Added support for inserting a dock widget with a given tab index and added test case

Co-authored-by: Pierre Caissial <pierre.caissial@vivoka.com>

.appveyor.yml

@@ -10,19 +10,52 @@ environment:
     # Appveyor doesn't have Qt 12 yet
     LatestQtVersion: 5.13
   matrix:
-
 # 32 bit builds
+# MSVC 2015 builds
+# Dynamic Library builds
+    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MSVC 2015, qmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
+    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+    targetPlatform: x86
+    use_mingw: "false"
+    use_static: "false"
+    use_cmake: "false"
+    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MSVC 2015, cmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
+    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+    targetPlatform: x86
+    use_mingw: "false"
+    use_static: "false"
+    use_cmake: "true"
+# end Dynamic Library builds
+# Static Library builds
+    # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MSVC 2015, qmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
+    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+    targetPlatform: x86
+    use_mingw: "false"
+    use_static: "true"
+    use_cmake: "false"
+    # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MSVC 2015, cmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
+    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
+    targetPlatform: x86
+    use_mingw: "false"
+    use_static: "true"
+    use_cmake: "true"
+# end Static Library builds
+# end MSVC 2015 builds
 # MinGW builds
 # Dynamic Library builds
     # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MinGW, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
     COMPILER: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw730_32
     targetPlatform: x86
     use_mingw: "true"
     use_static: "false"
     use_cmake: "false"
     # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MinGW, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
     COMPILER: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw730_32
     targetPlatform: x86
     use_mingw: "true"
@@ -31,14 +64,14 @@ environment:
 # end Dynamic Library builds
 # Static Library builds
     # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MinGW, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
     COMPILER: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw730_32
     targetPlatform: x86
     use_mingw: "true"
     use_static: "true"
     use_cmake: "false"
     # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MinGW, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\mingw73_32
     COMPILER: C:\Qt\Tools\mingw730_32
     targetPlatform: x86
     use_mingw: "true"
@@ -46,54 +79,19 @@ environment:
     use_cmake: "true"
 # end Static Library builds
 # end MinGW builds
-# MSVC 2017 builds
-# Dynamic Library builds
-    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MSVC 2017, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
-    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
-    targetPlatform: x86
-    use_mingw: "false"
-    use_static: "false"
-    use_cmake: "false"
-    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 32bit, MSVC 2017, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
-    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
-    targetPlatform: x86
-    use_mingw: "false"
-    use_static: "false"
-    use_cmake: "true"
-# end Dynamic Library builds
-# Static Library builds
-    # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MSVC 2017, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
-    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
-    targetPlatform: x86
-    use_mingw: "false"
-    use_static: "true"
-    use_cmake: "false"
-    # LTS version of Qt, static, 32bit, MSVC 2017, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017
-    COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
-    targetPlatform: x86
-    use_mingw: "false"
-    use_static: "true"
-    use_cmake: "true"
-# end Static Library builds
-# end MSVC 2017 builds
 # end 32 bit builds
-
 # 64 bit builds
-# MSVC 2017 builds
+# MSVC 2015 builds
 # Dynamic Library builds
-    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 64bit, MSVC 2017, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
+    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 64bit, MSVC 2015, qmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
     COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
     targetPlatform: amd64
     use_mingw: "false"
     use_static: "false"
     use_cmake: "false"
-    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 64bit, MSVC 2017, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
+    # LTS version of Qt, dll, 64bit, MSVC 2015, cmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
     COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
     targetPlatform: amd64
     use_mingw: "false"
@@ -101,40 +99,38 @@ environment:
     use_cmake: "true"
 # end Dynamic Library builds
 # Static Library builds
-    # LTS version of Qt, static, 64bit, MSVC 2017, qmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
+    # LTS version of Qt, static, 64bit, MSVC 2015, qmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
     COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
     targetPlatform: amd64
     use_mingw: "false"
     use_static: "true"
     use_cmake: "false"
-    # LTS version of Qt, static, 64bit, MSVC 2017, cmake
-  - QT: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
+    # LTS version of Qt, static, 64bit, MSVC 2015, cmake
+  - QT5: C:\Qt\%LatestQtVersion%\msvc2017_64
     COMPILER: C:\Program Files (x86)\Microsoft Visual Studio\2017\Community\VC\Auxiliary\Build
     targetPlatform: amd64
     use_mingw: "false"
     use_static: "true"
     use_cmake: "true"
 # end Static Library builds
-# end MSVC 2017 builds
+# end MSVC 2015 builds
 # end 64 bit builds
 
