+    typedef ads::CDockManager baseClass;
+
+public:
+    DockInDockManager( DockInDockWidget& parent );
+    ~DockInDockManager() override; 
+
+    void fillViewMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo );
+    void fillMoveMenu( QMenu* menu, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& moveTo );
+
+    void addPerspectiveRec( const QString& name );
+    void openPerspectiveRec( const QString& name );
+    void removePerspectivesRec();
+    void loadPerspectivesRec(QSettings& Settings);
+    void savePerspectivesRec(QSettings& Settings) const;
+
+    static DockInDockManager* dockInAManager( ads::CDockWidget* widget );
+
+    inline DockInDockWidget& parent() { return m_parent; }
+
+    void childManagers( std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& managers, bool rec ) const;
+    std::vector<DockInDockManager*> allManagers( bool includeThis, bool rec ) const;
+    std::vector<std::pair<DockInDockManager*,ads::CDockWidget*>> allDockWidgets( bool includeThis, bool rec ) const;
+
+    QString getGroupName();
+    QString getPersistGroupName();
+    static QString getGroupNameFromPersistGroupName( QString persistGroupName );
+
+    QMap<QString,QStringList> getGroupContents();
+
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* getInsertDefaultPos();
+
+    std::vector<ads::CDockWidget*> getWidgetsInGUIOrder() const;
+
+private:
+    DockInDockWidget& m_parent;
+};
+
+class CreateChildDockAction : public QAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    CreateChildDockAction( DockInDockWidget& dockInDock, QMenu* menu );
+
+public slots:
+    void createGroup();
+
+private:
+    DockInDockWidget& m_dockInDock;
+};
+
+class DestroyGroupAction : public QAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    DestroyGroupAction( DockInDockWidget* widget, QMenu* menu );
+
+public slots:
+    void destroyGroup();
+
+private:
+    DockInDockWidget* m_widget;
+};
+
+class MoveDockWidgetAction : public QAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    MoveDockWidgetAction( ads::CDockWidget* widget, DockInDockManager* moveTo, QMenu* menu );
+
+    static void move( ads::CDockWidget* widget, DockInDockManager* moveTo );
+
+public slots:
+    void move();
+
+private:
+    ads::CDockWidget* m_widget;
+    DockInDockManager* m_moveTo;
+};
+
+}
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include "../../examples/simple/MainWindow.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    MainWindow w;
+    w.show();
+
+    return a.exec();
+}
--- a/examples/dockindock/mainframe.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/mainframe.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,76 @@
+#include "mainframe.h"
+
+#include "dockindock.h"
+#include "perspectives.h"
+
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QMenuBar>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QSettings>
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
+    QMainWindow(parent),
+    m_perspectivesManager( new QtAdsUtl::PerspectivesManager( "persist" ) )
+{
+    resize( 400, 400 );
+
+    setCentralWidget( m_dockManager = new QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget(this,true,m_perspectivesManager.get()) );
+
+    m_dockManager->attachViewMenu( menuBar()->addMenu( "View" ) );
+
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* previousDockWidget = NULL;
+    for ( int i = 0; i != 3; ++i )
+    {
+        // Create example content label - this can be any application specific
+        // widget
+        QLabel* l = new QLabel();
+        l->setWordWrap(true);
+        l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
+        l->setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ");
+
+        previousDockWidget = m_dockManager->addTabWidget( l, "Top label " + QString::number(i), previousDockWidget );
+    }
+
+    auto lastTopLevelDock = previousDockWidget;
+
+    for ( int j = 0; j != 2; ++j )
+    {
+        QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget* groupManager = m_dockManager->createGroup( "Group " + QString::number(j), lastTopLevelDock );
+
+        previousDockWidget = NULL;
+        for ( int i = 0; i != 3; ++i )
+        {
+            // Create example content label - this can be any application specific
+            // widget
+            QLabel* l = new QLabel();
+            l->setWordWrap(true);
+            l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
+            l->setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ");
+
+            previousDockWidget = groupManager->addTabWidget( l, "ZInner " + QString::number(j) + "/" + QString::number(i), previousDockWidget );
+        }
+
+        // create sub-group
+        auto subGroup = groupManager->createGroup( "SubGroup " + QString::number(j), previousDockWidget );
+        previousDockWidget = NULL;
+        for ( int i = 0; i != 3; ++i )
+        {
+            // Create example content label - this can be any application specific
+            // widget
+            QLabel* l = new QLabel();
+            l->setWordWrap(true);
+            l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
+            l->setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ");
+
+            previousDockWidget = subGroup->addTabWidget( l, "SubInner " + QString::number(j) + "/" + QString::number(i), previousDockWidget );
+        }
+    }
+
+    m_perspectivesManager->loadPerspectives();
+}
+
+MainWindow::~MainWindow()
+{
+    m_perspectivesManager->savePerspectives();
+}
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/mainframe.h
+++ b/examples/dockindock/mainframe.h
@@ -0,0 +1,30 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QAction>
+#include <QSettings>
+
+#include <memory>
+namespace QtAdsUtl
+{
+    class DockInDockWidget;
+    class PerspectivesManager;
+}
+
+class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    ~MainWindow();
+
+    QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget* m_dockManager;
+    std::unique_ptr<QtAdsUtl::PerspectivesManager> m_perspectivesManager;
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,39 @@
+#include "perspectiveactions.h"
+#include "dockindock.h"
+#include "perspectives.h"
+
+#include <QMenu>
+
+using namespace QtAdsUtl;
+
+//////////////////////////////
+// LoadPerspectiveAction
+//////////////////////////////
+LoadPerspectiveAction::LoadPerspectiveAction( QMenu* parent, const QString& name, QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager ) :
+    QAction( name, parent ),
+    name( name ),
+    dockManager( dockManager )
+{
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(load()) );
+}
+
+void LoadPerspectiveAction::load()
+{
+    dockManager.getPerspectivesManager()->openPerspective( name, dockManager );
+}
+
+//////////////////////////////
+// RemovePerspectiveAction
+//////////////////////////////
+RemovePerspectiveAction::RemovePerspectiveAction( QMenu* parent, const QString& name, QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager ) :
+    QAction( name, parent ),
+    name( name ),
+    dockManager( dockManager )
+{
+    connect( this, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(remove()) );
+}
+
+void RemovePerspectiveAction::remove()
+{
+    dockManager.getPerspectivesManager()->removePerspective( name );
+}
--- a/examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.h
+++ b/examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.h
@@ -0,0 +1,38 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QAction>
+
+namespace QtAdsUtl
+{
+
+class DockInDockWidget;
+class LoadPerspectiveAction : public QAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    LoadPerspectiveAction( QMenu* parent, const QString& name, QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager );
+
+public slots:
+    void load();
+
+private:
+    QString name;
+    QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager;
+};
+
+class RemovePerspectiveAction : public QAction
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+public:
+    RemovePerspectiveAction( QMenu* parent, const QString& name, QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager );
+
+public slots:
+    void remove();
+
+private:
+    QString name;
+    QtAdsUtl::DockInDockWidget& dockManager;
+};
+
+}
+
--- a/examples/dockindock/perspectives.cpp
+++ b/examples/dockindock/perspectives.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,278 @@
+#include "perspectives.h"
+#include "dockindock.h"
+#include "dockindockmanager.h"
+
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QFile>
+#include <QDir>
+
+#include <assert.h>
+
+#define GROUP_PREFIX QString("Group")
+
+using namespace QtAdsUtl;
+
+PerspectivesManager::PerspectivesManager( const QString& perspectivesFolder ) :
+    m_perspectivesFolder( perspectivesFolder )
+{
+    
+}
+
+PerspectivesManager::~PerspectivesManager()
+{
+    // remove temp files:
+    for ( auto perspective : m_perspectives )
+    {
+        QString fileName = perspective.settings->fileName();
+        perspective.settings.reset();
+        QFile::remove(fileName);
+    }
+}
+
+
+QStringList PerspectivesManager::perspectiveNames() const
+{
+    return m_perspectives.keys();
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::addPerspective( const QString& name, DockInDockWidget& widget )
+{
+    if ( !m_perspectivesFolder.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        m_perspectives[name].settings = getSettingsObject( getSettingsFileName( name, true ) );
+        m_perspectives[name].groups = widget.getManager()->getGroupContents();
+
+        // save perspective internally
+        widget.getManager()->addPerspectiveRec( name );
+        // store it in QSettings object
+        widget.getManager()->savePerspectivesRec( *(m_perspectives[name].settings) );
+        // remove internal perspectives
+        widget.getManager()->removePerspectives( widget.getManager()->perspectiveNames() );
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+
+    emit perspectivesListChanged();
+}
+
+
+ads::CDockWidget* findWidget( QString name, const std::vector<DockInDockManager*>& managers )
+{
+    for ( auto mgr : managers )
+    {
+        auto widget = mgr->findDockWidget(name);
+        if ( widget )
+            return widget;
+    }
+    return NULL;
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::openPerspective( const QString& name, DockInDockWidget& widget )
+{
+    assert( widget.getTopLevelDockWidget() == &widget );
+
+    if ( !m_perspectivesFolder.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        if ( m_perspectives.contains( name ) )
+        {
+            emit openingPerspective();
+
+            if ( widget.canCreateNewGroups() )
+            {
+                auto curGroups = widget.getManager()->allManagers(true,true);
+                for ( auto group : m_perspectives[name].groups.keys() )
+                {
+                    bool found = false;
+                    for ( auto curgroup : curGroups )
+                    {
+                        if ( curgroup->getPersistGroupName() == group )
+                        {
+                            found = true;
+                            break;
+                        }
+                    }
+                    if ( !found )
+                    {
+                        group = DockInDockManager::getGroupNameFromPersistGroupName( group );
+
+                        // restore group in file but not in GUI yet
+                        ads::CDockAreaWidget* insertPos = NULL;
+                        widget.createGroup( group, insertPos );
+                    }
+                }
+
+                curGroups = widget.getManager()->allManagers(false,true);
+                for ( auto curgroup : curGroups )
+                {
+                    if ( !m_perspectives[name].groups.keys().contains( curgroup->getPersistGroupName() ) )
+                    {
+                        widget.destroyGroup( &curgroup->parent() );
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            auto managers = widget.getManager()->allManagers(true,true);
+            for ( auto group : m_perspectives[name].groups.keys() )
+            {
+                for ( auto mgr : managers )
+                {
+                    if ( mgr->getPersistGroupName() == group )
+                    {
+                        for ( QString widgetName : m_perspectives[name].groups[group] )
+                        {
+                            ads::CDockWidget* widget = findWidget( widgetName, { mgr } );
+                            if ( widget )
+                            {
+                                // OK, widget is already in the good manager!
+                            }
+                            else
+                            {
+                                widget = findWidget( widgetName, managers );
+                                if ( widget )
+                                {
+                                    // move dock widget in the same group as it used to be when perspective was saved
+                                    // this guarantee load/open perspectives will work smartly
+                                    MoveDockWidgetAction::move( widget, mgr );
+                                }
+                            }
+                        }
+                    }
+                }
+            }
+
+            // internally load perspectives from QSettings
+            widget.getManager()->loadPerspectivesRec( *(m_perspectives[name].settings) );
+            // load perspective (update GUI)
+            widget.getManager()->openPerspectiveRec( name );
+            // remove internal perspectives
+            widget.getManager()->removePerspectives( widget.getManager()->perspectiveNames() );
+
+            emit openedPerspective();
+        }
+    }
+    else
+    {
+        assert( false );
+    }
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::removePerspectives()
+{
+    m_perspectives.clear();
+    emit perspectivesListChanged();
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::removePerspective( const QString& name )
+{
+    m_perspectives.remove( name );
+    emit perspectivesListChanged();
+}
+
+QString PerspectivesManager::getSettingsFileName( const QString& perspective, bool temp ) const
+{
+    auto name = ( perspective.isEmpty() ) ? "perspectives.ini" : "perspective_" + perspective + (temp?".tmp":".ini");
+
+    return m_perspectivesFolder + "/" + name;
+}
+
+std::shared_ptr<QSettings> PerspectivesManager::getSettingsObject( const QString& filePath ) const
+{
+    return std::make_shared<QSettings>(filePath, QSettings::IniFormat);
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::loadPerspectives()
+{
+    if ( !m_perspectivesFolder.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        QDir().mkpath( m_perspectivesFolder );
+
+        m_perspectives.clear();
+        
+        auto mainSettings = getSettingsObject( getSettingsFileName( "", false ) );
+        std::string debug = mainSettings->fileName().toStdString();
+
+        int Size = mainSettings->beginReadArray("Perspectives");
+        
+        for (int i = 0; i < Size; ++i)
+        {
+            mainSettings->setArrayIndex(i);
+            QString perspective = mainSettings->value("Name").toString();
+            
+            if ( !perspective.isEmpty() )
+            {
+                // load perspective file:
+                auto toLoad = getSettingsFileName( perspective, false );
+                auto loaded = getSettingsFileName( perspective, true );
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+                std::string debug1 = loaded.toStdString();
+                std::string debug2 = toLoad.toStdString();
+#endif
+
+                QFile::remove( loaded );
+                if ( !QFile::copy( toLoad, loaded ) )
+                    assert( false );
+
+                m_perspectives[perspective].settings = getSettingsObject( loaded );
+
+                // load group info:
+                mainSettings->beginGroup(GROUP_PREFIX);
+                for ( auto key : mainSettings->allKeys() )
+                    m_perspectives[perspective].groups[key] = mainSettings->value( key ).toStringList();
+                mainSettings->endGroup();
+            }
+            else
+            {
+                assert( false );
+            }
+        }
+
+        mainSettings->endArray();
+    }
+
+    emit perspectivesListChanged();
+}
+
+void PerspectivesManager::savePerspectives() const
+{
+    if ( !m_perspectivesFolder.isEmpty() )
+    {
+        auto mainSettings = getSettingsObject( getSettingsFileName( "", false ) );
+
+        // Save list of perspective and group organization
+        mainSettings->beginWriteArray("Perspectives", m_perspectives.size());
+        int i = 0;
+        for ( auto perspective : m_perspectives.keys() )
+        {
+            mainSettings->setArrayIndex(i);
+            mainSettings->setValue("Name", perspective);
+            mainSettings->beginGroup(GROUP_PREFIX);
+            for ( auto group : m_perspectives[perspective].groups.keys() )
+            {
+                mainSettings->setValue( group, m_perspectives[perspective].groups[group] );
+            }
+            mainSettings->endGroup();
+            ++i;
+        }
+        mainSettings->endArray();
+
+        // Save perspectives themselves
+        for ( auto perspectiveName : m_perspectives.keys() )
+        {
+            auto toSave = getSettingsFileName( perspectiveName, false );
+            QSettings& settings = *(m_perspectives[perspectiveName].settings);
+            settings.sync();
+
+#ifdef _DEBUG
+            std::string debug1 = settings.fileName().toStdString();
+            std::string debug2 = toSave.toStdString();
+#endif
+
+            QFile::remove( toSave );
+            if ( !QFile::copy( settings.fileName(), toSave ) )
+                assert( false );
+        }
+    }
+}
--- a/examples/dockindock/perspectives.h
+++ b/examples/dockindock/perspectives.h
@@ -0,0 +1,59 @@
+#pragma once
+
+#include <QObject>
+#include <QMap>
+#include <QString>
+
+#include <memory>
+
+class QMenu;
+class QSettings;
+
+namespace QtAdsUtl
+{
+
+class DockInDockWidget;
+class PerspectivesManager : public QObject
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    PerspectivesManager( const QString& perspectivesFolder );
+    virtual ~PerspectivesManager();
+
+    QStringList perspectiveNames() const;
+
+    void addPerspective( const QString& name, DockInDockWidget& widget );
+    void openPerspective( const QString& name, DockInDockWidget& widget );
+    void removePerspectives();
+    void removePerspective( const QString& name );
+
+    void loadPerspectives();
+    void savePerspectives() const;
+
+signals:
+    void perspectivesListChanged();
+    void openingPerspective();
+    void openedPerspective();
+
+private:
+
+    // Partially bypass ADS perspective management, store list here
+    // and then ADS will only have one perspective loaded
+    // this is because all docking widgets must exist when a perspective is loaded
+    // we will guarantee that!
+    class PerspectiveInfo
+    {
+    public:
+        std::shared_ptr<QSettings> settings;
+        QMap<QString,QStringList> groups;
+    };
+    QMap<QString,PerspectiveInfo> m_perspectives;
+
+    QString m_perspectivesFolder;
+    QString getSettingsFileName( const QString& perspective, bool temp ) const;
+    std::shared_ptr<QSettings> getSettingsObject( const QString& filePath ) const;
+};
+
+}
+
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(ads_example_centralwidget VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
+add_executable(EmptyDockAreaExample WIN32 
+    main.cpp
+    mainwindow.cpp
+    mainwindow.ui
+)
+target_include_directories(EmptyDockAreaExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
+target_link_libraries(EmptyDockAreaExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
+target_link_libraries(EmptyDockAreaExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+set_target_properties(EmptyDockAreaExample PROPERTIES 
+    AUTOMOC ON
+    AUTORCC ON
+    AUTOUIC ON
+    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+    VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}
+    EXPORT_NAME "Qt Advanced Docking System Empty Dock Area Example"
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/bin"
+)
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/emptydockarea.pro
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/emptydockarea.pro
@@ -0,0 +1,34 @@
+ADS_OUT_ROOT = $${OUT_PWD}/../..
+
+QT       += core gui widgets
+
+TARGET = EmptyDockareaExample
+DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += c++14
+CONFIG += debug_and_release
+adsBuildStatic {
+    DEFINES += ADS_STATIC
+}
+
+# The following define makes your compiler emit warnings if you use
+# any Qt feature that has been marked deprecated (the exact warnings
+# depend on your compiler). Please consult the documentation of the
+# deprecated API in order to know how to port your code away from it.
+DEFINES += QT_DEPRECATED_WARNINGS
+
+SOURCES += \
+    main.cpp \
+    mainwindow.cpp
+
+HEADERS += \
+    mainwindow.h
+
+FORMS += \
+    mainwindow.ui
+
+LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+include(../../ads.pri)
+INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
+DEPENDPATH += ../../src
+
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/main.cpp
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/main.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,10 @@
+#include <mainwindow.h>
+#include <QApplication>
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    CMainWindow w;
+    w.show();
+    return a.exec();
+}
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.cpp
@@ -0,0 +1,135 @@
+#include "mainwindow.h"
+
+#include "ui_mainwindow.h"
+
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QCalendarWidget>
+#include <QTreeView>
+#include <QFileSystemModel>
+#include <QTableWidget>
+#include <QHBoxLayout>
+#include <QRadioButton>
+#include <QPushButton>
+#include <QInputDialog>
+#include <QFileDialog>
+#include <QSettings>
+#include <QMessageBox>
+#include <QPlainTextEdit>
+#include <QToolBar>
+
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+#include "DockAreaTitleBar.h"
+#include "DockAreaTabBar.h"
+#include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
+#include "DockComponentsFactory.h"
+
+using namespace ads;
+
+
+CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
+    : QMainWindow(parent)
+    , ui(new Ui::CMainWindow)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::OpaqueSplitterResize, true);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::XmlCompressionEnabled, false);
+    CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::FocusHighlighting, true);
+    DockManager = new CDockManager(this);
+
+    // Set central widget
+    QLabel* label = new QLabel();
+    label->setText("This is a DockArea which is always visible, even if it does not contain any DockWidgets.");
+    label->setAlignment(Qt::AlignCenter);
+    CDockWidget* CentralDockWidget = new CDockWidget("CentralWidget");
+    CentralDockWidget->setWidget(label);
+    CentralDockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::NoTab, true);
+    auto* CentralDockArea = DockManager->setCentralWidget(CentralDockWidget);
+
+    // create other dock widgets
+    QTableWidget* table = new QTableWidget();
+    table->setColumnCount(3);
+    table->setRowCount(10);
+    CDockWidget* TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table 1");
+    TableDockWidget->setWidget(table);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    DockManager->addDockWidgetTabToArea(TableDockWidget, CentralDockArea);
+    auto TableArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::LeftDockWidgetArea, TableDockWidget);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(TableDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    table = new QTableWidget();
+    table->setColumnCount(5);
+    table->setRowCount(1020);
+    TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table 2");
+    TableDockWidget->setWidget(table);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::BottomDockWidgetArea, TableDockWidget, TableArea);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(TableDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    QTableWidget* propertiesTable = new QTableWidget();
+    propertiesTable->setColumnCount(3);
+    propertiesTable->setRowCount(10);
+    CDockWidget* PropertiesDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Properties");
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setWidget(propertiesTable);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
+    PropertiesDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
+    DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::RightDockWidgetArea, PropertiesDockWidget, CentralDockArea);
+    ui->menuView->addAction(PropertiesDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
+
+    createPerspectiveUi();
+}
+
+CMainWindow::~CMainWindow()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+
+void CMainWindow::createPerspectiveUi()
+{
+	SavePerspectiveAction = new QAction("Create Perspective", 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);
+	connect(PerspectiveComboBox, SIGNAL(activated(const QString&)),
+		DockManager, SLOT(openPerspective(const QString&)));
+	PerspectiveListAction->setDefaultWidget(PerspectiveComboBox);
+	ui->toolBar->addSeparator();
+	ui->toolBar->addAction(PerspectiveListAction);
+	ui->toolBar->addAction(SavePerspectiveAction);
+}
+
+
+void CMainWindow::savePerspective()
+{
+	QString PerspectiveName = QInputDialog::getText(this, "Save Perspective", "Enter unique name:");
+	if (PerspectiveName.isEmpty())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	DockManager->addPerspective(PerspectiveName);
+	QSignalBlocker Blocker(PerspectiveComboBox);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->clear();
+	PerspectiveComboBox->addItems(DockManager->perspectiveNames());
+	PerspectiveComboBox->setCurrentText(PerspectiveName);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event)
+{
+    // Delete dock manager here to delete all floating widgets. This ensures
+    // that all top level windows of the dock manager are properly closed
+    DockManager->deleteLater();
+	QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
+}
+
+
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.h
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.h
@@ -0,0 +1,43 @@
+#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
+#define MAINWINDOW_H
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QComboBox>
+#include <QWidgetAction>
+
+#include "DockManager.h"
+#include "DockAreaWidget.h"
+#include "DockWidget.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace Ui { class CMainWindow; }
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+class CMainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    CMainWindow(QWidget *parent = nullptr);
+    ~CMainWindow();
+
+protected:
+	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent* event) override;
+
+private:
+	QAction* SavePerspectiveAction = nullptr;
+	QWidgetAction* PerspectiveListAction = nullptr;
+	QComboBox* PerspectiveComboBox = nullptr;
+
+    Ui::CMainWindow *ui;
+
+    ads::CDockManager* DockManager;
+    ads::CDockAreaWidget* StatusDockArea;
+    ads::CDockWidget* TimelineDockWidget;
+
+    void createPerspectiveUi();
+
+private slots:
+	void savePerspective();
+};
+#endif // MAINWINDOW_H
--- a/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.ui
+++ b/examples/emptydockarea/mainwindow.ui
@@ -0,0 +1,47 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>CMainWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="CMainWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>1284</width>
+    <height>757</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
+  <property name="windowTitle">
+   <string>MainWindow</string>
+  </property>
+  <widget class="QWidget" name="centralwidget"/>
+  <widget class="QMenuBar" name="menubar">
+   <property name="geometry">
+    <rect>
+     <x>0</x>
+     <y>0</y>
+     <width>1284</width>
+     <height>21</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuView">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>View</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <addaction name="menuView"/>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QToolBar" name="toolBar">
+   <property name="windowTitle">
+    <string>toolBar</string>
+   </property>
+   <attribute name="toolBarArea">
+    <enum>TopToolBarArea</enum>
+   </attribute>
+   <attribute name="toolBarBreak">
+    <bool>false</bool>
+   </attribute>
+  </widget>
+ </widget>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>
--- a/examples/examples.pro
+++ b/examples/examples.pro
@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 TEMPLATE = subdirs