-
 matrix:
   fast_finish: true
 
 before_build:
 - set originalWD=%CD%
-- call "%QT%\bin\qtenv2.bat"
+- call "%QT5%\bin\qtenv2.bat"
 - cd /D %originalWD%
 - if %use_mingw%==false call "%COMPILER%\vcvarsall.bat" %targetPlatform%
 - if %use_static%==true (set USESTATIC=ON) else (set USESTATIC=OFF)
 - if %use_mingw%==true (set CMAKEGENERATOR="MinGW Makefiles") else (set CMAKEGENERATOR="NMake Makefiles")
 - if %use_mingw%==true (set MAKEENGINE=mingw32-make) else (set MAKEENGINE=nmake)
-- if %use_mingw%==true set PATH=%PATH%:C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;=%
+- if %use_mingw%==true set PATH=%PATH:C:\Program Files\Git\usr\bin;=%
 
 build_script:
-- echo %PATH%
 - if %use_cmake%==true mkdir build 
 - if %use_cmake%==true cd build
 - if %use_cmake%==true cmake --version

.github/workflows/linux-builds.yml

@@ -6,7 +6,7 @@ jobs:
   build:
     strategy:
       matrix:
-        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-18.04, ubuntu-16.04]
+        os: [ubuntu-latest, ubuntu-20.04, ubuntu-18.04]
 
     runs-on: ${{ matrix.os }}
     
@@ -16,7 +16,7 @@ jobs:
       run: |
         sudo apt-get update --fix-missing
         sudo apt-get install qt5-default
-        sudo apt-get install libqt5x11extras5-dev
+        sudo apt-get install qtbase5-private-dev
     - name: qmake
       run: qmake
     - name: make

.gitignore

@@ -383,3 +383,4 @@ FodyWeavers.xsd
 / build
 /Settings.ini
 .vscode/settings.json
+/.settings

.settings/language.settings.xml

@@ -1,15 +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 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 class="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.internal.language.settings.providers.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" console="false" env-hash="-1242828358748104657" id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.GCCBuiltinSpecsDetectorMinGW" keep-relative-paths="false" name="CDT GCC Built-in Compiler Settings MinGW" parameter="${COMMAND} ${FLAGS} -E -P -v -dD &quot;${INPUTS}&quot;" prefer-non-shared="true">
-				<language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.gcc"/>
-				<language-scope id="org.eclipse.cdt.core.g++"/>
-			</provider>
-			<provider-reference id="org.eclipse.cdt.managedbuilder.core.MBSLanguageSettingsProvider" ref="shared-provider"/>
-		</extension>
-	</configuration>
-</project>

.travis.yml

@@ -9,8 +9,6 @@ matrix:
     os: linux
     dist: trusty
     group: stable
-    before_install:
-      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
     addons:
       apt:
         sources:
@@ -20,8 +18,6 @@ matrix:
         packages:
         - qt55base
         - qt55tools
-        - qt55x11extras
-        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
         - gcc-9
         - g++-9
     script:
@@ -39,8 +35,6 @@ matrix:
     services:
         - xvfb
     compiler: gcc
-    before_install:
-      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
     addons:
       apt:
         sources:
@@ -50,8 +44,6 @@ matrix:
         packages:
         - qt514base
         - qt514tools
-        - qt514x11extras
-        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
         - gcc-9
         - g++-9
         - libc6-i386
@@ -73,8 +65,6 @@ matrix:
     services:
         - xvfb
     compiler: gcc
-    before_install:
-      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev  
     addons:  
       apt:
         sources:
@@ -84,8 +74,6 @@ matrix:
         packages:
         - qt514base
         - qt514tools
-        - qt514x11extras
-        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
         - gcc-9
         - g++-9
         - libc6-i386
@@ -107,8 +95,6 @@ matrix:
     services:
         - xvfb
     compiler: gcc
-    before_install:
-      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
     addons:
       apt:
         sources:
@@ -118,8 +104,6 @@ matrix:
         packages:
         - qt514base
         - qt514tools
-        - qt514x11extras
-        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
         - gcc-9
         - g++-9
         - libc6-i386
@@ -147,8 +131,6 @@ matrix:
     services:
         - xvfb
     compiler: gcc
-    before_install:
-      - sudo apt-get -y install libqt5x11extras5-dev
     addons:
       apt:
         sources:
@@ -158,8 +140,6 @@ matrix:
         packages:
         - qt514base
         - qt514tools
-        - qt514x11extras
-        - libqt5x11extras5-dev
         - gcc-9
         - g++-9
         - libc6-i386

CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,20 +1,41 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
-set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
-include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
-git_describe(GitTagVersion --tags)
-string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+)\\..*" "\\1" VERSION_MAJOR "${GitTagVersion}")
-string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*" "\\1" VERSION_MINOR "${GitTagVersion}")
-string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*" "\\1" VERSION_PATCH "${GitTagVersion}")
-set(VERSION_SHORT "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}")
+
+# By default, the version information is extracted from the git index. However,
+# we can override this behavior by explicitly setting ADS_VERSION and
+# skipping the git checks. This is useful for cases where this project is being
+# used independently of its original git repo (e.g. vendored in another project)
+if(NOT ADS_VERSION)
+    set(CMAKE_MODULE_PATH ${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/cmake/modules ${CMAKE_MODULE_PATH})
+    include(GetGitRevisionDescription)
+    git_describe(GitTagVersion --tags)
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^([0-9]+)\\..*" "\\1" VERSION_MAJOR "${GitTagVersion}")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*" "\\1" VERSION_MINOR "${GitTagVersion}")
+    string(REGEX REPLACE "^[0-9]+\\.[0-9]+\\.([0-9]+).*" "\\1" VERSION_PATCH "${GitTagVersion}")
+    set(VERSION_SHORT "${VERSION_MAJOR}.${VERSION_MINOR}.${VERSION_PATCH}")
+else()
+    string(REGEX MATCHALL "[\.]" VERSION_DOT_MATCHES ${ADS_VERSION})
+    list(LENGTH VERSION_DOT_MATCHES VERSION_DOT_COUNT)
+    if(VERSION_DOT_COUNT EQUAL 2)
+        set(VERSION_SHORT ${ADS_VERSION})
+    else()
+        message(FATAL_ERROR "ADS_VERSION must be in major.minor.patch format, e.g. 3.8.1. Got ${ADS_VERSION}")
+    endif()
+endif()
+
+
 project(QtADS LANGUAGES CXX VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT})
+
 option(BUILD_STATIC "Build the static library" OFF)
 option(BUILD_EXAMPLES "Build the examples" ON)
+
 if("${CMAKE_SIZEOF_VOID_P}" STREQUAL "4")
     set(ads_PlatformDir "x86")
 else()
     set(ads_PlatformDir "x64")
 endif()
+
 add_subdirectory(src)
+
 if(BUILD_EXAMPLES)
     add_subdirectory(examples)
     add_subdirectory(demo)

PyQtAds/QtAds/__init__.py

@@ -1,10 +0,0 @@
-from .ads import ads
-from .._version import *
-
-import inspect
-
-for name, member in inspect.getmembers(ads):
-    if not name.startswith('_'):
-        globals()[name] = member
-        
-del ads

PyQtAds/__init__.py

@@ -1,9 +0,0 @@
-from .rc import *
-from ._version import get_versions
-__version__ = get_versions()['version']
-short_version = __version__
-version = __version__
-full_version = __version__
-git_revision = get_versions()['full-revisionid']
-release = not get_versions()['dirty']
-del get_versions