 SUBDIRS = \
+    centralwidget \
 	simple \
 	sidebar \
-	deleteonclose
+	deleteonclose \
+	emptydockarea \
+	dockindock
--- a/examples/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/sidebar/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ads_example_sidebar VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
-find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 add_executable(SidebarExample WIN32 
    main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ add_executable(SidebarExample WIN32
 )
 target_include_directories(SidebarExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
 target_link_libraries(SidebarExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
-target_link_libraries(SidebarExample PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(SidebarExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                            Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                            Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
 set_target_properties(SidebarExample PROPERTIES 
    AUTOMOC ON
    AUTORCC ON
--- a/examples/sidebar/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/sidebar/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -51,3 +51,13 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
    delete ui;
 }
+
+
+void MainWindow::closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event)
+{
+    QMainWindow::closeEvent(event);
+    if (m_DockManager)
+    {
+        m_DockManager->deleteLater();
+    }
+}
--- a/examples/sidebar/MainWindow.h
+++ b/examples/sidebar/MainWindow.h
@@ -22,6 +22,9 @@ public:
    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
    ~MainWindow();

+protected:
+    virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event) override;
+
 private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager;
--- a/examples/sidebar/sidebar.pro
+++ b/examples/sidebar/sidebar.pro
@@ -25,23 +25,7 @@ FORMS += \
        

 LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
-
-# Dependency: AdvancedDockingSystem (shared)
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
-    win32 {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
-    }
-    else:mac {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
-    }
-    else {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-    }
-}
-else{
-    LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-}
-
+include(../../ads.pri)
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
 DEPENDPATH += ../../src    

--- a/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/examples/simple/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ads_example_simple VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}) 
-find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 add_executable(SimpleExample WIN32 
    main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ add_executable(SimpleExample WIN32
 )
 target_include_directories(SimpleExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
 target_link_libraries(SimpleExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
-target_link_libraries(SimpleExample PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(SimpleExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                           Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                           Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
 set_target_properties(SimpleExample PROPERTIES 
    AUTOMOC ON
    AUTORCC ON
--- a/examples/simple/MainWindow.cpp
+++ b/examples/simple/MainWindow.cpp
@@ -9,7 +9,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
    QMainWindow(parent),
    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
 {
-    /*ui->setupUi(this);
+    ui->setupUi(this);

    // Create the dock manager. Because the parent parameter is a QMainWindow
    // the dock manager registers itself as the central widget.
@@ -32,70 +32,11 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 	ui->menuView->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());

 	// Add the dock widget to the top dock widget area
-	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);*/
-
-    ui->setupUi(this);
-
-    // Create the dock manager. Because the parent parameter is a QMainWindow
-    // the dock manager registers itself as the central widget.
-	m_DockManager1 = new ads::CDockManager(this);
-
-	// Create example content label - this can be any application specific
-	// widget
-	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget;
-	{
-		QLabel* l = new QLabel();
-		l->setWordWrap(true);
-		l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
-		l->setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ");
-
-		// Create a dock widget with the title Label 1 and set the created label
-		// as the dock widget content
-		DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget("Label 1");
-		DockWidget->setWidget(l);
-	}
-
-	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget2;
-	{
-		QLabel* l = new QLabel();
-		l->setWordWrap(true);
-		l->setAlignment(Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignLeft);
-		l->setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ");
-
-		// Create a dock widget with the title Label 1 and set the created label
-		// as the dock widget content
-		DockWidget2 = new ads::CDockWidget("Label 2");
-		DockWidget2->setWidget(l);
-	}
-
-
-	// Add the toggleViewAction of the dock widget to the menu to give
-	// the user the possibility to show the dock widget if it has been closed
-	ui->menuView->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
-
-	// Add the dock widget to the top dock widget area
-	m_DockManager1->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
-
-
-	auto funcRemoveFirstManager = [=]()
-	{
-		m_DockManager1->removeDockWidget(DockWidget);
-
-		delete m_DockManager1;
-		m_DockManager1 = nullptr;
-	};
-	QTimer::singleShot(3000, funcRemoveFirstManager);
-
-	auto funcAddSecondManager = [=]()
-	{
-		m_DockManager2 = new ads::CDockManager(this);
-
-		m_DockManager2->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
-	};
-	QTimer::singleShot(5000, funcAddSecondManager);
+	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
 }

 MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 {
    delete ui;
 }
+
--- a/examples/simple/MainWindow.h
+++ b/examples/simple/MainWindow.h
@@ -20,8 +20,7 @@ public:

 private:
    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
-    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager1;
-    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager2;
+    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager;
 };

 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H
--- a/examples/simple/simple.pro
+++ b/examples/simple/simple.pro
@@ -25,23 +25,7 @@ FORMS += \
        

 LIBS += -L$${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
-
-# Dependency: AdvancedDockingSystem (shared)
-CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
-    win32 {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
-    }
-    else:mac {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
-    }
-    else {
-        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-    }
-}
-else{
-    LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-}
-
+include(../../ads.pri)
 INCLUDEPATH += ../../src
 DEPENDPATH += ../../src    

--- a/examples/simple/simple.py
+++ b/examples/simple/simple.py
@@ -2,7 +2,8 @@ import os
 import sys

 from PyQt5 import uic
-from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QTimer
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent
 from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QLabel

 from PyQtAds import QtAds
@@ -33,6 +34,7 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
        # as the dock widget content
        dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Label 1")
        dock_widget.setWidget(l)
+        

        # Add the toggleViewAction of the dock widget to the menu to give
        # the user the possibility to show the dock widget if it has been closed
--- a/setup.py
+++ b/setup.py
@@ -227,7 +227,9 @@ class build_ext(sipdistutils.build_ext):
                extension.extra_link_args += ['-F' + self.qtconfig.QT_INSTALL_LIBS,
                    '-mmacosx-version-min=10.9']
            elif sys.platform == 'linux':
-                extension.extra_compile_args += ['-std=c++11']
+                extension.extra_compile_args += ['-D', 'QT_X11EXTRAS_LIB', '-std=c++11']
+                extension.include_dirs += [os.path.join(self.qt_include_dir, 'QtX11Extras')]
+                extension.libraries += ['Qt5X11Extras' + self.qt_libinfix]

        return super().swig_sources(sources, extension)

--- a/sip/DockAreaWidget.sip
+++ b/sip/DockAreaWidget.sip
@@ -28,6 +28,13 @@ protected slots:
 	void toggleView(bool Open);
    
 public:
+    enum eDockAreaFlag
+	{
+		HideSingleWidgetTitleBar,
+		DefaultFlags
+	};
+    typedef QFlags<ads::CDockAreaWidget::eDockAreaFlag> DockAreaFlags;
+    
 	CDockAreaWidget(ads::CDockManager* DockManager /TransferThis/, ads::CDockContainerWidget* parent /TransferThis/);
 	virtual ~CDockAreaWidget();
 	ads::CDockManager* dockManager() const;
@@ -52,6 +59,12 @@ public:
 	void setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetAreas areas);
 	DockWidgetAreas allowedAreas() const;
 	CDockAreaTitleBar* titleBar() const;
+    
+    DockAreaFlags dockAreaFlags() const;
+    void setDockAreaFlags(DockAreaFlags Flags);
+    void setDockAreaFlag(eDockAreaFlag Flag, bool On);
+    
+    bool isCentralWidgetArea() const;

 public slots:
 	void setCurrentIndex(int index);
--- a/sip/DockContainerWidget.sip
+++ b/sip/DockContainerWidget.sip
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ protected:
 	ads::CDockWidget* topLevelDockWidget() const;
 	ads::CDockAreaWidget* topLevelDockArea() const;
    QList<ads::CDockWidget*> dockWidgets() const;
+    void updateSplitterHandles(QSplitter* splitter);
    
 public:
 	/**
--- a/sip/DockFocusController.sip
+++ b/sip/DockFocusController.sip
@@ -20,6 +20,7 @@ public:

 	void notifyWidgetOrAreaRelocation(QWidget* RelocatedWidget);
 	void notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(ads::CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
+    ads::CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;

 public slots:
 	void setDockWidgetFocused(ads::CDockWidget* focusedNow);
--- a/sip/DockManager.sip
+++ b/sip/DockManager.sip
@@ -1,7 +1,7 @@
 %Import QtWidgets/QtWidgetsmod.sip

 %If (Qt_5_0_0 -)
-    
+
 %MappedType QMap<QString, ads::CDockWidget*>
        /TypeHint="Dict[QString, CDockWidget*]", TypeHintValue="{}"/
 {
@@ -170,6 +170,8 @@ public:
 		HideSingleCentralWidgetTitleBar,
        FocusHighlighting,
        EqualSplitOnInsertion,
+        FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar,
+        FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar,
        DefaultDockAreaButtons,
 		DefaultBaseConfig,
        DefaultOpaqueConfig,
@@ -206,12 +208,17 @@ public:
 	QStringList perspectiveNames() const;
 	void savePerspectives(QSettings& Settings) const;
 	void loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings);
+    CDockWidget* centralWidget() const;
+    CDockAreaWidget* setCentralWidget(CDockWidget* widget /Transfer/);
 	QAction* addToggleViewActionToMenu(QAction* ToggleViewAction /Transfer/,
 		const QString& Group = QString(), const QIcon& GroupIcon = QIcon());
 	QMenu* viewMenu() const;
 	void setViewMenuInsertionOrder(ads::CDockManager::eViewMenuInsertionOrder Order);
 	bool isRestoringState() const;
 	static int startDragDistance();
+    ads::CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
+    QList<int> splitterSizes(ads::CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea) const;
+    void setSplitterSizes(ads::CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea, const QList<int>& sizes);

 public slots:
 	void openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName);
@@ -224,11 +231,12 @@ signals:
    void stateRestored();
    void openingPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName);
    void perspectiveOpened(const QString& PerspectiveName);
-	void floatingWidgetCreated(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
-    void dockAreaCreated(ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockArea);
-    void dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);
-    void dockWidgetRemoved(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);
-    void focusedDockWidgetChanged(ads::CDockWidget* old, ads::CDockWidget* now);
+	void floatingWidgetCreated(ads::CFloatingDockContainer*);
+    void dockAreaCreated(ads::CDockAreaWidget*);
+    void dockWidgetAdded(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);
+    void dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(ads::CDockWidget*);
+    void dockWidgetRemoved(ads::CDockWidget*);
+    void focusedDockWidgetChanged(ads::CDockWidget*, ads::CDockWidget*);
 };

 };
--- a/sip/DockSplitter.sip
+++ b/sip/DockSplitter.sip
@@ -18,6 +18,7 @@ public:
 	bool hasVisibleContent() const;
 	QWidget* firstWidget() const;
 	QWidget* lastWidget() const;
+    bool isResizingWithContainer() const;

 };

--- a/sip/DockWidget.sip
+++ b/sip/DockWidget.sip
@@ -32,6 +32,7 @@ public:
 		DockWidgetDeleteOnClose,
        CustomCloseHandling,
        DockWidgetFocusable,
+        DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea,
        DefaultDockWidgetFeatures,
        AllDockWidgetFeatures,
 		NoDockWidgetFeatures
@@ -84,6 +85,7 @@ public:
 	QAction* toggleViewAction() const;
 	void setToggleViewActionMode(ads::CDockWidget::eToggleViewActionMode Mode);
 	void setMinimumSizeHintMode(ads::CDockWidget::eMinimumSizeHintMode Mode);
+    bool isCentralWidget() const;
 	void setIcon(const QIcon& Icon);
 	QIcon icon() const;
 	QToolBar* toolBar() const;
--- a/sip/DockWidgetTab.sip
+++ b/sip/DockWidgetTab.sip
@@ -35,6 +35,8 @@ public:
 	virtual bool event(QEvent *e);
 	void setElideMode(Qt::TextElideMode mode);
    void updateStyle();
+    QSize iconSize() const;
+    void setIconSize(const QSize& Size);

 public slots:
 	virtual void setVisible(bool visible);
--- a/sip/FloatingDockContainer.sip
+++ b/sip/FloatingDockContainer.sip
@@ -52,11 +52,20 @@ protected:

 protected:
 	virtual void changeEvent(QEvent *event);
-	virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event);
-	virtual bool event(QEvent *e);
 	virtual void closeEvent(QCloseEvent *event);
 	virtual void hideEvent(QHideEvent *event);
 	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
+    
+    %If (WS_MACX)
+    virtual bool event(QEvent *e);
+	virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event);
+    %End
+    
+    %If (WS_X11)
+    virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event);
+	virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event);
+    %End
+    
 	%If (WS_WIN)
 	virtual bool nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, long *result);
 	%End
@@ -72,6 +81,15 @@ public:
    bool hasTopLevelDockWidget() const;
    ads::CDockWidget* topLevelDockWidget() const;
    QList<ads::CDockWidget*> dockWidgets() const;
+    
+    %If (WS_X11)
+    void onMaximizeRequest();
+	void showNormal(bool fixGeometry);
+	void showMaximized();
+	bool isMaximized() const;
+	void show();
+	bool hasNativeTitleBar();
+    %End
 };

 };
--- a/sip/linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.sip
+++ b/sip/linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.sip
@@ -15,15 +15,24 @@ protected:
 	virtual void mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
 	virtual void mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
 	virtual void mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent *ev);
+    virtual void mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event);
+    
+    void setMaximizeIcon(const QIcon& Icon);
+    QIcon maximizeIcon() const;
+    void setNormalIcon(const QIcon& Icon);
+    QIcon normalIcon() const;

 public:
 	explicit CFloatingWidgetTitleBar(CFloatingDockContainer *parent /TransferThis/ = 0);
 	virtual ~CFloatingWidgetTitleBar();
 	void enableCloseButton(bool Enable);
 	void setTitle(const QString &Text);
+    void updateStyle();
+    void setMaximizedIcon(bool maximized);

 signals:
 	void closeRequested();
+    void maximizeRequested();
 };

 };
--- a/src/CMakeLists.txt
+++ b/src/CMakeLists.txt
@@ -1,6 +1,10 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(QtAdvancedDockingSystem LANGUAGES CXX VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT})
-find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+find_package(QT NAMES Qt6 Qt5 COMPONENTS Core REQUIRED)
+find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+	find_package(Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR} 5.5 COMPONENTS X11Extras REQUIRED)
+endif()
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 if(BUILD_STATIC)
    set(CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX "_static${CMAKE_STATIC_LIBRARY_SUFFIX}")
@@ -45,7 +49,8 @@ set(ads_HEADERS
    IconProvider.h
    DockComponentsFactory.h
 )
-if (UNIX)
+add_compile_options("$<$<CXX_COMPILER_ID:MSVC>:/utf-8>")
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
    set(ads_SRCS linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.cpp ${ads_SRCS})
    set(ads_HEADERS linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.h ${ads_HEADERS})
 endif()
@@ -56,8 +61,14 @@ else()
    add_library(qtadvanceddocking SHARED ${ads_SRCS} ${ads_HEADERS})
    target_compile_definitions(qtadvanceddocking PRIVATE ADS_SHARED_EXPORT)
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
-set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES 
+target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+    target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::X11Extras)
+	target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PRIVATE xcb)
+endif()
+set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES
    AUTOMOC ON
    AUTORCC ON
    CXX_STANDARD 14
@@ -76,13 +87,13 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
    COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
 )
 install(FILES ${ads_HEADERS}
-    DESTINATION include 
+    DESTINATION include
    COMPONENT headers
 )
-install(FILES 
+install(FILES
    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE"
    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md"
-    DESTINATION license 
+    DESTINATION license
    COMPONENT license
 )
 install(TARGETS qtadvanceddocking
--- a/src/DockAreaTabBar.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaTabBar.cpp
@@ -180,11 +180,11 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::setCurrentIndex(int index)
 		return;
    }

-    emit currentChanging(index);
+    Q_EMIT currentChanging(index);
 	d->CurrentIndex = index;
 	d->updateTabs();
 	updateGeometry();
-	emit currentChanged(index);
+	Q_EMIT currentChanged(index);
 }


@@ -206,7 +206,7 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::insertTab(int Index, CDockWidgetTab* Tab)
 	connect(Tab, SIGNAL(moved(const QPoint&)), this, SLOT(onTabWidgetMoved(const QPoint&)));
 	connect(Tab, SIGNAL(elidedChanged(bool)), this, SIGNAL(elidedChanged(bool)));
 	Tab->installEventFilter(this);
-	emit tabInserted(Index);
+	Q_EMIT tabInserted(Index);
    if (Index <= d->CurrentIndex)
 	{
 		setCurrentIndex(d->CurrentIndex + 1);
@@ -266,7 +266,7 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::removeTab(CDockWidgetTab* Tab)
 		}
 	}

-	emit removingTab(RemoveIndex);
+	Q_EMIT removingTab(RemoveIndex);
 	d->TabsLayout->removeWidget(Tab);
 	Tab->disconnect(this);
 	Tab->removeEventFilter(this);
@@ -320,7 +320,7 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::onTabClicked()
 		return;
 	}
 	setCurrentIndex(index);
- 	emit tabBarClicked(index);
+ 	Q_EMIT tabBarClicked(index);
 }


@@ -409,7 +409,7 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::onTabWidgetMoved(const QPoint& GlobalPos)
 		d->TabsLayout->removeWidget(MovingTab);
 		d->TabsLayout->insertWidget(toIndex, MovingTab);
        ADS_PRINT("tabMoved from " << fromIndex << " to " << toIndex);
-		emit tabMoved(fromIndex, toIndex);
+		Q_EMIT tabMoved(fromIndex, toIndex);
 		setCurrentIndex(toIndex);
 	}
 	else
@@ -432,7 +432,7 @@ void CDockAreaTabBar::closeTab(int Index)
 	{
 		return;
 	}
-	emit tabCloseRequested(Index);
+	Q_EMIT tabCloseRequested(Index);
 }


@@ -449,12 +449,12 @@ bool CDockAreaTabBar::eventFilter(QObject *watched, QEvent *event)
 	switch (event->type())
 	{
 	case QEvent::Hide:
-		 emit tabClosed(d->TabsLayout->indexOf(Tab));
+		 Q_EMIT tabClosed(d->TabsLayout->indexOf(Tab));
 		 updateGeometry();
 		 break;

 	case QEvent::Show:
-		 emit tabOpened(d->TabsLayout->indexOf(Tab));
+		 Q_EMIT tabOpened(d->TabsLayout->indexOf(Tab));
 		 updateGeometry();
 		 break;

--- a/src/DockAreaTabBar.h
+++ b/src/DockAreaTabBar.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
 	friend struct DockAreaTabBarPrivate;
 	friend class CDockAreaTitleBar;

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onTabClicked();
 	void onTabCloseRequested();
 	void onCloseOtherTabsRequested();
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual QSize sizeHint() const override;

-public slots:
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * This property sets the index of the tab bar's visible tab
 	 */
@@ -152,7 +152,7 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void closeTab(int Index);

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
    /**
     * This signal is emitted when the tab bar's current tab is about to be changed. The new
     * current has the given index, or -1 if there isn't a new one.
--- a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp
@@ -382,7 +382,7 @@ void CDockAreaTitleBar::onTabsMenuActionTriggered(QAction* Action)
 {
 	int Index = Action->data().toInt();
 	d->TabBar->setCurrentIndex(Index);
-	emit tabBarClicked(Index);
+	Q_EMIT tabBarClicked(Index);
 }


--- a/src/DockAreaTitleBar.h
+++ b/src/DockAreaTitleBar.h
@@ -54,7 +54,7 @@ private:
 	DockAreaTitleBarPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
 	friend struct DockAreaTitleBarPrivate;

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onTabsMenuAboutToShow();
 	void onCloseButtonClicked();
 	void onUndockButtonClicked();
@@ -88,7 +88,7 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	virtual void contextMenuEvent(QContextMenuEvent *event) override;

-public slots:
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Call this slot to tell the title bar that it should update the tabs menu
 	 * the next time it is shown.
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	int indexOf(QWidget *widget) const;

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted if a tab in the tab bar is clicked by the user
 	 * or if the user clicks on a tab item in the title bar tab menu.
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.cpp
@@ -30,8 +30,6 @@
 //============================================================================
 #include "DockAreaWidget.h"

-#include <iostream>
-
 #include <QStackedLayout>
 #include <QScrollBar>
 #include <QScrollArea>
@@ -177,6 +175,7 @@ public:
 		{
 			LayoutItem->widget()->setParent(nullptr);
 		}
+		delete LayoutItem;

 		m_ParentLayout->addWidget(next);
 		if (prev)
@@ -237,6 +236,7 @@ public:


 using DockAreaLayout = CDockAreaLayout;
+static const DockWidgetAreas DefaultAllowedAreas = AllDockAreas;


 /**
@@ -250,8 +250,9 @@ struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate
 	CDockAreaTitleBar*	TitleBar		= nullptr;
 	CDockManager*		DockManager		= nullptr;
 	bool UpdateTitleBarButtons = false;
-	DockWidgetAreas		AllowedAreas	= AllDockAreas;
+	DockWidgetAreas		AllowedAreas	= DefaultAllowedAreas;
 	QSize MinSizeHint;
+	CDockAreaWidget::DockAreaFlags Flags{CDockAreaWidget::DefaultFlags};

 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -323,7 +324,6 @@ struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate
 		}
 	}
 };
-// struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate


 //============================================================================
@@ -378,7 +378,7 @@ CDockAreaWidget::CDockAreaWidget(CDockManager* DockManager, CDockContainerWidget
 	d->ContentsLayout = new DockAreaLayout(d->Layout);
 	if (d->DockManager)
 	{
-		emit d->DockManager->dockAreaCreated(this);
+		Q_EMIT d->DockManager->dockAreaCreated(this);
 	}
 }

@@ -440,6 +440,7 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::insertDockWidget(int index, CDockWidget* DockWidget,
 		DockWidget->toggleViewInternal(true);
 	}
 	d->updateTitleBarButtonStates();
+    updateTitleBarVisibility();
 }


@@ -466,6 +467,14 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::removeDockWidget(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
        ADS_PRINT("Dock Area empty");
 		DockContainer->removeDockArea(this);
 		this->deleteLater();
+		if(DockContainer->dockAreaCount() == 0)
+		{
+			if(CFloatingDockContainer*  FloatingDockContainer = DockContainer->floatingWidget())
+			{
+				FloatingDockContainer->hide();
+				FloatingDockContainer->deleteLater();
+			}
+		}
 	}
 	else if (DockWidget == CurrentDockWidget)
 	{
@@ -595,11 +604,11 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::setCurrentIndex(int index)
 		return;
 	}

-    emit currentChanging(index);
+    Q_EMIT currentChanging(index);
    TabBar->setCurrentIndex(index);
 	d->ContentsLayout->setCurrentIndex(index);
 	d->ContentsLayout->currentWidget()->show();
-	emit currentChanged(index);
+	Q_EMIT currentChanged(index);
 }


@@ -747,6 +756,7 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::updateTitleBarVisibility()
 	{
 		bool Hidden = Container->hasTopLevelDockWidget() && (Container->isFloating()
 			|| CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::HideSingleCentralWidgetTitleBar));
+		Hidden |= (d->Flags.testFlag(HideSingleWidgetTitleBar) && openDockWidgetsCount() == 1);
 		d->TitleBar->setVisible(!Hidden);
 	}
 }
@@ -771,6 +781,17 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::saveState(QXmlStreamWriter& s) const
 	auto CurrentDockWidget = currentDockWidget();
 	QString Name = CurrentDockWidget ? CurrentDockWidget->objectName() : "";
 	s.writeAttribute("Current", Name);
+	// To keep the saved XML data small, we only save the allowed areas and the
+	// dock area flags if the values are different from the default values
+	if (d->AllowedAreas != DefaultAllowedAreas)
+	{
+		s.writeAttribute("AllowedAreas", QString::number(d->AllowedAreas, 16));
+	}
+
+	if (d->Flags != DefaultFlags)
+	{
+		s.writeAttribute("Flags", QString::number(d->Flags, 16));
+	}
    ADS_PRINT("CDockAreaWidget::saveState TabCount: " << d->ContentsLayout->count()
            << " Current: " << Name);
 	for (int i = 0; i < d->ContentsLayout->count(); ++i)
@@ -787,18 +808,49 @@ CDockWidget* CDockAreaWidget::nextOpenDockWidget(CDockWidget* DockWidget) const
 	auto OpenDockWidgets = openedDockWidgets();
 	if (OpenDockWidgets.count() > 1 || (OpenDockWidgets.count() == 1 && OpenDockWidgets[0] != DockWidget))
 	{
-		CDockWidget* NextDockWidget;
 		if (OpenDockWidgets.last() == DockWidget)
 		{
-			NextDockWidget = OpenDockWidgets[OpenDockWidgets.count() - 2];
+			CDockWidget* NextDockWidget = OpenDockWidgets[OpenDockWidgets.count() - 2];
+			// search backwards for widget with tab
+			for (int i = OpenDockWidgets.count() - 2; i >= 0; --i)
+			{
+				auto dw = OpenDockWidgets[i];
+				if (!dw->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::NoTab))
+				{
+					return dw;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// return widget without tab
+			return NextDockWidget;
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			int NextIndex = OpenDockWidgets.indexOf(DockWidget) + 1;
-			NextDockWidget = OpenDockWidgets[NextIndex];
-		}
+			int IndexOfDockWidget = OpenDockWidgets.indexOf(DockWidget);
+			CDockWidget* NextDockWidget = OpenDockWidgets[IndexOfDockWidget + 1];
+			// search forwards for widget with tab
+			for (int i = IndexOfDockWidget + 1; i < OpenDockWidgets.count(); ++i)
+			{
+				auto dw = OpenDockWidgets[i];
+				if (!dw->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::NoTab))
+				{
+					return dw;
+				}
+			}

-		return NextDockWidget;
+			// search backwards for widget with tab
+			for (int i = IndexOfDockWidget - 1; i >= 0; --i)
+			{
+				auto dw = OpenDockWidgets[i];
+				if (!dw->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::NoTab))
+				{
+					return dw;
+				}
+			}
+
+			// return widget without tab
+			return NextDockWidget;
+		}
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -836,7 +888,7 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::toggleView(bool Open)
 {
 	setVisible(Open);

-	emit viewToggled(Open);
+	Q_EMIT viewToggled(Open);
 }


@@ -850,16 +902,49 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::setVisible(bool Visible)
 	}
 }

+
+//============================================================================
 void CDockAreaWidget::setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetAreas areas)
 {
 	d->AllowedAreas = areas;
 }

+
+//============================================================================
 DockWidgetAreas CDockAreaWidget::allowedAreas() const
 {
 	return d->AllowedAreas;
 }

+
+//============================================================================
+CDockAreaWidget::DockAreaFlags CDockAreaWidget::dockAreaFlags() const
+{
+	return d->Flags;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockAreaWidget::setDockAreaFlags(DockAreaFlags Flags)
+{
+	auto ChangedFlags = d->Flags ^ Flags;
+	d->Flags = Flags;
+	if (ChangedFlags.testFlag(HideSingleWidgetTitleBar))
+	{
+		updateTitleBarVisibility();
+	}
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockAreaWidget::setDockAreaFlag(eDockAreaFlag Flag, bool On)
+{
+	auto flags = dockAreaFlags();
+	internal::setFlag(flags, Flag, On);
+	setDockAreaFlags(flags);
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 QAbstractButton* CDockAreaWidget::titleBarButton(TitleBarButton which) const
 {
@@ -873,17 +958,20 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::closeArea()
 	// If there is only one single dock widget and this widget has the
 	// DeleteOnClose feature, then we delete the dock widget now
 	auto OpenDockWidgets = openedDockWidgets();
-	if (OpenDockWidgets.count() == 1 && OpenDockWidgets[0]->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose))
+    if (OpenDockWidgets.count() == 1 && OpenDockWidgets[0]->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose))
 	{
 		OpenDockWidgets[0]->closeDockWidgetInternal();
 	}
-	else
+    else
 	{
-		for (auto DockWidget : openedDockWidgets())
-		{
-			DockWidget->toggleView(false);
-		}
-	}
+        for (auto DockWidget : openedDockWidgets())
+        {
+            if (DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea))
+                DockWidget->closeDockWidgetInternal();
+            else
+                DockWidget->toggleView(false);
+        }
+    }
 }


@@ -901,11 +989,62 @@ CDockAreaTitleBar* CDockAreaWidget::titleBar() const
 }


+//============================================================================
+bool CDockAreaWidget::isCentralWidgetArea() const
+{
+    if (dockWidgetsCount()!= 1)
+    {
+        return false;
+    }
+
+    return dockManager()->centralWidget() == dockWidgets()[0];
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 QSize CDockAreaWidget::minimumSizeHint() const
 {
-	return d->MinSizeHint.isValid() ? d->MinSizeHint : Super::minimumSizeHint();
+	if (!d->MinSizeHint.isValid())
+	{
+		return Super::minimumSizeHint();
+	}
+
+	if (d->TitleBar->isVisible())
+	{
+		return d->MinSizeHint + QSize(0, d->TitleBar->minimumSizeHint().height());
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return d->MinSizeHint;
+	}
 }
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockAreaWidget::onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged()
+{
+	if (d->TitleBar)
+	{
+		d->updateTitleBarButtonStates();
+	}
+}
+
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+//============================================================================
+bool CDockAreaWidget::event(QEvent *e)
+{
+    switch (e->type())
+    {
+    case QEvent::PlatformSurface: return true;
+    default:
+        break;
+    }
+
+    return Super::event(e);
+}
+#endif
+
 } // namespace ads