PyQtAds/_version.py

@@ -1,520 +0,0 @@
-
-# This file helps to compute a version number in source trees obtained from
-# git-archive tarball (such as those provided by githubs download-from-tag
-# feature). Distribution tarballs (built by setup.py sdist) and build
-# directories (produced by setup.py build) will contain a much shorter file
-# that just contains the computed version number.
-
-# This file is released into the public domain. Generated by
-# versioneer-0.18 (https://github.com/warner/python-versioneer)
-
-"""Git implementation of _version.py."""
-
-import errno
-import os
-import re
-import subprocess
-import sys
-
-
-def get_keywords():
-    """Get the keywords needed to look up the version information."""
-    # these strings will be replaced by git during git-archive.
-    # setup.py/versioneer.py will grep for the variable names, so they must
-    # each be defined on a line of their own. _version.py will just call
-    # get_keywords().
-    git_refnames = "$Format:%d$"
-    git_full = "$Format:%H$"
-    git_date = "$Format:%ci$"
-    keywords = {"refnames": git_refnames, "full": git_full, "date": git_date}
-    return keywords
-
-
-class VersioneerConfig:
-    """Container for Versioneer configuration parameters."""
-
-
-def get_config():
-    """Create, populate and return the VersioneerConfig() object."""
-    # these strings are filled in when 'setup.py versioneer' creates
-    # _version.py
-    cfg = VersioneerConfig()
-    cfg.VCS = "git"
-    cfg.style = "pep440"
-    cfg.tag_prefix = ""
-    cfg.parentdir_prefix = "None"
-    cfg.versionfile_source = "PyQtAds/_version.py"
-    cfg.verbose = False
-    return cfg
-
-
-class NotThisMethod(Exception):
-    """Exception raised if a method is not valid for the current scenario."""
-
-
-LONG_VERSION_PY = {}
-HANDLERS = {}
-
-
-def register_vcs_handler(vcs, method):  # decorator
-    """Create decorator to mark a method as the handler of a VCS."""
-    def decorate(f):
-        """Store f in HANDLERS[vcs][method]."""
-        if vcs not in HANDLERS:
-            HANDLERS[vcs] = {}
-        HANDLERS[vcs][method] = f
-        return f
-    return decorate
-
-
-def run_command(commands, args, cwd=None, verbose=False, hide_stderr=False,
-                env=None):
-    """Call the given command(s)."""
-    assert isinstance(commands, list)
-    p = None
-    for c in commands:
-        try:
-            dispcmd = str([c] + args)
-            # remember shell=False, so use git.cmd on windows, not just git
-            p = subprocess.Popen([c] + args, cwd=cwd, env=env,
-                                 stdout=subprocess.PIPE,
-                                 stderr=(subprocess.PIPE if hide_stderr
-                                         else None))
-            break
-        except EnvironmentError:
-            e = sys.exc_info()[1]
-            if e.errno == errno.ENOENT:
-                continue
-            if verbose:
-                print("unable to run %s" % dispcmd)
-                print(e)
-            return None, None
-    else:
-        if verbose:
-            print("unable to find command, tried %s" % (commands,))
-        return None, None
-    stdout = p.communicate()[0].strip()
-    if sys.version_info[0] >= 3:
-        stdout = stdout.decode()
-    if p.returncode != 0:
-        if verbose:
-            print("unable to run %s (error)" % dispcmd)
-            print("stdout was %s" % stdout)
-        return None, p.returncode
-    return stdout, p.returncode
-
-
-def versions_from_parentdir(parentdir_prefix, root, verbose):
-    """Try to determine the version from the parent directory name.
-
-    Source tarballs conventionally unpack into a directory that includes both
-    the project name and a version string. We will also support searching up
-    two directory levels for an appropriately named parent directory
-    """
-    rootdirs = []
-
-    for i in range(3):
-        dirname = os.path.basename(root)
-        if dirname.startswith(parentdir_prefix):
-            return {"version": dirname[len(parentdir_prefix):],
-                    "full-revisionid": None,
-                    "dirty": False, "error": None, "date": None}
-        else:
-            rootdirs.append(root)
-            root = os.path.dirname(root)  # up a level
-
-    if verbose:
-        print("Tried directories %s but none started with prefix %s" %
-              (str(rootdirs), parentdir_prefix))
-    raise NotThisMethod("rootdir doesn't start with parentdir_prefix")