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockAreaWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockAreaWidget.h
@@ -65,8 +65,9 @@ private:
 	friend class CDockWidget;
 	friend struct DockManagerPrivate;
 	friend class CDockManager;
+	void onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onTabCloseRequested(int Index);

 	/**
@@ -76,6 +77,17 @@ private slots:
 	void reorderDockWidget(int fromIndex, int toIndex);

 protected:
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_WIN
+	/**
+	 * Reimplements QWidget::event to handle QEvent::PlatformSurface
+	 * This is here to fix issue #294 Tab refresh problem with a QGLWidget
+	 * that exists since Qt version 5.12.7. So this function is here to
+	 * work around a Qt issue.
+	 */
+	virtual bool event(QEvent *event) override;
+#endif
+
 	/**
 	 * Inserts a dock widget into dock area.
 	 * All dockwidgets in the dock area tabified in a stacked layout with tabs.
@@ -137,13 +149,23 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	void markTitleBarMenuOutdated();

-protected slots:
+protected Q_SLOTS:
 	void toggleView(bool Open);

 public:
 	using Super = QFrame;

 	/**
+	 * Dock area related flags
+	 */
+	enum eDockAreaFlag
+	{
+		HideSingleWidgetTitleBar = 0x0001,
+		DefaultFlags = 0x0000
+	};
+	Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(DockAreaFlags, eDockAreaFlag)
+
+    /**
 	 * Default Constructor
 	 */
 	CDockAreaWidget(CDockManager* DockManager, CDockContainerWidget* parent);
@@ -277,7 +299,31 @@ public:
 	 */
 	CDockAreaTitleBar* titleBar() const;

-public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Returns the dock area flags - a combination of flags that configure the
+	 * appearance and features of the dock area.
+	 * \see setDockAreaFlasg()
+	 */
+	DockAreaFlags dockAreaFlags() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the dock area flags - a combination of flags that configure the
+	 * appearance and features of the dock area
+	 */
+	void setDockAreaFlags(DockAreaFlags Flags);
+
+	/**
+	 * Sets the dock area flag Flag on this widget if on is true; otherwise
+	 * clears the flag.
+	 */
+	void setDockAreaFlag(eDockAreaFlag Flag, bool On);
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the area contains the central widget of it's manager.
+     */
+    bool isCentralWidgetArea() const;
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * This activates the tab for the given tab index.
 	 * If the dock widget for the given tab is not visible, the this function
@@ -295,7 +341,7 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void closeOtherAreas();

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted when user clicks on a tab at an index.
 	 */
--- a/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockContainerWidget.cpp
@@ -284,13 +284,13 @@ public:
 	void emitDockAreasRemoved()
 	{
 		onVisibleDockAreaCountChanged();
-		emit _this->dockAreasRemoved();
+		Q_EMIT _this->dockAreasRemoved();
 	}

 	void emitDockAreasAdded()
 	{
 		onVisibleDockAreaCountChanged();
-		emit _this->dockAreasAdded();
+		Q_EMIT _this->dockAreasAdded();
 	}

 	/**
@@ -322,6 +322,18 @@ public:
 		Splitter->setSizes(SplitterSizes);
 	}

+    /**
+     * This function forces the dock container widget to update handles of splitters
+     * based if a central widget exists.
+     */
+    void updateSplitterHandles(QSplitter* splitter);
+
+    /**
+     * If no central widget exists, the widgets resize with the container.
+     * If a central widget exists, the widgets surrounding the central widget
+     * do not resize its height or width.
+     */
+    bool widgetResizesWithContainer(QWidget* widget);

 // private slots: ------------------------------------------------------------
 	void onDockAreaViewToggled(bool Visible)
@@ -329,7 +341,7 @@ public:
 		CDockAreaWidget* DockArea = qobject_cast<CDockAreaWidget*>(_this->sender());
 		VisibleDockAreaCount += Visible ? 1 : -1;
 		onVisibleDockAreaCountChanged();
-		emit _this->dockAreaViewToggled(DockArea, Visible);
+		Q_EMIT _this->dockAreaViewToggled(DockArea, Visible);
 	}
 }; // struct DockContainerWidgetPrivate

@@ -421,7 +433,8 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoContainer(CFloatingDockContainer* Float
 		QSplitter* NewSplitter = newSplitter(InsertParam.orientation());
 		QLayoutItem* li = Layout->replaceWidget(Splitter, NewSplitter);
 		NewSplitter->addWidget(Splitter);
-		Splitter = NewSplitter;
+        updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+        Splitter = NewSplitter;
 		delete li;
 	}

@@ -430,19 +443,21 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoContainer(CFloatingDockContainer* Float
 	if (FloatingSplitter->count() == 1)
 	{
 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(Splitter, FloatingSplitter->widget(0), InsertParam.append());
-	}
+        updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+    }
 	else if (FloatingSplitter->orientation() == InsertParam.orientation())
 	{
        int InsertIndex = InsertParam.append() ? Splitter->count() : 0;
 		while (FloatingSplitter->count())
 		{
            Splitter->insertWidget(InsertIndex++, FloatingSplitter->widget(0));
-		}
-	}
+            updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+        }
+    }
 	else
 	{
 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(Splitter, FloatingSplitter, InsertParam.append());
-	}
+    }

 	RootSplitter = Splitter;
 	addDockAreasToList(NewDockAreas);
@@ -453,7 +468,7 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoContainer(CFloatingDockContainer* Float
 	if (!Splitter->isVisible())
 	{
 		Splitter->show();
-	}
+    }
 	_this->dumpLayout();
 }

@@ -515,7 +530,8 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoSection(CFloatingDockContainer* Floatin
 		QSplitter* Splitter = newSplitter(InsertParam.orientation());
 		Layout->replaceWidget(TargetArea, Splitter);
 		Splitter->addWidget(TargetArea);
-		TargetAreaSplitter = Splitter;
+        updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+        TargetAreaSplitter = Splitter;
 	}
 	int AreaIndex = TargetAreaSplitter->indexOf(TargetArea);
 	auto Widget = FloatingWidget->dockContainer()->findChild<QWidget*>(QString(), Qt::FindDirectChildrenOnly);
@@ -529,7 +545,8 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoSection(CFloatingDockContainer* Floatin
 		if ((FloatingSplitter->orientation() != InsertParam.orientation()) && FloatingSplitter->count() > 1)
 		{
 			TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(AreaIndex + InsertParam.insertOffset(), Widget);
-		}
+            updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+        }
 		else
 		{
 			AdjustSplitterSizes = (FloatingSplitter->count() == 1);
@@ -537,8 +554,9 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoSection(CFloatingDockContainer* Floatin
 			while (FloatingSplitter->count())
 			{
 				TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(InsertIndex++, FloatingSplitter->widget(0));
-			}
-		}
+                updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+            }
+        }

 		if (AdjustSplitterSizes)
 		{
@@ -557,28 +575,32 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dropIntoSection(CFloatingDockContainer* Floatin
 		if ((FloatingSplitter->orientation() != InsertParam.orientation()) && FloatingSplitter->count() > 1)
 		{
 			NewSplitter->addWidget(Widget);
-		}
+            updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+        }
 		else
 		{
 			AdjustSplitterSizes = (FloatingSplitter->count() == 1);
 			while (FloatingSplitter->count())
 			{
 				NewSplitter->addWidget(FloatingSplitter->widget(0));
-			}
-		}
+                updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+            }
+        }

 		// Save the sizes before insertion and restore it later to prevent
 		// shrinking of existing area
 		auto Sizes = TargetAreaSplitter->sizes();
 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(NewSplitter, TargetArea, !InsertParam.append());
-		if (AdjustSplitterSizes)
+        updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+        if (AdjustSplitterSizes)
 		{
 			int Size = TargetAreaSize / 2;
 			NewSplitter->setSizes({Size, Size});
 		}
 		TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(AreaIndex, NewSplitter);
 		TargetAreaSplitter->setSizes(Sizes);
-	}
+        updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+    }

 	addDockAreasToList(NewDockAreas);
 	_this->dumpLayout();
@@ -663,7 +685,8 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::moveToNewSection(QWidget* Widget, CDockAreaWidg
 	{
 		int TargetAreaSize = (InsertParam.orientation() == Qt::Horizontal) ? TargetArea->width() : TargetArea->height();
 		TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(AreaIndex + InsertParam.insertOffset(), NewDockArea);
-		int Size = (TargetAreaSize - TargetAreaSplitter->handleWidth()) / 2;
+        updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+        int Size = (TargetAreaSize - TargetAreaSplitter->handleWidth()) / 2;
 		Sizes[AreaIndex] = Size;
 		Sizes.insert(AreaIndex, Size);
 	}
@@ -674,16 +697,58 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::moveToNewSection(QWidget* Widget, CDockAreaWidg
 		QSplitter* NewSplitter = newSplitter(InsertParam.orientation());
 		NewSplitter->addWidget(TargetArea);
 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(NewSplitter, NewDockArea, InsertParam.append());
-		int Size = TargetAreaSize / 2;
+        updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+        int Size = TargetAreaSize / 2;
 		NewSplitter->setSizes({Size, Size});
 		TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(AreaIndex, NewSplitter);
-	}
+        updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+    }
 	TargetAreaSplitter->setSizes(Sizes);

 	addDockAreasToList({NewDockArea});
 }


+//============================================================================
+void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::updateSplitterHandles( QSplitter* splitter )
+{
+	if (!DockManager->centralWidget() || !splitter)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	for (int i = 0; i < splitter->count(); ++i)
+    {
+		splitter->setStretchFactor(i, widgetResizesWithContainer(splitter->widget(i)) ? 1 : 0);
+    }
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::widgetResizesWithContainer(QWidget* widget)
+{
+    if (!DockManager->centralWidget())
+    {
+        return true;
+    }
+
+    auto Area = qobject_cast<CDockAreaWidget*>(widget);
+    if(Area)
+    {
+        return Area->isCentralWidgetArea();
+    }
+
+    auto innerSplitter = qobject_cast<CDockSplitter*>(widget);
+    if (innerSplitter)
+    {
+        return innerSplitter->isResizingWithContainer();
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
+
+
 //============================================================================
 void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::moveToContainer(QWidget* Widget, DockWidgetArea area)
 {
@@ -852,15 +917,15 @@ bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::restoreSplitter(CDockingStateReader& s,
 	{
 		QWidget* ChildNode = nullptr;
 		bool Result = true;
-		if (s.name() == "Splitter")
+        if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Splitter"))
 		{
 			Result = restoreSplitter(s, ChildNode, Testing);
 		}
-		else if (s.name() == "Area")
+        else if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Area"))
 		{
 			Result = restoreDockArea(s, ChildNode, Testing);
 		}
-		else if (s.name() == "Sizes")
+        else if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Sizes"))
 		{
 			QString sSizes = s.readElementText().trimmed();
            ADS_PRINT("Sizes: " << sSizes);
@@ -892,6 +957,10 @@ bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::restoreSplitter(CDockingStateReader& s,
 		Splitter->addWidget(ChildNode);
 		Visible |= ChildNode->isVisibleTo(Splitter);
 	}
+    if(!Testing)
+    {
+       updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+    }

 	if (Sizes.count() != WidgetCount)
 	{
@@ -942,11 +1011,22 @@ bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::restoreDockArea(CDockingStateReader& s,
 	if (!Testing)
 	{
 		DockArea = new CDockAreaWidget(DockManager, _this);
+		const auto AllowedAreasAttribute = s.attributes().value("AllowedAreas");
+		if (!AllowedAreasAttribute.isEmpty())
+		{
+			DockArea->setAllowedAreas((DockWidgetArea)AllowedAreasAttribute.toInt(nullptr, 16));
+		}
+
+		const auto FlagsAttribute = s.attributes().value("Flags");
+		if (!FlagsAttribute.isEmpty())
+		{
+			DockArea->setDockAreaFlags((CDockAreaWidget::DockAreaFlags)FlagsAttribute.toInt(nullptr, 16));
+		}
 	}

 	while (s.readNextStartElement())
 	{
-		if (s.name() != "Widget")
+        if (s.name() != QLatin1String("Widget"))
 		{
 			continue;
 		}
@@ -1009,12 +1089,12 @@ bool DockContainerWidgetPrivate::restoreChildNodes(CDockingStateReader& s,
 	bool Result = true;
 	while (s.readNextStartElement())
 	{
-		if (s.name() == "Splitter")
+        if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Splitter"))
 		{
 			Result = restoreSplitter(s, CreatedWidget, Testing);
            ADS_PRINT("Splitter");
 		}
-		else if (s.name() == "Area")
+        else if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Area"))
 		{
 			Result = restoreDockArea(s, CreatedWidget, Testing);
            ADS_PRINT("DockAreaWidget");
@@ -1058,7 +1138,8 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* NewDockArea, DockW
 	if (Splitter->orientation() == InsertParam.orientation())
 	{
 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(Splitter, NewDockArea, InsertParam.append());
-		if (Splitter->isHidden())
+        updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+        if (Splitter->isHidden())
 		{
 			Splitter->show();
 		}
@@ -1071,14 +1152,16 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* NewDockArea, DockW
 			QLayoutItem* li = Layout->replaceWidget(Splitter, NewSplitter);
 			NewSplitter->addWidget(Splitter);
 			NewSplitter->addWidget(NewDockArea);
-			delete li;
+            updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+            delete li;
 		}
 		else
 		{
 			NewSplitter->addWidget(NewDockArea);
 			QLayoutItem* li = Layout->replaceWidget(Splitter, NewSplitter);
 			NewSplitter->addWidget(Splitter);
-			delete li;
+            updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+            delete li;
 		}
 		RootSplitter = NewSplitter;
 	}
@@ -1124,7 +1207,7 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dumpRecursive(int level, QWidget* widget)
 		std::cout << (const char*)buf
 			<< (DockArea->isHidden() ? " " : "v")
 			<< (DockArea->openDockWidgetsCount() > 0 ? " " : "c")
-			<< " DockArea" << std::endl;
+			<< " DockArea " << "[hs: " << DockArea->sizePolicy().horizontalStretch() << ", vs: " <<  DockArea->sizePolicy().verticalStretch() << "]" << std::endl;
 		buf.fill(' ', (level + 1) * 4);
 		for (int i = 0; i < DockArea->dockWidgetsCount(); ++i)
 		{
@@ -1164,12 +1247,12 @@ CDockAreaWidget* DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockWidgetToDockArea(DockWidgetA
 	{
 		ADS_PRINT("TargetAreaSplitter->orientation() == InsertParam.orientation()");
 		TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(index + InsertParam.insertOffset(), NewDockArea);
-		// do nothing, if flag is not enabled
+        updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+        // do nothing, if flag is not enabled
 		if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion))
 		{
 			adjustSplitterSizesOnInsertion(TargetAreaSplitter);
 		}
-
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1179,16 +1262,17 @@ CDockAreaWidget* DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockWidgetToDockArea(DockWidgetA
 		NewSplitter->addWidget(TargetDockArea);

 		insertWidgetIntoSplitter(NewSplitter, NewDockArea, InsertParam.append());
-		TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(index, NewSplitter);
-		if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion))
-		{
+        updateSplitterHandles(NewSplitter);
+        TargetAreaSplitter->insertWidget(index, NewSplitter);
+        updateSplitterHandles(TargetAreaSplitter);
+        if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion))
+        {
 			TargetAreaSplitter->setSizes(TargetAreaSizes);
 			adjustSplitterSizesOnInsertion(NewSplitter);
 		}
 	}

-	appendDockAreas({NewDockArea});
-	emitDockAreasAdded();
+	addDockAreasToList({NewDockArea});
 	return NewDockArea;
 }

@@ -1370,9 +1454,11 @@ void CDockContainerWidget::removeDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* area)
 	}

 	delete Splitter;
+    Splitter = nullptr;

 emitAndExit:
-	CDockWidget* TopLevelWidget = topLevelDockWidget();
+    updateSplitterHandles(Splitter);
+    CDockWidget* TopLevelWidget = topLevelDockWidget();

 	// Updated the title bar visibility of the dock widget if there is only
    // one single visible dock widget
@@ -1578,7 +1664,7 @@ bool CDockContainerWidget::restoreState(CDockingStateReader& s, bool Testing)
 	if (IsFloating)
 	{
        ADS_PRINT("Restore floating widget");
-		if (!s.readNextStartElement() || s.name() != "Geometry")
+        if (!s.readNextStartElement() || s.name() != QLatin1String("Geometry"))
 		{
 			return false;
 		}
@@ -1721,6 +1807,13 @@ QList<CDockWidget*> CDockContainerWidget::dockWidgets() const
 }


+//============================================================================
+void CDockContainerWidget::updateSplitterHandles(QSplitter* splitter)
+{
+    d->updateSplitterHandles(splitter);
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures CDockContainerWidget::features() const
 {
--- a/src/DockContainerWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockContainerWidget.h
@@ -155,6 +155,12 @@ protected:
     */
    QList<CDockWidget*> dockWidgets() const;

+    /**
+     * This function forces the dock container widget to update handles of splitters
+     * based on resize modes of dock widgets contained in the container.
+     */
+    void updateSplitterHandles(QSplitter* splitter);
+
 public:
 	/**
 	 * Default Constructor
@@ -259,7 +265,7 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void closeOtherAreas(CDockAreaWidget* KeepOpenArea);

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted if one or multiple dock areas has been added to
 	 * the internal list of dock areas.
@@ -276,7 +282,7 @@ signals:
 	 * This signal is emitted if a dock area is opened or closed via
 	 * toggleView() function
 	 */
-	void dockAreaViewToggled(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea, bool Open);
+	void dockAreaViewToggled(ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockArea, bool Open);
 }; // class DockContainerWidget
 } // namespace ads
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockFocusController.cpp
+++ b/src/DockFocusController.cpp
@@ -83,6 +83,10 @@ static void updateDockAreaFocusStyle(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea, bool Focused)
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 static void updateFloatingWidgetFocusStyle(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget, bool Focused)
 {
+	if (FloatingWidget->hasNativeTitleBar())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
    auto TitleBar = qobject_cast<CFloatingWidgetTitleBar*>(FloatingWidget->titleBarWidget());
    if (!TitleBar)
    {
@@ -170,7 +174,7 @@ void DockFocusControllerPrivate::updateDockWidgetFocus(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
    ForceFocusChangedSignal = false;
    if (DockWidget->isVisible())
    {
-    	emit DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(old, DockWidget);
+    	Q_EMIT DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(old, DockWidget);
    }
    else
    {
@@ -189,7 +193,7 @@ void CDockFocusController::onDockWidgetVisibilityChanged(bool Visible)
    disconnect(Sender, SIGNAL(visibilityChanged(bool)), this, SLOT(onDockWidgetVisibilityChanged(bool)));
    if (DockWidget && Visible)
 	{
-        emit d->DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(d->OldFocusedDockWidget, DockWidget);
+        Q_EMIT d->DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(d->OldFocusedDockWidget, DockWidget);
 	}
 }

@@ -236,7 +240,11 @@ void CDockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget* focusedOld, QWidge
 		auto OtherDockWidgetTab = internal::findParent<CDockWidgetTab*>(focusedNow);
 		if (OtherDockWidgetTab && focusedOld)
 		{
-			focusedOld->setFocus();
+			auto OldFocusedDockWidget = internal::findParent<CDockWidget*>(focusedOld);
+			if (OldFocusedDockWidget)
+			{
+				focusedOld->setFocus();
+			}
 			return;
 		}
 	}
@@ -377,6 +385,13 @@ void CDockFocusController::onStateRestored()
 	}
 }

+
+//==========================================================================
+CDockWidget* CDockFocusController::focusedDockWidget() const
+{
+	return d->FocusedDockWidget.data();
+}
+
 } // namespace ads

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockFocusController.h
+++ b/src/DockFocusController.h
@@ -30,7 +30,7 @@ private:
 	DockFocusControllerPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
    friend struct DockFocusControllerPrivate;

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget *old, QWidget *now);
 	void onFocusedDockAreaViewToggled(bool Open);
 	void onStateRestored();
@@ -77,7 +77,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);

-public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Returns the dock widget that has focus style in the ui or a nullptr if
+	 * not dock widget is painted focused.
+	 */
+	CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Request a focus change to the given dock widget
 	 */
--- a/src/DockManager.cpp
+++ b/src/DockManager.cpp
@@ -55,6 +55,7 @@
 #include "DockingStateReader.h"
 #include "DockAreaTitleBar.h"
 #include "DockFocusController.h"
+#include "DockSplitter.h"

 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 #include "linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.h"
@@ -108,6 +109,7 @@ struct DockManagerPrivate
 	bool RestoringState = false;
 	QVector<CFloatingDockContainer*> UninitializedFloatingWidgets;
 	CDockFocusController* FocusController = nullptr;
+    CDockWidget* CentralWidget = nullptr;

 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -248,7 +250,7 @@ bool DockManagerPrivate::restoreStateFromXml(const QByteArray &state,  int versi
    }
    CDockingStateReader s(state);
    s.readNextStartElement();
-    if (s.name() != "QtAdvancedDockingSystem")
+    if (s.name() != QLatin1String("QtAdvancedDockingSystem"))
    {
    	return false;
    }
@@ -278,10 +280,31 @@ bool DockManagerPrivate::restoreStateFromXml(const QByteArray &state,  int versi
    int  DockContainers = s.attributes().value("Containers").toInt();
 #endif
    ADS_PRINT(DockContainers);
+
+    if (CentralWidget)
+    {
+		const auto CentralWidgetAttribute = s.attributes().value("CentralWidget");
+		// If we have a central widget but a state without central widget, then
+		// something is wrong.
+		if (CentralWidgetAttribute.isEmpty())
+		{
+			qWarning() << "Dock manager has central widget but saved state does not have central widget.";
+			return false;
+		}
+
+		// If the object name of the central widget does not match the name of the
+		// saved central widget, the something is wrong
+		if (CentralWidget->objectName() != CentralWidgetAttribute.toString())
+		{
+			qWarning() << "Object name of central widget does not match name of central widget in saved state.";
+			return false;
+		}
+    }
+
    int DockContainerCount = 0;
    while (s.readNextStartElement())
    {
-    	if (s.name() == "Container")
+        if (s.name() == QLatin1String("Container"))
    	{
    		Result = restoreContainer(DockContainerCount, s, Testing);
 			if (!Result)
@@ -296,11 +319,11 @@ bool DockManagerPrivate::restoreStateFromXml(const QByteArray &state,  int versi
    {
 		// Delete remaining empty floating widgets
 		int FloatingWidgetIndex = DockContainerCount - 1;
-		int DeleteCount = FloatingWidgets.count() - FloatingWidgetIndex;
-		for (int i = 0; i < DeleteCount; ++i)
+		for (int i = FloatingWidgetIndex; i < FloatingWidgets.count(); ++i)
 		{
-			FloatingWidgets[FloatingWidgetIndex + i]->deleteLater();
-			_this->removeDockContainer(FloatingWidgets[FloatingWidgetIndex + i]->dockContainer());
+			auto* floatingWidget = FloatingWidgets[i];
+			_this->removeDockContainer(floatingWidget->dockContainer());
+			floatingWidget->deleteLater();
 		}
    }

@@ -320,7 +343,7 @@ void DockManagerPrivate::restoreDockWidgetsOpenState()
    	if (DockWidget->property(internal::DirtyProperty).toBool())
    	{
    		DockWidget->flagAsUnassigned();
-            emit DockWidget->viewToggled(false);
+            Q_EMIT DockWidget->viewToggled(false);
    	}
    	else
    	{
@@ -367,8 +390,6 @@ void DockManagerPrivate::restoreDockAreasIndices()
    }
 }

-
-
 //============================================================================
 void DockManagerPrivate::emitTopLevelEvents()
 {
@@ -419,6 +440,7 @@ bool DockManagerPrivate::restoreState(const QByteArray& State, int version)
    restoreDockWidgetsOpenState();
    restoreDockAreasIndices();
    emitTopLevelEvents();
+    _this->dumpLayout();

    return true;
 }
@@ -474,11 +496,29 @@ CDockManager::CDockManager(QWidget *parent) :
 	{
 		d->FocusController = new CDockFocusController(this);
 	}
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+	window()->installEventFilter(this);
+#endif
 }

 //============================================================================
 CDockManager::~CDockManager()
 {
+    // fix memory leaks, see https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/307
+    std::vector<ads::CDockAreaWidget*> areas;
+    for ( int i = 0; i != dockAreaCount(); ++i )
+    {
+        areas.push_back( dockArea(i) );
+    }
+    for ( auto area : areas )
+    {
+        for ( auto widget : area->dockWidgets() )
+            delete widget;
+
+        delete area;
+    }
+
 	auto FloatingWidgets = d->FloatingWidgets;
 	for (auto FloatingWidget : FloatingWidgets)
 	{
@@ -487,12 +527,76 @@ CDockManager::~CDockManager()
 	delete d;
 }

+//============================================================================
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+bool CDockManager::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
+{
+	// Emulate Qt:Tool behaviour.
+	// Required because on some WMs Tool windows can't be maximized.
+
+	// Window always on top of the MainWindow.
+	if (e->type() == QEvent::WindowActivate)
+	{
+		for (auto _window : floatingWidgets())
+		{
+			if (!_window->isVisible() || window()->isMinimized())
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			// setWindowFlags(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint) will hide the window and thus requires a show call.
+			// This then leads to flickering and a nasty endless loop (also buggy behaviour on Ubuntu).
+			// So we just do it ourself.
+			internal::xcb_update_prop(true, _window->window()->winId(),
+				"_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", "_NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP");
+		}
+	}
+	else if (e->type() == QEvent::WindowDeactivate)
+	{
+		for (auto _window : floatingWidgets())
+		{
+			if (!_window->isVisible() || window()->isMinimized())
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+			internal::xcb_update_prop(false, _window->window()->winId(),
+				"_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", "_NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP");
+			_window->raise();
+		}
+	}
+
+	// Sync minimize with MainWindow
+	if (e->type() == QEvent::WindowStateChange)
+	{
+		for (auto _window : floatingWidgets())
+		{
+			if (! _window->isVisible())
+			{
+				continue;
+			}
+
+			if (window()->isMinimized())
+			{
+				_window->showMinimized();
+			}
+			else
+			{
+				_window->setWindowState(_window->windowState() & (~Qt::WindowMinimized));
+			}
+		}
+		if (!window()->isMinimized())
+		{
+			QApplication::setActiveWindow(window());
+		}
+	}
+	return Super::eventFilter(obj, e);
+}
+#endif

 //============================================================================
 void CDockManager::registerFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget)
 {
 	d->FloatingWidgets.append(FloatingWidget);
-	emit floatingWidgetCreated(FloatingWidget);
+	Q_EMIT floatingWidgetCreated(FloatingWidget);
    ADS_PRINT("d->FloatingWidgets.count() " << d->FloatingWidgets.count());
 }

@@ -568,6 +672,10 @@ QByteArray CDockManager::saveState(int version) const
 		s.writeAttribute("Version", QString::number(CurrentVersion));
 		s.writeAttribute("UserVersion", QString::number(version));
 		s.writeAttribute("Containers", QString::number(d->Containers.count()));
+		if (d->CentralWidget)
+		{
+			s.writeAttribute("CentralWidget", d->CentralWidget->objectName());
+		}
 		for (auto Container : d->Containers)
 		{
 			Container->saveState(s);
@@ -605,14 +713,14 @@ bool CDockManager::restoreState(const QByteArray &state, int version)
 		hide();
 	}
 	d->RestoringState = true;
-	emit restoringState();
+	Q_EMIT restoringState();
 	bool Result = d->restoreState(state, version);
 	d->RestoringState = false;
 	if (!IsHidden)
 	{
 		show();
 	}
-	emit stateRestored();
+	Q_EMIT stateRestored();
 	return Result;
 }

@@ -638,6 +746,7 @@ CFloatingDockContainer* CDockManager::addDockWidgetFloating(CDockWidget* Dockwid
 	{
 		d->UninitializedFloatingWidgets.append(FloatingWidget);
 	}
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
 	return FloatingWidget;
 }

@@ -664,7 +773,10 @@ CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area,
 	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget)
 {
 	d->DockWidgetsMap.insert(Dockwidget->objectName(), Dockwidget);
-	return CDockContainerWidget::addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget);
+	auto Container = DockAreaWidget ? DockAreaWidget->dockContainer(): this;
+	auto AreaOfAddedDockWidget = Container->addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
+	return AreaOfAddedDockWidget;
 }


@@ -705,11 +817,11 @@ CDockWidget* CDockManager::findDockWidget(const QString& ObjectName) const
 //============================================================================
 void CDockManager::removeDockWidget(CDockWidget* Dockwidget)
 {
-	emit dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(Dockwidget);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(Dockwidget);
 	d->DockWidgetsMap.remove(Dockwidget->objectName());
 	CDockContainerWidget::removeDockWidget(Dockwidget);
 	Dockwidget->setDockManager(nullptr);
-	emit dockWidgetRemoved(Dockwidget);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetRemoved(Dockwidget);
 }

 //============================================================================
@@ -723,7 +835,7 @@ QMap<QString, CDockWidget*> CDockManager::dockWidgetsMap() const
 void CDockManager::addPerspective(const QString& UniquePrespectiveName)
 {
 	d->Perspectives.insert(UniquePrespectiveName, saveState());
-	emit perspectiveListChanged();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
 }


@@ -745,8 +857,8 @@ void CDockManager::removePerspectives(const QStringList& Names)

 	if (Count)
 	{
-		emit perspectivesRemoved();
-		emit perspectiveListChanged();
+		Q_EMIT perspectivesRemoved();
+		Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
 	}
 }

@@ -767,9 +879,9 @@ void CDockManager::openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName)
 		return;
 	}

-	emit openingPerspective(PerspectiveName);
+	Q_EMIT openingPerspective(PerspectiveName);
 	restoreState(Iterator.value());
-	emit perspectiveOpened(PerspectiveName);
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveOpened(PerspectiveName);
 }


@@ -814,6 +926,52 @@ void CDockManager::loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings)
 	}

 	Settings.endArray();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListLoaded();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+CDockWidget* CDockManager::centralWidget() const
+{
+    return d->CentralWidget;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::setCentralWidget(CDockWidget* widget)
+{
+	if (!widget)
+	{
+		d->CentralWidget = nullptr;
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	// Setting a new central widget is now allowed if there is already a central
+	// widget or if there are already other dock widgets
+	if (d->CentralWidget)
+	{
+		qWarning("Setting a central widget not possible because there is already a central widget.");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+	// Setting a central widget is now allowed if there are already other
+	// dock widgets.
+	if (!d->DockWidgetsMap.isEmpty())
+	{
+		qWarning("Setting a central widget not possible - the central widget need to be the first "
+			"dock widget that is added to the dock manager.");
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+
+
+	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable, false);
+	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetMovable, false);
+	widget->setFeature(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable, false);
+	d->CentralWidget = widget;
+	CDockAreaWidget* CentralArea = addDockWidget(CenterDockWidgetArea, widget);
+	CentralArea->setDockAreaFlag(CDockAreaWidget::eDockAreaFlag::HideSingleWidgetTitleBar, true);
+	return CentralArea;
 }

 //============================================================================
@@ -940,6 +1098,48 @@ void CDockManager::setDockWidgetFocused(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 }


+//===========================================================================
+CDockWidget* CDockManager::focusedDockWidget() const
+{
+	if (!d->FocusController)
+	{
+		return nullptr;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return d->FocusController->focusedDockWidget();
+	}
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+QList<int> CDockManager::splitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea) const
+{
+    if (ContainedArea)
+    {
+        auto Splitter = internal::findParent<CDockSplitter*>(ContainedArea);
+        if (Splitter)
+        {
+            return Splitter->sizes();
+        }
+    }
+    return QList<int>();
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockManager::setSplitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea, const QList<int>& sizes)
+{
+    if (!ContainedArea)
+    {
+        return;
+    }
+
+    auto Splitter = internal::findParent<CDockSplitter*>(ContainedArea);
+    if (Splitter && Splitter->count() == sizes.count())
+    {
+        Splitter->setSizes(sizes);
+    }
+}
+
 } // namespace ads

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockManager.h
+++ b/src/DockManager.h
@@ -178,9 +178,17 @@ public:
 		FloatingContainerHasWidgetIcon = 0x80000, //!< If set, the Floating Widget icon reflects the icon of the current dock widget otherwise it displays application icon
 		HideSingleCentralWidgetTitleBar = 0x100000, //!< If there is only one single visible dock widget in the main dock container (the dock manager) and if this flag is set, then the titlebar of this dock widget will be hidden
 		                                            //!< this only makes sense for non draggable and non floatable widgets and enables the creation of some kind of "central" widget
+
 		FocusHighlighting = 0x200000, //!< enables styling of focused dock widget tabs or floating widget titlebar
 		EqualSplitOnInsertion = 0x400000, ///!< if enabled, the space is equally distributed to all widgets in a  splitter

+		FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar = 0x800000, //!< Linux only ! Forces all FloatingContainer to use the native title bar. This might break docking for FloatinContainer on some Window Managers (like Kwin/KDE).
+														 //!< If neither this nor FloatingContainerForceCustomTitleBar is set (the default) native titlebars are used except on known bad systems.
+														 //! Users can overwrite this by setting the environment variable ADS_UseNativeTitle to "1" or "0".
+        FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar = 0x1000000,//!< Linux only ! Forces all FloatingContainer to use a QWidget based title bar.
+														 //!< If neither this nor FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar is set (the default) native titlebars are used except on known bad systems.
+														 //! Users can overwrite this by setting the environment variable ADS_UseNativeTitle to "1" or "0".
+
        DefaultDockAreaButtons = DockAreaHasCloseButton
 							   | DockAreaHasUndockButton
 		                       | DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton,///< default configuration of dock area title bar buttons
@@ -378,7 +386,31 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings);

-	/**
+    /**
+     * This function returns managers central widget or nullptr if no central widget is set.
+     */
+    CDockWidget* centralWidget() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Adds dockwidget widget into the central area and marks it as central widget.
+     * If central widget is set, it will be the only dock widget
+     * that will resize with the dock container. A central widget if not
+     * movable, floatable or closable and the titlebar of the central
+     * dock area is not visible.
+     * If the given widget could be set as central widget, the function returns
+     * the created dock area. If the widget could not be set, because there
+     * is already a central widget, this function returns a nullptr.
+     * To clear the central widget, pass a nullptr to the function.
+     * \note Setting a central widget is only possible if no other dock widgets
+     * have been registered before. That means, this function should be the
+     * first function that you call before you add other dock widgets.
+     * \retval != 0 The dock area that contains the central widget
+     * \retval nullptr Indicates that the given widget can not be set as central
+     *         widget because there is already a central widget.
+     */
+    CDockAreaWidget* setCentralWidget(CDockWidget* widget);
+
+    /**
 	 * Adds a toggle view action to the the internal view menu.
 	 * You can either manage the insertion of the toggle view actions in your
 	 * application or you can add the actions to the internal view menu and
@@ -443,7 +475,38 @@ public:
 		widget->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
 	}