-
-
-@register_vcs_handler("git", "get_keywords")
-def git_get_keywords(versionfile_abs):
-    """Extract version information from the given file."""
-    # the code embedded in _version.py can just fetch the value of these
-    # keywords. When used from setup.py, we don't want to import _version.py,
-    # so we do it with a regexp instead. This function is not used from
-    # _version.py.
-    keywords = {}
-    try:
-        f = open(versionfile_abs, "r")
-        for line in f.readlines():
-            if line.strip().startswith("git_refnames ="):
-                mo = re.search(r'=\s*"(.*)"', line)
-                if mo:
-                    keywords["refnames"] = mo.group(1)
-            if line.strip().startswith("git_full ="):
-                mo = re.search(r'=\s*"(.*)"', line)
-                if mo:
-                    keywords["full"] = mo.group(1)
-            if line.strip().startswith("git_date ="):
-                mo = re.search(r'=\s*"(.*)"', line)
-                if mo:
-                    keywords["date"] = mo.group(1)
-        f.close()
-    except EnvironmentError:
-        pass
-    return keywords
-
-
-@register_vcs_handler("git", "keywords")
-def git_versions_from_keywords(keywords, tag_prefix, verbose):
-    """Get version information from git keywords."""
-    if not keywords:
-        raise NotThisMethod("no keywords at all, weird")
-    date = keywords.get("date")
-    if date is not None:
-        # git-2.2.0 added "%cI", which expands to an ISO-8601 -compliant
-        # datestamp. However we prefer "%ci" (which expands to an "ISO-8601
-        # -like" string, which we must then edit to make compliant), because
-        # it's been around since git-1.5.3, and it's too difficult to
-        # discover which version we're using, or to work around using an
-        # older one.
-        date = date.strip().replace(" ", "T", 1).replace(" ", "", 1)
-    refnames = keywords["refnames"].strip()
-    if refnames.startswith("$Format"):
-        if verbose:
-            print("keywords are unexpanded, not using")
-        raise NotThisMethod("unexpanded keywords, not a git-archive tarball")
-    refs = set([r.strip() for r in refnames.strip("()").split(",")])
-    # starting in git-1.8.3, tags are listed as "tag: foo-1.0" instead of
-    # just "foo-1.0". If we see a "tag: " prefix, prefer those.
-    TAG = "tag: "
-    tags = set([r[len(TAG):] for r in refs if r.startswith(TAG)])
-    if not tags:
-        # Either we're using git < 1.8.3, or there really are no tags. We use
-        # a heuristic: assume all version tags have a digit. The old git %d
-        # expansion behaves like git log --decorate=short and strips out the
-        # refs/heads/ and refs/tags/ prefixes that would let us distinguish
-        # between branches and tags. By ignoring refnames without digits, we
-        # filter out many common branch names like "release" and
-        # "stabilization", as well as "HEAD" and "master".
-        tags = set([r for r in refs if re.search(r'\d', r)])
-        if verbose:
-            print("discarding '%s', no digits" % ",".join(refs - tags))
-    if verbose:
-        print("likely tags: %s" % ",".join(sorted(tags)))
-    for ref in sorted(tags):
-        # sorting will prefer e.g. "2.0" over "2.0rc1"
-        if ref.startswith(tag_prefix):
-            r = ref[len(tag_prefix):]
-            if verbose:
-                print("picking %s" % r)
-            return {"version": r,
-                    "full-revisionid": keywords["full"].strip(),
-                    "dirty": False, "error": None,
-                    "date": date}
-    # no suitable tags, so version is "0+unknown", but full hex is still there
-    if verbose:
-        print("no suitable tags, using unknown + full revision id")
-    return {"version": "0+unknown",
-            "full-revisionid": keywords["full"].strip(),
-            "dirty": False, "error": "no suitable tags", "date": None}
-
-
-@register_vcs_handler("git", "pieces_from_vcs")
-def git_pieces_from_vcs(tag_prefix, root, verbose, run_command=run_command):
-    """Get version from 'git describe' in the root of the source tree.
-
-    This only gets called if the git-archive 'subst' keywords were *not*
-    expanded, and _version.py hasn't already been rewritten with a short
-    version string, meaning we're inside a checked out source tree.
-    """
-    GITS = ["git"]
-    if sys.platform == "win32":