-public slots:
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+	bool eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e) override;
+#endif
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the dock widget that has focus style in the ui or a nullptr if
+	 * not dock widget is painted focused.
+	 * If the flag FocusHighlighting is disabled, this function always returns
+	 * nullptr.
+	 */
+	CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns the sizes of the splitter that contains the dock area.
+     *
+     * If there is no splitter that contains the area, an empty list will be
+     * returned.
+     */
+    QList<int> splitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea) const;
+
+    /**
+     * Update the sizes of a splitter
+     * Programmatically updates the sizes of a given splitter by calling
+     * QSplitter::setSizes(). The splitter will be the splitter that
+     * contains the supplied dock area widget. If there is not splitter
+     * that contains the dock area, or the sizes supplied does not match
+     * the number of children of the splitter, this method will have no
+     * effect.
+     */
+    void setSplitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea, const QList<int>& sizes);
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Opens the perspective with the given name.
 	 */
@@ -456,12 +519,19 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void setDockWidgetFocused(CDockWidget* DockWidget);

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
-	 * This signal is emitted if the list of perspectives changed
+	 * This signal is emitted if the list of perspectives changed.
+	 * The list of perspectives changes if perspectives are added, removed
+	 * or if the perspective list has been loaded
 	 */
 	void perspectiveListChanged();

+	/**
+	 * This signal is emitted if the perspective list has been loaded
+	 */
+	void perspectiveListLoaded();
+
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted if perspectives have been removed
 	 */
@@ -502,20 +572,26 @@ signals:
 	 * An application can use this signal to e.g. subscribe to events of
 	 * the newly created window.
 	 */
-	void floatingWidgetCreated(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
+	void floatingWidgetCreated(ads::CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);

    /**
     * This signal is emitted, if a new DockArea has been created.
     * An application can use this signal to set custom icons or custom
     * tooltips for the DockArea buttons.
     */
-    void dockAreaCreated(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea);
+    void dockAreaCreated(ads::CDockAreaWidget* DockArea);
+
+    /**
+     * This signal is emitted if a dock widget has been added to this
+     * dock manager instance.
+     */
+    void dockWidgetAdded(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);

    /**
     * This signal is emitted just before the given dock widget is removed
-     * from the
+     * from the dock manager
     */
-    void dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(CDockWidget* DockWidget);
+    void dockWidgetAboutToBeRemoved(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);

    /**
     * This signal is emitted if a dock widget has been removed with the remove
@@ -523,14 +599,14 @@ signals:
     * If this signal is emitted, the dock widget has been removed from the
     * docking system but it is not deleted yet.
     */
-    void dockWidgetRemoved(CDockWidget* DockWidget);
+    void dockWidgetRemoved(ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget);

    /**
     * This signal is emitted if the focused dock widget changed.
     * Both old and now can be nullptr.
     * The focused dock widget is the one that is highlighted in the GUI
     */
-    void focusedDockWidgetChanged(CDockWidget* old, CDockWidget* now);
+    void focusedDockWidgetChanged(ads::CDockWidget* old, ads::CDockWidget* now);
 }; // class DockManager
 } // namespace ads
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockOverlay.cpp
+++ b/src/DockOverlay.cpp
@@ -806,10 +806,15 @@ void CDockOverlayCross::setIconColors(const QString& Colors)
 		{"Arrow", CDockOverlayCross::ArrowColor},
 		{"Shadow", CDockOverlayCross::ShadowColor}};

-	auto ColorList = Colors.split(' ', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
+    auto SkipEmptyParts = QString::SkipEmptyParts;
+#else
+    auto SkipEmptyParts = Qt::SkipEmptyParts;
+#endif
+    auto ColorList = Colors.split(' ', SkipEmptyParts);
 	for (const auto& ColorListEntry : ColorList)
 	{
-		auto ComponentColor = ColorListEntry.split('=', QString::SkipEmptyParts);
+        auto ComponentColor = ColorListEntry.split('=', SkipEmptyParts);
 		int Component = ColorCompenentStringMap.value(ComponentColor[0], -1);
 		if (Component < 0)
 		{
--- a/src/DockSplitter.cpp
+++ b/src/DockSplitter.cpp
@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@

 #include <QDebug>
 #include <QChildEvent>
-
+#include <QVariant>
 #include "DockAreaWidget.h"

 namespace ads
@@ -52,7 +52,7 @@ CDockSplitter::CDockSplitter(QWidget *parent)
 	: QSplitter(parent),
 	  d(new DockSplitterPrivate(this))
 {
-	setProperty("ads-splitter", true);
+    setProperty("ads-splitter", QVariant(true));
 	setChildrenCollapsible(false);
 }

@@ -102,6 +102,20 @@ QWidget* CDockSplitter::lastWidget() const
 	return (count() > 0) ? widget(count() - 1) : nullptr;
 }

+//============================================================================
+bool CDockSplitter::isResizingWithContainer() const
+{
+    for (auto area : findChildren<CDockAreaWidget*>())
+    {
+        if(area->isCentralWidgetArea())
+        {
+            return true;
+        }
+    }
+
+    return false;
+}
+
 } // namespace ads

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/DockSplitter.h
+++ b/src/DockSplitter.h
@@ -71,6 +71,11 @@ public:
 	 * Returns last widget of nullptr is splitter is empty
 	 */
 	QWidget* lastWidget() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Returns true if the splitter contains central widget of dock manager.
+     */
+    bool isResizingWithContainer() const;
 }; // class CDockSplitter

 } // namespace ads
--- a/src/DockWidget.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidget.cpp
@@ -338,8 +338,10 @@ void CDockWidget::setFeatures(DockWidgetFeatures features)
 		return;
 	}
 	d->Features = features;
-	emit featuresChanged(d->Features);
+	Q_EMIT featuresChanged(d->Features);
 	d->TabWidget->onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
+	if(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea = dockAreaWidget())
+		DockArea->onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
 }


@@ -461,6 +463,13 @@ void CDockWidget::setMinimumSizeHintMode(eMinimumSizeHintMode Mode)
 }


+//============================================================================
+bool CDockWidget::isCentralWidget() const
+{
+    return dockManager()->centralWidget() == this;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidget::toggleView(bool Open)
 {
@@ -529,9 +538,9 @@ void CDockWidget::toggleViewInternal(bool Open)

 	if (!Open)
 	{
-		emit closed();
+		Q_EMIT closed();
 	}
-	emit viewToggled(Open);
+	Q_EMIT viewToggled(Open);
 }


@@ -540,6 +549,7 @@ void CDockWidget::setDockArea(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea)
 {
 	d->DockArea = DockArea;
 	d->ToggleViewAction->setChecked(DockArea != nullptr && !this->isClosed());
+	setParent(DockArea);
 }


@@ -570,11 +580,11 @@ bool CDockWidget::event(QEvent *e)
 	switch (e->type())
 	{
 	case QEvent::Hide:
-		emit visibilityChanged(false);
+		Q_EMIT visibilityChanged(false);
 		break;

 	case QEvent::Show:
-		emit visibilityChanged(geometry().right() >= 0 && geometry().bottom() >= 0);
+		Q_EMIT visibilityChanged(geometry().right() >= 0 && geometry().bottom() >= 0);
        break;

 	case QEvent::WindowTitleChange :
@@ -592,7 +602,7 @@ bool CDockWidget::event(QEvent *e)
 			{
 				d->DockArea->markTitleBarMenuOutdated();//update tabs menu
 			}
-			emit titleChanged(title);
+			Q_EMIT titleChanged(title);
 		}
 		break;

@@ -775,7 +785,7 @@ void CDockWidget::emitTopLevelChanged(bool Floating)
 	if (Floating != d->IsFloatingTopLevel)
 	{
 		d->IsFloatingTopLevel = Floating;
-		emit topLevelChanged(d->IsFloatingTopLevel);
+		Q_EMIT topLevelChanged(d->IsFloatingTopLevel);
 	}
 }

@@ -833,7 +843,7 @@ bool CDockWidget::closeDockWidgetInternal(bool ForceClose)
 {
 	if (!ForceClose)
 	{
-		emit closeRequested();
+		Q_EMIT closeRequested();
 	}

 	if (!ForceClose && features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling))
@@ -859,7 +869,7 @@ bool CDockWidget::closeDockWidgetInternal(bool ForceClose)
 			}
 		}
 		deleteDockWidget();
-		emit closed();
+		Q_EMIT closed();
    }
    else
    {
--- a/src/DockWidget.h
+++ b/src/DockWidget.h
@@ -58,7 +58,7 @@ private:
    DockWidgetPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
    friend struct DockWidgetPrivate;

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
    /**
     * Adjusts the toolbar icon sizes according to the floating state
     */
@@ -149,12 +149,15 @@ public:
    {
        DockWidgetClosable = 0x01,///< dock widget has a close button
        DockWidgetMovable = 0x02,///< dock widget is movable and can be moved to a new position in the current dock container
-        DockWidgetFloatable = 0x04,
+        DockWidgetFloatable = 0x04,///< dock widget can be dragged into a floating window
        DockWidgetDeleteOnClose = 0x08, ///< deletes the dock widget when it is closed
-        CustomCloseHandling = 0x10,
-        DockWidgetFocusable = 0x20,
+        CustomCloseHandling = 0x10, ///< clicking the close button will not close the dock widget but emits the closeRequested() signal instead
+        DockWidgetFocusable = 0x20, ///< if this is enabled, a dock widget can get focus highlighting
+        DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea = 0x40, ///< dock widget will be closed when the dock area hosting it is closed
+        NoTab = 0x80, ///< dock widget tab will never be shown if this flag is set
        DefaultDockWidgetFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetFocusable,
        AllDockWidgetFeatures = DefaultDockWidgetFeatures | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose | CustomCloseHandling,
+        DockWidgetAlwaysCloseAndDelete = DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose,
        NoDockWidgetFeatures = 0x00
    };
    Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(DockWidgetFeatures, DockWidgetFeature)
@@ -197,7 +200,7 @@ public:
     * To ensure, that a dock widget does not block resizing, the dock widget
     * reimplements minimumSizeHint() function to return a very small minimum
     * size hint. If you would like to adhere the minimumSizeHint() from the
-     * content widget, the set the minimumSizeHintMode() to
+     * content widget, then set the minimumSizeHintMode() to
     * MinimumSizeHintFromContent.
     */
    enum eMinimumSizeHintMode
@@ -360,6 +363,11 @@ public:
     */
    void setMinimumSizeHintMode(eMinimumSizeHintMode Mode);

+    /**
+     * Returns true if the dock widget is set as central widget of it's dock manager
+     */
+    bool isCentralWidget() const;
+
    /**
     * Sets the dock widget icon that is shown in tabs and in toggle view
     * actions
@@ -476,7 +484,7 @@ public: // reimplements QFrame -----------------------------------------------
     */
    virtual bool event(QEvent *e) override;

-public slots:
+public Q_SLOTS:
    /**
     * This property controls whether the dock widget is open or closed.
     * The toogleViewAction triggers this slot
@@ -537,7 +545,7 @@ public slots:
    void showNormal();


-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
    /**
     * This signal is emitted if the dock widget is opened or closed
     */
@@ -577,7 +585,7 @@ signals:
     * This signal is emitted when the features property changes.
     * The features parameter gives the new value of the property.
     */
-    void featuresChanged(DockWidgetFeatures features);
+    void featuresChanged(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures features);
 }; // class DockWidget
 }
 // namespace ads
--- a/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp
+++ b/src/DockWidgetTab.cpp
@@ -51,7 +51,6 @@
 #include "DockManager.h"
 #include "IconProvider.h"

-#include <iostream>

 namespace ads
 {
@@ -77,6 +76,7 @@ struct DockWidgetTabPrivate
 	QAbstractButton* CloseButton = nullptr;
 	QSpacerItem* IconTextSpacer;
 	QPoint TabDragStartPosition;
+	QSize IconSize;

 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -134,6 +134,31 @@ struct DockWidgetTabPrivate
 		}
 	}

+	/**
+	 * Update the close button visibility from current feature/config
+	 */
+	void updateCloseButtonVisibility(bool active)
+	{
+		bool DockWidgetClosable = DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable);
+		bool ActiveTabHasCloseButton = testConfigFlag(CDockManager::ActiveTabHasCloseButton);
+		bool AllTabsHaveCloseButton = testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AllTabsHaveCloseButton);
+		bool TabHasCloseButton = (ActiveTabHasCloseButton && active) | AllTabsHaveCloseButton;
+		CloseButton->setVisible(DockWidgetClosable && TabHasCloseButton);
+	}
+
+	/**
+	 * Update the size policy of the close button depending on the
+	 * RetainTabSizeWhenCloseButtonHidden feature
+	 */
+	void updateCloseButtonSizePolicy()
+	{
+		auto Features = DockWidget->features();
+		auto SizePolicy = CloseButton->sizePolicy();
+		SizePolicy.setRetainSizeWhenHidden(Features.testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable)
+			&& testConfigFlag(CDockManager::RetainTabSizeWhenCloseButtonHidden));
+		CloseButton->setSizePolicy(SizePolicy);
+	}
+
 	template <typename T>
 	IFloatingWidget* createFloatingWidget(T* Widget, bool OpaqueUndocking)
 	{
@@ -161,6 +186,27 @@ struct DockWidgetTabPrivate
 		DragStartMousePosition = _this->mapFromGlobal(GlobalPos);
 	}

+	/**
+	 * Update the icon in case the icon size changed
+	 */
+	void updateIcon()
+	{
+		if (!IconLabel || Icon.isNull())
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+
+		if (IconSize.isValid())
+		{
+			IconLabel->setPixmap(Icon.pixmap(IconSize));
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			IconLabel->setPixmap(Icon.pixmap(_this->style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize, nullptr, _this)));
+		}
+		IconLabel->setVisible(true);
+	}
+
 };
 // struct DockWidgetTabPrivate

@@ -188,7 +234,7 @@ void DockWidgetTabPrivate::createLayout()
 	CloseButton->setObjectName("tabCloseButton");
 	internal::setButtonIcon(CloseButton, QStyle::SP_TitleBarCloseButton, TabCloseIcon);
    CloseButton->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Fixed, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
-    _this->onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
+    updateCloseButtonSizePolicy();
 	internal::setToolTip(CloseButton, QObject::tr("Close Tab"));
 	_this->connect(CloseButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), SIGNAL(closeRequested()));

@@ -213,7 +259,7 @@ void DockWidgetTabPrivate::createLayout()
 void DockWidgetTabPrivate::moveTab(QMouseEvent* ev)
 {
    ev->accept();
-    QPoint Distance = ev->globalPos() - GlobalDragStartMousePosition;
+    QPoint Distance = internal::globalPositionOf(ev) - GlobalDragStartMousePosition;
    Distance.setY(0);
    auto TargetPos = Distance + TabDragStartPosition;
    TargetPos.rx() = qMax(TargetPos.x(), 0);
@@ -305,9 +351,9 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
 	if (ev->button() == Qt::LeftButton)
 	{
 		ev->accept();
-        d->saveDragStartMousePosition(ev->globalPos());
+        d->saveDragStartMousePosition(internal::globalPositionOf(ev));
        d->DragState = DraggingMousePressed;
-        emit clicked();
+        Q_EMIT clicked();
 		return;
 	}
 	Super::mousePressEvent(ev);
@@ -331,7 +377,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
 			// End of tab moving, emit signal
 			if (d->DockArea)
 			{
-				emit moved(ev->globalPos());
+                Q_EMIT moved(internal::globalPositionOf(ev));
 			}
 			break;

@@ -376,7 +422,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
    auto MappedPos = mapToParent(ev->pos());
    bool MouseOutsideBar = (MappedPos.x() < 0) || (MappedPos.x() > parentWidget()->rect().right());
    // Maybe a fixed drag distance is better here ?
-    int DragDistanceY = qAbs(d->GlobalDragStartMousePosition.y() - ev->globalPos().y());
+    int DragDistanceY = qAbs(d->GlobalDragStartMousePosition.y() - internal::globalPositionOf(ev).y());
    if (DragDistanceY >= CDockManager::startDragDistance() || MouseOutsideBar)
 	{
 		// If this is the last dock area in a dock container with only
@@ -408,7 +454,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseMoveEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
    	return;
 	}
    else if (d->DockArea->openDockWidgetsCount() > 1
-     && (ev->globalPos() - d->GlobalDragStartMousePosition).manhattanLength() >= QApplication::startDragDistance()) // Wait a few pixels before start moving
+     && (internal::globalPositionOf(ev) - d->GlobalDragStartMousePosition).manhattanLength() >= QApplication::startDragDistance()) // Wait a few pixels before start moving
 	{
    	// If we start dragging the tab, we save its inital position to
    	// restore it later
@@ -461,11 +507,7 @@ bool CDockWidgetTab::isActiveTab() const
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidgetTab::setActiveTab(bool active)
 {
-	bool DockWidgetClosable = d->DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable);
-	bool ActiveTabHasCloseButton = d->testConfigFlag(CDockManager::ActiveTabHasCloseButton);
-	bool AllTabsHaveCloseButton = d->testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AllTabsHaveCloseButton);
-	bool TabHasCloseButton = (ActiveTabHasCloseButton && active) | AllTabsHaveCloseButton;
-	d->CloseButton->setVisible(DockWidgetClosable && TabHasCloseButton);
+    d->updateCloseButtonVisibility(active);

 	// Focus related stuff
 	if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::FocusHighlighting) && !d->DockWidget->dockManager()->isRestoringState())
@@ -496,7 +538,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::setActiveTab(bool active)
 	update();
 	updateGeometry();

-	emit activeTabChanged();
+	Q_EMIT activeTabChanged();
 }


@@ -549,11 +591,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::setIcon(const QIcon& Icon)
 	}

 	d->Icon = Icon;
-	if (d->IconLabel)
-	{
-		d->IconLabel->setPixmap(Icon.pixmap(style()->pixelMetric(QStyle::PM_SmallIconSize, nullptr, this)));
-		d->IconLabel->setVisible(true);
-	}
+	d->updateIcon();
 }


@@ -580,7 +618,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 	if ((!d->DockArea->dockContainer()->isFloating() || d->DockArea->dockWidgetsCount() > 1)
 		&& d->DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable))
 	{
-		d->saveDragStartMousePosition(event->globalPos());
+        d->saveDragStartMousePosition(internal::globalPositionOf(event));
 		d->startFloating(DraggingInactive);
 	}

@@ -591,7 +629,7 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::mouseDoubleClickEvent(QMouseEvent *event)
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidgetTab::setVisible(bool visible)
 {
-	// Just here for debugging to insert debug output
+	visible &= !d->DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::NoTab);
    Super::setVisible(visible);
 }

@@ -639,6 +677,9 @@ bool CDockWidgetTab::event(QEvent *e)
 	{
 		const auto text = toolTip();
 		d->TitleLabel->setToolTip(text);
+		if (d->IconLabel) {
+			d->IconLabel->setToolTip(text);
+		}
 	}
 #endif
 	return Super::event(e);
@@ -648,11 +689,8 @@ bool CDockWidgetTab::event(QEvent *e)
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidgetTab::onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged()
 {
-	auto Features = d->DockWidget->features();
-	auto SizePolicy = d->CloseButton->sizePolicy();
-	SizePolicy.setRetainSizeWhenHidden(Features.testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable)
-		&& d->testConfigFlag(CDockManager::RetainTabSizeWhenCloseButtonHidden));
-	d->CloseButton->setSizePolicy(SizePolicy);
+    d->updateCloseButtonSizePolicy();
+    d->updateCloseButtonVisibility(isActiveTab());
 }


@@ -670,6 +708,21 @@ void CDockWidgetTab::updateStyle()
 }


+//============================================================================
+QSize CDockWidgetTab::iconSize() const
+{
+	return d->IconSize;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockWidgetTab::setIconSize(const QSize& Size)
+{
+	d->IconSize = Size;
+	d->updateIcon();
+}
+
+


 } // namespace ads
--- a/src/DockWidgetTab.h
+++ b/src/DockWidgetTab.h
@@ -31,6 +31,7 @@
 //                                   INCLUDES
 //============================================================================
 #include <QFrame>
+#include <QSize>

 #include "ads_globals.h"

@@ -50,6 +51,7 @@ class ADS_EXPORT CDockWidgetTab : public QFrame
 {
 	Q_OBJECT
 	Q_PROPERTY(bool activeTab READ isActiveTab WRITE setActiveTab NOTIFY activeTabChanged)
+	Q_PROPERTY(QSize iconSize READ iconSize WRITE setIconSize)

 private:
 	DockWidgetTabPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
@@ -58,7 +60,7 @@ private:
 	friend class CDockManager;
 	void onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void detachDockWidget();

 protected:
@@ -159,10 +161,24 @@ public:
 	 */
 	void updateStyle();

-public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Returns the icon size.
+	 * If no explicit icon size has been set, the function returns an invalid
+	 * QSize
+	 */
+	QSize iconSize() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Set an explicit icon size.
+	 * If no icon size has been set explicitely, than the tab sets the icon size
+	 * depending on the style
+	 */
+	void setIconSize(const QSize& Size);
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	virtual void setVisible(bool visible) override;

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	void activeTabChanged();
 	void clicked();
 	void closeRequested();
--- a/src/ElidingLabel.cpp
+++ b/src/ElidingLabel.cpp
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ void ElidingLabelPrivate::elideText(int Width)
    IsElided = str != Text;
    if(IsElided != WasElided)
    {
-        emit _this->elidedChanged(IsElided);
+        Q_EMIT _this->elidedChanged(IsElided);
    }
    _this->QLabel::setText(str);
 }
@@ -136,7 +136,7 @@ void CElidingLabel::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 		return;
 	}

-	emit clicked();
+	Q_EMIT clicked();
 }


@@ -144,7 +144,7 @@ void CElidingLabel::mouseReleaseEvent(QMouseEvent* event)
 void CElidingLabel::mouseDoubleClickEvent( QMouseEvent *ev )
 {
 	Q_UNUSED(ev)
-	emit doubleClicked();
+	Q_EMIT doubleClicked();
 	Super::mouseDoubleClickEvent(ev);
 }

@@ -163,7 +163,12 @@ void CElidingLabel::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
 //============================================================================
 QSize CElidingLabel::minimumSizeHint() const
 {
-    if (pixmap() != nullptr || d->isModeElideNone())
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
+    bool HasPixmap = !pixmap().isNull();
+#else
+    bool HasPixmap = (pixmap() != nullptr);
+#endif
+    if (HasPixmap || d->isModeElideNone())
    {
        return QLabel::minimumSizeHint();
    }
@@ -180,7 +185,12 @@ QSize CElidingLabel::minimumSizeHint() const
 //============================================================================
 QSize CElidingLabel::sizeHint() const
 {
-    if (pixmap() != nullptr || d->isModeElideNone())
+#if (QT_VERSION >= QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
+    bool HasPixmap = !pixmap().isNull();
+#else
+    bool HasPixmap = (pixmap() != nullptr);
+#endif
+    if (HasPixmap || d->isModeElideNone())
    {
        return QLabel::sizeHint();
    }
--- a/src/ElidingLabel.h
+++ b/src/ElidingLabel.h
@@ -58,8 +58,8 @@ protected:
 public:
    using Super = QLabel;

-	CElidingLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = 0);
-	CElidingLabel(const QString& text, QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = 0);
+    CElidingLabel(QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags ());
+    CElidingLabel(const QString& text, QWidget* parent = 0, Qt::WindowFlags f = Qt::WindowFlags ());
 	virtual ~CElidingLabel();

 	/**
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ public: // reimplements QLabel ----------------------------------------------
 	void setText(const QString &text);
 	QString text() const;

-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted if the user clicks on the label (i.e. pressed
 	 * down then released while the mouse cursor is inside the label)
--- a/src/FloatingDockContainer.cpp
+++ b/src/FloatingDockContainer.cpp
@@ -376,6 +376,7 @@ struct FloatingDockContainerPrivate
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
    QWidget* MouseEventHandler = nullptr;
    CFloatingWidgetTitleBar* TitleBar = nullptr;
+	bool IsResizing = false;
 #endif

 	/**
@@ -410,10 +411,12 @@ struct FloatingDockContainerPrivate
 	void setWindowTitle(const QString &Text)
 	{
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-        TitleBar->setTitle(Text);
-#else
-		_this->setWindowTitle(Text);
+		if (TitleBar)
+		{
+			TitleBar->setTitle(Text);
+		}
 #endif
+		_this->setWindowTitle(Text);
 	}

 	/**
@@ -604,13 +607,53 @@ CFloatingDockContainer::CFloatingDockContainer(CDockManager *DockManager) :
 	    SLOT(onDockAreasAddedOrRemoved()));

 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    d->TitleBar = new CFloatingWidgetTitleBar(this);
-    setWindowFlags(windowFlags() | Qt::Tool);
-    QDockWidget::setWidget(d->DockContainer);
-    QDockWidget::setFloating(true);
-    QDockWidget::setFeatures(QDockWidget::AllDockWidgetFeatures);
-    setTitleBarWidget(d->TitleBar);
-    connect(d->TitleBar, SIGNAL(closeRequested()), SLOT(close()));
+	QDockWidget::setWidget(d->DockContainer);
+	QDockWidget::setFloating(true);
+	QDockWidget::setFeatures(QDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable
+		| QDockWidget::DockWidgetMovable | QDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable);
+
+	bool native_window = true;
+
+	// FloatingContainerForce*TitleBar is overwritten by the "ADS_UseNativeTitle" environment variable if set.
+	auto env = qgetenv("ADS_UseNativeTitle").toUpper();
+	if (env == "1")
+	{
+		native_window = true;
+	}
+	else if (env == "0")
+	{
+		native_window = false;
+	}
+	else if (DockManager->testConfigFlag(CDockManager::FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar))
+	{
+		native_window = true;
+	}
+	else if (DockManager->testConfigFlag(CDockManager::FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar))
+	{
+		native_window = false;
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		// KDE doesn't seem to fire MoveEvents while moving windows, so for now no native titlebar for everything using KWin.
+		QString window_manager = internal::windowManager().toUpper().split(" ")[0];
+                native_window = window_manager != "KWIN";
+	}
+
+	if (native_window)
+	{
+		setTitleBarWidget(new QWidget());
+		setWindowFlags(Qt::Window | Qt::WindowMaximizeButtonHint | Qt::CustomizeWindowHint | Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint);
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		d->TitleBar = new CFloatingWidgetTitleBar(this);
+		setTitleBarWidget(d->TitleBar);
+		setWindowFlags(Qt::Window | Qt::WindowMinMaxButtonsHint | Qt::FramelessWindowHint);
+		d->TitleBar->enableCloseButton(isClosable());
+		connect(d->TitleBar, SIGNAL(closeRequested()), SLOT(close()));
+		connect(d->TitleBar, &CFloatingWidgetTitleBar::maximizeRequested,
+				this, &CFloatingDockContainer::onMaximizeRequest);
+	}
 #else
 	setWindowFlags(
 	    Qt::Window | Qt::WindowMaximizeButtonHint | Qt::WindowCloseButtonHint);
@@ -629,9 +672,7 @@ CFloatingDockContainer::CFloatingDockContainer(CDockAreaWidget *DockArea) :
 	CFloatingDockContainer(DockArea->dockManager())
 {
 	d->DockContainer->addDockArea(DockArea);
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    d->TitleBar->enableCloseButton(isClosable());
-#endif
+
    auto TopLevelDockWidget = topLevelDockWidget();
    if (TopLevelDockWidget)
    {
@@ -646,9 +687,6 @@ CFloatingDockContainer::CFloatingDockContainer(CDockWidget *DockWidget) :
 	CFloatingDockContainer(DockWidget->dockManager())
 {
 	d->DockContainer->addDockWidget(CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
-#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-    d->TitleBar->enableCloseButton(isClosable());
-#endif
    auto TopLevelDockWidget = topLevelDockWidget();
    if (TopLevelDockWidget)
    {
@@ -678,19 +716,29 @@ CDockContainerWidget* CFloatingDockContainer::dockContainer() const
 //============================================================================
 void CFloatingDockContainer::changeEvent(QEvent *event)
 {
-	QWidget::changeEvent(event);
+	Super::changeEvent(event);
 	if ((event->type() == QEvent::ActivationChange) && isActiveWindow())
 	{
 		ADS_PRINT("FloatingWidget::changeEvent QEvent::ActivationChange ");
 		d->zOrderIndex = ++zOrderCounter;
-		return;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+		if (d->DraggingState == DraggingFloatingWidget)
+		{
+			d->titleMouseReleaseEvent();
+			d->DraggingState = DraggingInactive;
+		}
+#endif
 	}
 }


 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
-//============================================================================
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
 bool CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, long *result)
+#else
+bool CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, qintptr *result)
+#endif
 {
 	QWidget::nativeEvent(eventType, message, result);
 	MSG *msg = static_cast<MSG*>(message);
@@ -708,7 +756,7 @@ bool CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *mess
 		case WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN:
 			 if (msg->wParam == HTCAPTION && d->isState(DraggingInactive))
 			 {
-				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN" << e->type());
+				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_NCLBUTTONDOWN");
 				d->DragStartPos = pos();
 				d->setState(DraggingMousePressed);
 			 }
@@ -721,7 +769,7 @@ bool CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *mess
 		case WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE:
 			 if (d->isState(DraggingMousePressed))
 			 {
-				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE" << e->type());
+				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_ENTERSIZEMOVE");
 				d->setState(DraggingFloatingWidget);
 				d->updateDropOverlays(QCursor::pos());
 			 }
@@ -730,7 +778,7 @@ bool CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *mess
 		case WM_EXITSIZEMOVE:
 			 if (d->isState(DraggingFloatingWidget))
 			 {
-				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_EXITSIZEMOVE" << e->type());
+				ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::nativeEvent WM_EXITSIZEMOVE");
 				if (GetAsyncKeyState(VK_ESCAPE) & 0x8000)
 				{
 					d->handleEscapeKey();
@@ -822,25 +870,35 @@ void CFloatingDockContainer::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 void CFloatingDockContainer::startFloating(const QPoint &DragStartMousePos,
    const QSize &Size, eDragState DragState, QWidget *MouseEventHandler)
 {
-#ifndef Q_OS_LINUX
-	Q_UNUSED(MouseEventHandler)
-#endif
-	resize(Size);
-	d->setState(DragState);
-	d->DragStartMousePosition = DragStartMousePos;
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    if (!isMaximized())
+    {
+		resize(Size);
+		d->DragStartMousePosition = DragStartMousePos;
+    }
+	d->setState(DragState);
 	if (DraggingFloatingWidget == DragState)
 	{
-        setAttribute(Qt::WA_X11NetWmWindowTypeDock, true);
 		d->MouseEventHandler = MouseEventHandler;
 		if (d->MouseEventHandler)
 		{
 			d->MouseEventHandler->grabMouse();
 		}
 	}
-#endif
+
+	if (!isMaximized())
+	{
+		moveFloating();
+	}
+	show();
+#else
+    Q_UNUSED(MouseEventHandler)
+	resize(Size);
+	d->DragStartMousePosition = DragStartMousePos;
+	d->setState(DragState);
 	moveFloating();
 	show();
+#endif
 }

 //============================================================================
@@ -850,7 +908,6 @@ void CFloatingDockContainer::moveFloating()
 	const QPoint moveToPos = QCursor::pos() - d->DragStartMousePosition
 	    - QPoint(BorderSize, 0);
 	move(moveToPos);
-
 	switch (d->DraggingState)
 	{
 	case DraggingMousePressed:
@@ -949,11 +1006,17 @@ bool CFloatingDockContainer::restoreState(CDockingStateReader &Stream,
 	{
 		return false;
 	}
-
 	onDockAreasAddedOrRemoved();
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+	if(d->TitleBar)
+	{
+		d->TitleBar->setMaximizedIcon(windowState() == Qt::WindowMaximized);
+	}
+#endif
 	return true;
 }

+
 //============================================================================
 bool CFloatingDockContainer::hasTopLevelDockWidget() const
 {
@@ -977,19 +1040,17 @@ void CFloatingDockContainer::finishDragging()
 {
 	ADS_PRINT("CFloatingDockContainer::finishDragging");
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
-   setAttribute(Qt::WA_X11NetWmWindowTypeDock, false);
-   setWindowOpacity(1);
-   activateWindow();
-   if (d->MouseEventHandler)
-   {
-       d->MouseEventHandler->releaseMouse();
-       d->MouseEventHandler = nullptr;
-   }
+	setWindowOpacity(1);
+	activateWindow();
+	if (d->MouseEventHandler)
+	{
+	   d->MouseEventHandler->releaseMouse();
+	   d->MouseEventHandler = nullptr;
+	}
 #endif
-   d->titleMouseReleaseEvent();
+	d->titleMouseReleaseEvent();
 }

-
 #ifdef Q_OS_MACOS
 //============================================================================
 bool CFloatingDockContainer::event(QEvent *e)
@@ -1092,6 +1153,97 @@ void CFloatingDockContainer::moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event)
 }
 #endif

+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::onMaximizeRequest()
+{
+	if (windowState() == Qt::WindowMaximized)
+	{
+		showNormal();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		showMaximized();
+	}
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::showNormal(bool fixGeometry)
+{
+	if (windowState() == Qt::WindowMaximized)
+	{
+		QRect oldNormal = normalGeometry();
+		Super::showNormal();
+		if(fixGeometry)
+		{
+			setGeometry(oldNormal);
+		}
+	}
+	if(d->TitleBar)
+	{
+		d->TitleBar->setMaximizedIcon(false);
+	}
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::showMaximized()
+{
+	Super::showMaximized();
+	if (d->TitleBar)
+	{
+		d->TitleBar->setMaximizedIcon(true);
+	}
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+bool CFloatingDockContainer::isMaximized() const
+{
+	return windowState() == Qt::WindowMaximized;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::show()
+{
+	// Prevent this window from showing in the taskbar and pager (alt+tab)
+	internal::xcb_add_prop(true, winId(), "_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_TASKBAR");
+	internal::xcb_add_prop(true, winId(), "_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_SKIP_PAGER");
+	Super::show();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event)
+{
+	d->IsResizing = true;
+	Super::resizeEvent(event);
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CFloatingDockContainer::moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event)
+{
+	Super::moveEvent(event);
+	if (!d->IsResizing && event->spontaneous())
+	{
+		d->DraggingState = DraggingFloatingWidget;
+		d->updateDropOverlays(QCursor::pos());
+	}
+	d->IsResizing = false;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+bool CFloatingDockContainer::hasNativeTitleBar()
+{
+	return d->TitleBar == nullptr;
+}
+#endif
+
 } // namespace ads

 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--- a/src/FloatingDockContainer.h
+++ b/src/FloatingDockContainer.h
@@ -118,7 +118,7 @@ private:
 	friend class CDockAreaWidget;
    friend class CFloatingWidgetTitleBar;

-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onDockAreasAddedOrRemoved();
 	void onDockAreaCurrentChanged(int Index);

@@ -185,16 +185,25 @@ protected: // reimplements QWidget
 	virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event) override;
 #endif

+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+	virtual void moveEvent(QMoveEvent *event) override;
+	virtual void resizeEvent(QResizeEvent *event) override;
+#endif
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 	/**
 	 * Native event filter for handling WM_MOVING messages on Windows
 	 */
-	virtual bool nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, long *result) override;
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
+    virtual bool nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, long *result) override;
+#else
+    virtual bool nativeEvent(const QByteArray &eventType, void *message, qintptr *result) override;
+#endif
 #endif


 public:
-	using Super = QWidget;
+	using Super = tFloatingWidgetBase;

 	/**
 	 * Create empty floating widget - required for restore state
@@ -248,6 +257,44 @@ public:
     * function of the internal container widget.
     */
    QList<CDockWidget*> dockWidgets() const;
+
+#ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
+    /**
+	 * This is a function that responds to FloatingWidgetTitleBar::maximizeRequest()
+	 * Maximize or normalize the container size.
+     */
+    void onMaximizeRequest();
+
+	/**
+	 * Normalize (Unmaximize) the window.
+	 *	fixGeometry parameter fixes a "bug" in QT where immediately after calling showNormal
+	 *	geometry is not set properly.
+	 *	Set this true when moving the window immediately after normalizing.
+	 */
+	void showNormal(bool fixGeometry=false);
+
+	/**
+	 * Maximizes the window.
+	 */
+	void showMaximized();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns if the window is currently maximized or not.
+	 */
+	bool isMaximized() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * Patched show to prevent the window from appearing in the taskbar.
+	 */
+	void show();
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns true if the floating widget has a native titlebar or false if
+	 * the floating widget has a QWidget based title bar
+	 */
+	bool hasNativeTitleBar();
+#endif
+
 }; // class FloatingDockContainer
 }
 // namespace ads
--- a/Show More
+++ b/Show More
Author	SHA1	Message	Date
Uwe Kindler	487e23e190	Fixed MSVC build	2021-06-19 14:47:17 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	511132ee4f	Fixxed issue #294 - Tab refresh problem with a QGLWidget	2021-06-17 20:32:45 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	edc89555bc	Removed eclipse specific file	2021-06-17 20:32:12 +02:00
Rodrigo Oliva	ad30211dae	Update icon label tooltip when the tab tooltip changes (#322 ) Co-authored-by: Rodrigo Oliva <Rodrigo.Oliva@king.com>	2021-05-26 06:59:36 +02:00
Nick D'Ademo	48406da6ea	fix building. (#323 )	2021-05-25 18:12:24 +02:00
Rui Oliveira	aff0bd6e25	Add Qt6 support on CMake (#319 )	2021-04-28 22:52:45 +02:00
jporcher	3969d28d92	Fix crash in dockindock (#317 ) * Add dockdepth1 example * Fix compilation (include assert.h) * Replace dockdepth1 by dockindock * Fix crash when dockindock example is closed. Due to code in dockindock supposed to fix memory leaks: now leaks were fixed in CDockManager (https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/307), the code from dockindock ends up deleting objects already deleted by parent.	2021-04-27 11:16:09 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	b39cd2d81b	Fixed emptydockarea example	2021-04-27 07:47:03 +02:00
jporcher	0e8e563654	Add dockindock example (#308 ) * Add dockdepth1 example * Fix compilation (include assert.h) * Replace dockdepth1 by dockindock	2021-04-21 06:37:19 +02:00
jporcher	2f041a0eed	Fix memory leaks (#314 )	2021-04-20 14:25:30 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	ffa0105d3e	Fixed emission perspectiveListChanged signal after loading of perspective list and added perspectiveListLoaded signal	2021-04-13 07:05:17 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	6179832a2b	Updated Qt DesignStudio showcase image and video link	2021-03-03 22:51:58 +01:00
Walter Bormans	13853573ea	Additional Qt keyword conversion. (#299 ) This comit is an addtion to pull request #295. Not all Qt keywords were included. Co-authored-by: Walter Bormans <walter.bormans@paradoxcat.com>	2021-01-22 06:18:34 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	b6b4c626e8	Fixed user-guide.md emptydockarea code to match the real example	2021-01-16 15:06:32 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	bd41ec1627	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2021-01-16 15:01:02 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	b54dab7df2	Fixed the empty dock area example to test procramatic docking with empty dock area	2021-01-16 15:00:44 +01:00
Walter Bormans	e66ef604a7	Removes reliance on special Qt keywords. (#295 ) This allows Qt Advanced Docking system to be compiled with the QT_NO_KEYWORDS definition. This can help avoid conflicts with other dependancies for a project. Co-authored-by: Walter Bormans <walter.bormans@paradoxcat.com>	2021-01-15 09:08:27 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	e03674fd4b	Fixed a typo in user-guide.md	2021-01-11 13:50:47 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	3f69fedd1f	Added documentation for emptx dock area feature	2021-01-11 13:46:26 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	a614e3cc3d	Fixed CDockAreaWidget::nextOpenDockWidget() function to properly return a DockWidget with tab if this is possible Added new emptydockarea example	2021-01-11 11:07:03 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	ebde50b492	Fixed FloatingDockContainer Linux build for Qt6	2021-01-10 10:22:54 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	2a6bd306cb	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2021-01-09 19:03:14 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	8a27a5596b	Added new CDockWidget flag CDockWidget::NoTab to hide the tab from the dock area title bar	2021-01-09 19:02:25 +01:00
Nicolas Elie	f835ffd978	Update Python bindings (#289 ) * Update Python bindings * Add X11Extras to setup.py for Linux builds * Update Python Bindings * Update Python bindings	2021-01-04 14:01:28 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	97215705f5	Improved documentation for Linux support	2021-01-03 18:16:38 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	6ee97e64d7	Disabled Qt6 build in appveyor - it does not work properly yet	2021-01-03 17:14:39 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	a1c4812619	Try to fix Qt6 build	2021-01-03 17:09:06 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	b0c8edbd82	Added Qt6 MinGW build to .appveyor.yml	2021-01-03 15:50:16 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	a4190ecbf0	Added missing ads.pri fle	2021-01-02 23:17:44 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	d8c6efaada	Fixed signal connection of perspective combobox	2021-01-02 21:05:05 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	0312682e07	Fixed wrong pixmap is null test in ElidingLabel	2021-01-02 20:50:26 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	8d14068df7	Fixed QMouseEvent::globalPos() warning	2021-01-02 20:29:59 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	fe1d9a493f	Fixed warning in centralwidget example because of missing svg file	2021-01-02 19:51:50 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	e55ad49db8	Created ads.pri to ease linking of ads library	2021-01-02 19:48:34 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	018ce2001e	Fixed all Qt6 build issues	2021-01-02 18:06:45 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	c8fe4c46dd	Fixed DockAreaWidget minimumSizeHint	2020-12-23 16:16:13 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	1781fa671d	Updated build settings	2020-12-23 16:15:47 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	75910e910e	Fixed centralwidget example to properly close all floating widgets on main window close	2020-11-26 08:07:31 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	899e06be1c	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-11-23 12:57:23 +01:00
spking11	66687dc8b6	Add utf-8 support for msvc within cmake. (#280 ) Co-authored-by: spking11 <spking11@foxmail.com>	2020-11-23 12:55:19 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	b8fe620276	Merge branch 'master' into adddockwidget_fix	2020-11-23 08:04:11 +01:00
spking11	1a50ea9892	Add utf-8 support for msvc to resolve building error in some windows systems. (#277 )	2020-11-21 17:29:36 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	0a096869fe	Fixed adding of dock widgets to floating widget	2020-11-21 15:08:30 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	44dc76bd19	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-10-31 13:56:30 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	aedbaec497	Addes support for setting DockWidgetTab icon size via stylesheet	2020-10-31 13:56:16 +01:00
Uwe	04aa622111	Fixed static qmake build	2020-10-30 21:49:28 +01:00
Uwe	3564229482	Fixed CMake static build	2020-10-30 21:13:19 +01:00
githubuser0xFFFF	637db7f4f9	Update CMakeLists.txt	2020-10-27 18:50:54 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	f6d3d6d34a	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-10-27 15:07:37 +01:00
Uwe Kindler	92369bdb26	Fixed static CMake build for Linux	2020-10-27 15:04:54 +01:00
Nick D'Ademo	8f95447108	Fix. (#264 )	2020-10-23 21:00:33 +02:00
Christian Seiler	0e3c3bab45	DockManager: add the ability to programmatically update splitter sizes (#266 ) Add the ability to programmatically update splitter sizes. The user must specify the dock area that is contained in a splitter and a list of sizes. The list of sizes will be passed to the splitter that immediately contains the specified dock area. If the dock area is not part of a splitter the method will have no effect. Co-authored-by: Christian Seiler <c.seiler@luxflux.de>	2020-10-23 20:59:50 +02:00
Christian Seiler	3a5c965306	Ensure that the stylesheet doesn't affect all QSplitter instances (#265 ) The stylesheet should only change the style of ads::CDockSplitter instances, but not all QSplitter instances. Otherwise all splitters within any dock widget will also be affected and look different from the default Qt style. Co-authored-by: Christian Seiler <c.seiler@luxflux.de>	2020-10-21 22:07:41 +02:00
Christian Seiler	0c88457037	Fix CMake build on macOS (don't try to link against Qt's X11Extras) (#267 ) macOS is identified as UNIX by CMake, but Qt doesn't actually use X11 there (and X11 support is not available by default anyway). Change the condition that includes X11Extras to if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE) instead of just if (UNIX) to mitigate that. This makes the build on macOS work with CMake. Co-authored-by: Christian Seiler <c.seiler@luxflux.de>	2020-10-21 22:05:36 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	46fa22dc6a	Documented custom close handling	2020-10-13 21:24:04 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	f3d32399e5	Added ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea test to demo/MainWindow.cpp	2020-10-13 20:55:09 +02:00
Nicolas ELIE	b320bb17d1	Merge remote-tracking branch 'upstream/master' into forceclose	2020-10-02 11:04:18 +02:00
Nicolas Elie	81afe2d3cb	Update Python Bindings again (#262 ) * Update Python bindings * Add X11Extras to setup.py for Linux builds * Update Python Bindings	2020-10-01 19:14:48 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	5fad43377b	Fixed a bug in restoreStateFromXml function The function accessed the objectName from the CentralWidget even if there is no cental widget	2020-09-25 14:40:28 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	f543318232	Updated user-guide.md	2020-09-21 11:07:00 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	ab385a782a	Updated user-guid	2020-09-21 11:02:38 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	c370875128	Properly implemented save and restore with central widget	2020-09-21 10:51:02 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	1c261515db	Improved debug output in DockContainerWidget	2020-09-21 09:39:42 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	37cbae84ca	Fixed debug output in FloatingDockContainer.cpp	2020-09-21 09:39:03 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	f5759716b4	Added support for perspectives to centralwidget example to test save and restore state functionality with central widget	2020-09-21 08:39:39 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	f645fe725a	Added dockWidgetAdded signal to CDockManager	2020-09-18 08:25:47 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	fdedd7d92a	Added focusedDockWidget() function to DockManager	2020-09-07 08:17:07 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	044a43d793	Updated user-guide.md	2020-09-07 08:16:30 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	6846c96146	Fixed some documentation typos	2020-09-03 15:31:11 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	8fe9461872	Removed stylesheet code from centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp	2020-09-03 15:25:44 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	fbde4edcd2	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-09-03 15:24:27 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	68742681f7	Added missing documentation images	2020-09-03 15:24:12 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	bbb3f99bc3	Added documentation for new features (central widget and native floating widgets on linux) to user-guide.md	2020-09-03 15:23:39 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	e0f6f3013f	Updated centralwidget example	2020-09-03 15:23:05 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	6eb497fb64	Added test for dock manager flag EqualSplitOnInsertion to demo aplication	2020-09-03 15:22:43 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	ae15757765	Update .travis.yml Fixex travis.yml parse error	2020-09-02 22:02:21 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	be294b4867	Update .travis.yml Added libqt5x11extras5-dev to travis yml file	2020-09-02 21:25:54 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	70738f7549	Fixed Linux CMake build	2020-09-02 11:48:12 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	42dc529ce1	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-09-02 09:05:13 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	65058d3a48	Fixed issue #251 - Window momentarily flashes as floating widget	2020-09-02 09:04:59 +02:00
Nicolas Elie	48c4106b7f	Update Python Bindings (#249 ) * Update Python bindings * Add X11Extras to setup.py for Linux builds	2020-09-01 16:06:43 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	175b48569f	Removed Linux stuff from Mac build	2020-08-31 23:46:42 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	89c6abb5ce	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-08-31 23:29:52 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	55f23799bc	Fixed CMake Windows build	2020-08-31 23:29:33 +02:00
Nicolas Elie	646211cc4c	Merge branch 'master' into forceclose	2020-08-31 16:38:16 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	423bab9954	Update README.md Some small changes in README.md	2020-08-31 16:30:29 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	831d90ebf5	Added X11Etras package to CMakeLists.txt	2020-08-31 16:20:36 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	abdc0dc0dd	Update .travis.yml Added libqt5x11extras5-dev to travis build	2020-08-31 16:10:53 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	175c836c93	Added Qt5x11extras to CMake build	2020-08-31 13:04:15 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	76304172ab	Update linux-builds.yml Added x11extras to workflow	2020-08-31 13:00:27 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	0eb3978aee	Update .travis.yml Added x11extras	2020-08-31 12:51:42 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	73f42d55ca	Updated linux stylesheets to fix titlebar issue on KDE	2020-08-31 11:57:30 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	059a055483	Renamed FloatingContainerForceCustomTitleBar to FloatingWidgetForceQWidgetTitleBar	2020-08-31 09:48:32 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	dcf1ee393e	Added support for CSS styling of custom widget titlebar close button	2020-08-31 09:38:18 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	04aecb3693	Some code cleanup, adjustments to match ADS coding style	2020-08-31 08:32:56 +02:00
helywin	533d174abc	Finished implementing maximize for linux. Added FloatingContainerForc*TitleBar to switch between native and custom titlebar. Co-authored-by: SleepProgger <SleepProgger@users.noreply.github.com>	2020-08-29 05:03:21 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	48fb999bd0	Fix static build of centralwidget example	2020-08-24 15:46:51 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	5443e5f998	Merge branch 'centralwidget'	2020-08-24 13:44:19 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	543d226ba3	Fixed memory leak	2020-08-24 13:32:50 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	03b1848b43	Reverted changed	2020-08-24 13:25:20 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	05ab8d2067	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-08-24 13:23:40 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	c28a27c81c	Reverted changes that cause application crash	2020-08-24 13:22:34 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	1b42048135	Fixed pure virtual function call	2020-08-24 11:33:40 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	bfe6b9bd26	Merge branch 'FixesPack_Parenting_Memory_leaks_etc' of https://github.com/ymiroshnyk/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System into ymiroshnyk-FixesPack_Parenting_Memory_leaks_etc	2020-08-24 11:22:50 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	08a8cee1c6	Updated centralwidget test	2020-08-24 11:14:58 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	835a532e75	Corrected constness of some functions, changed signatur of setCentralWidget function	2020-08-24 10:22:12 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	d383ade03c	Merge branch 'Central-Widget' of https://github.com/hulswit/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System into hulswit-Central-Widget	2020-08-24 09:50:12 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	6d9c4cee02	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-08-24 09:47:34 +02:00
Yurii Miroshnyk	a565239c4a	Fixes pack. Parenting, memory leaks, floating widgets deleting. * DockWidget always has DockAreaWidget as parent. It's not necessary to make it nullptr. This fixes many bugs related to restoring inactive tabbed DockWidgets. * Fixed memory leaks related to QBoxLayout::takeAt(). * Fixed algorithm of deleting remaining floating widgets after restore.	2020-08-21 19:24:55 +03:00
hulswit	ba69f3e6b9	CMake Fix	2020-08-21 13:42:52 +02:00
hulswit	14c29f695c	Central widget update Updated the setting of central widget with option to set where the possible old central widget will be placed. Fixed option of "unsetting" central widget by setting it to nullptr.	2020-08-21 13:30:59 +02:00
shelomentsev	703a9b3e12	Update the state of close button on titlebar and tabbar when CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable changed. (#240 )	2020-08-21 08:09:13 +02:00
shelomentsev	0eca1b0433	Memory leak (#242 ) * Delete widgets without parents in CDockAreaLayout. * Fixed the place where dock widgets witout parents are destroyed.	2020-08-21 08:08:33 +02:00
hulswit	691c9683ce	Merge branch 'master' into Central-Widget	2020-08-20 16:37:05 +02:00
hulswit	1a11e5ddcd	Central Widget concept added Adde option to set a dock widget as central widget. It influences resizing behavior of the splitters. The central widget will be stretched with the main window and remaing dock widgets and threir respective areas will be resized only vertically if docked left or right and horizontaly if docked top or bottom	2020-08-20 16:36:02 +02:00
shelomentsev	a4d281dbb6	Floating window fixes. (#239 ) * Don't show a CFloatingDockContainer if all its CDockWidget were hidden before its first shown. * Destroy empty CFloatingDockContainer when removing CDockWidget via removeDockWidget function.	2020-08-20 12:58:15 +02:00
shelomentsev	8361f90dce	Delete widgets without parents in CDockAreaLayout. (#241 )	2020-08-20 12:56:37 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	04b4ff8b4b	Fixed typo in DockWidget documentation	2020-08-19 15:16:13 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	121248c3c5	Improved documentation	2020-08-19 13:49:20 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	c44d0c87e3	Fixed broken SimpleExample application	2020-08-19 13:38:53 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	c6cf9487ba	Added maximize button svg icon	2020-08-18 20:36:02 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	c78cc17730	Properly persist dock area HideSingleWidgetTitleBar flag (and all other dock area flags)	2020-08-18 10:48:35 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	81a0234b05	Added HiveWE editor to showcase applications	2020-08-18 08:01:45 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	f72a8568c5	Merge branch 'master' of https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System	2020-08-17 23:51:14 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	11aec65967	Properly persist the AllowedAreas state of CDockAreaWidget	2020-08-17 23:50:37 +02:00
Nicolas ELIE	40636d1e05	Add flag to DockWidget to force dw to be closed with the area that contains it	2020-08-04 11:50:32 +02:00
Nicolas Elie	75841415a3	Update Python bindings (#231 ) * Update Python bindings to reflect changes in `8443414` * [Python] Fix no such signal error for signals with a reference to an object in ads namespace * [Python] Update examples	2020-07-30 13:44:05 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	edc799bc54	Added D-Tect X software to showcase	2020-07-29 08:09:00 +02:00
githubuser0xFFFF	1d0b20337f	Update README.md	2020-07-23 18:06:57 +02:00
Uwe Kindler	4a6d2d3514	Changed demos to delete the dock manager when the main window is closes to ensure that all floating widgets als "closed" (destroyed)	2020-07-22 11:28:41 +02:00
Some Guy	8443414ae3	Added setHideSingleWidgetTitleBar to DockWidgetArea	2020-07-21 08:20:17 +02:00