-        GITS = ["git.cmd", "git.exe"]
-
-    out, rc = run_command(GITS, ["rev-parse", "--git-dir"], cwd=root,
-                          hide_stderr=True)
-    if rc != 0:
-        if verbose:
-            print("Directory %s not under git control" % root)
-        raise NotThisMethod("'git rev-parse --git-dir' returned error")
-
-    # if there is a tag matching tag_prefix, this yields TAG-NUM-gHEX[-dirty]
-    # if there isn't one, this yields HEX[-dirty] (no NUM)
-    describe_out, rc = run_command(GITS, ["describe", "--tags", "--dirty",
-                                          "--always", "--long",
-                                          "--match", "%s*" % tag_prefix],
-                                   cwd=root)
-    # --long was added in git-1.5.5
-    if describe_out is None:
-        raise NotThisMethod("'git describe' failed")
-    describe_out = describe_out.strip()
-    full_out, rc = run_command(GITS, ["rev-parse", "HEAD"], cwd=root)
-    if full_out is None:
-        raise NotThisMethod("'git rev-parse' failed")
-    full_out = full_out.strip()
-
-    pieces = {}
-    pieces["long"] = full_out
-    pieces["short"] = full_out[:7]  # maybe improved later
-    pieces["error"] = None
-
-    # parse describe_out. It will be like TAG-NUM-gHEX[-dirty] or HEX[-dirty]
-    # TAG might have hyphens.
-    git_describe = describe_out
-
-    # look for -dirty suffix
-    dirty = git_describe.endswith("-dirty")
-    pieces["dirty"] = dirty
-    if dirty:
-        git_describe = git_describe[:git_describe.rindex("-dirty")]
-
-    # now we have TAG-NUM-gHEX or HEX
-
-    if "-" in git_describe:
-        # TAG-NUM-gHEX
-        mo = re.search(r'^(.+)-(\d+)-g([0-9a-f]+)$', git_describe)
-        if not mo:
-            # unparseable. Maybe git-describe is misbehaving?
-            pieces["error"] = ("unable to parse git-describe output: '%s'"
-                               % describe_out)
-            return pieces
-
-        # tag
-        full_tag = mo.group(1)
-        if not full_tag.startswith(tag_prefix):
-            if verbose:
-                fmt = "tag '%s' doesn't start with prefix '%s'"
-                print(fmt % (full_tag, tag_prefix))
-            pieces["error"] = ("tag '%s' doesn't start with prefix '%s'"
-                               % (full_tag, tag_prefix))
-            return pieces
-        pieces["closest-tag"] = full_tag[len(tag_prefix):]
-
-        # distance: number of commits since tag
-        pieces["distance"] = int(mo.group(2))
-
-        # commit: short hex revision ID
-        pieces["short"] = mo.group(3)
-
-    else:
-        # HEX: no tags
-        pieces["closest-tag"] = None
-        count_out, rc = run_command(GITS, ["rev-list", "HEAD", "--count"],
-                                    cwd=root)
-        pieces["distance"] = int(count_out)  # total number of commits
-
-    # commit date: see ISO-8601 comment in git_versions_from_keywords()
-    date = run_command(GITS, ["show", "-s", "--format=%ci", "HEAD"],
-                       cwd=root)[0].strip()
-    pieces["date"] = date.strip().replace(" ", "T", 1).replace(" ", "", 1)
-
-    return pieces
-
-
-def plus_or_dot(pieces):
-    """Return a + if we don't already have one, else return a ."""
-    if "+" in pieces.get("closest-tag", ""):
-        return "."
-    return "+"
-
-
-def render_pep440(pieces):
-    """Build up version string, with post-release "local version identifier".
-
-    Our goal: TAG[+DISTANCE.gHEX[.dirty]] . Note that if you
-    get a tagged build and then dirty it, you'll get TAG+0.gHEX.dirty
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. git_describe was just HEX. 0+untagged.DISTANCE.gHEX[.dirty]
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        if pieces["distance"] or pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += plus_or_dot(pieces)
-            rendered += "%d.g%s" % (pieces["distance"], pieces["short"])
-            if pieces["dirty"]:
-                rendered += ".dirty"
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = "0+untagged.%d.g%s" % (pieces["distance"],
-                                          pieces["short"])
-        if pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += ".dirty"
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render_pep440_pre(pieces):
-    """TAG[.post.devDISTANCE] -- No -dirty.
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. 0.post.devDISTANCE
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        if pieces["distance"]:
-            rendered += ".post.dev%d" % pieces["distance"]
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = "0.post.dev%d" % pieces["distance"]
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render_pep440_post(pieces):
-    """TAG[.postDISTANCE[.dev0]+gHEX] .
-
-    The ".dev0" means dirty. Note that .dev0 sorts backwards
-    (a dirty tree will appear "older" than the corresponding clean one),
-    but you shouldn't be releasing software with -dirty anyways.
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. 0.postDISTANCE[.dev0]
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        if pieces["distance"] or pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += ".post%d" % pieces["distance"]
-            if pieces["dirty"]:
-                rendered += ".dev0"
-            rendered += plus_or_dot(pieces)
-            rendered += "g%s" % pieces["short"]
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = "0.post%d" % pieces["distance"]
-        if pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += ".dev0"
-        rendered += "+g%s" % pieces["short"]
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render_pep440_old(pieces):
-    """TAG[.postDISTANCE[.dev0]] .
-
-    The ".dev0" means dirty.
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. 0.postDISTANCE[.dev0]
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        if pieces["distance"] or pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += ".post%d" % pieces["distance"]
-            if pieces["dirty"]:
-                rendered += ".dev0"
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = "0.post%d" % pieces["distance"]
-        if pieces["dirty"]:
-            rendered += ".dev0"
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render_git_describe(pieces):
-    """TAG[-DISTANCE-gHEX][-dirty].
-
-    Like 'git describe --tags --dirty --always'.
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. HEX[-dirty]  (note: no 'g' prefix)
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        if pieces["distance"]:
-            rendered += "-%d-g%s" % (pieces["distance"], pieces["short"])
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = pieces["short"]
-    if pieces["dirty"]:
-        rendered += "-dirty"
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render_git_describe_long(pieces):
-    """TAG-DISTANCE-gHEX[-dirty].
-
-    Like 'git describe --tags --dirty --always -long'.
-    The distance/hash is unconditional.
-
-    Exceptions:
-    1: no tags. HEX[-dirty]  (note: no 'g' prefix)
-    """
-    if pieces["closest-tag"]:
-        rendered = pieces["closest-tag"]
-        rendered += "-%d-g%s" % (pieces["distance"], pieces["short"])
-    else:
-        # exception #1
-        rendered = pieces["short"]
-    if pieces["dirty"]:
-        rendered += "-dirty"
-    return rendered
-
-
-def render(pieces, style):
-    """Render the given version pieces into the requested style."""
-    if pieces["error"]:
-        return {"version": "unknown",
-                "full-revisionid": pieces.get("long"),
-                "dirty": None,
-                "error": pieces["error"],
-                "date": None}
-
-    if not style or style == "default":
-        style = "pep440"  # the default
-
-    if style == "pep440":
-        rendered = render_pep440(pieces)
-    elif style == "pep440-pre":
-        rendered = render_pep440_pre(pieces)
-    elif style == "pep440-post":
-        rendered = render_pep440_post(pieces)
-    elif style == "pep440-old":
-        rendered = render_pep440_old(pieces)
-    elif style == "git-describe":
-        rendered = render_git_describe(pieces)
-    elif style == "git-describe-long":
-        rendered = render_git_describe_long(pieces)
-    else:
-        raise ValueError("unknown style '%s'" % style)
-
-    return {"version": rendered, "full-revisionid": pieces["long"],
-            "dirty": pieces["dirty"], "error": None,
-            "date": pieces.get("date")}
-
-
-def get_versions():
-    """Get version information or return default if unable to do so."""
-    # I am in _version.py, which lives at ROOT/VERSIONFILE_SOURCE. If we have
-    # __file__, we can work backwards from there to the root. Some
-    # py2exe/bbfreeze/non-CPython implementations don't do __file__, in which
-    # case we can only use expanded keywords.
-
-    cfg = get_config()
-    verbose = cfg.verbose
-
-    try:
-        return git_versions_from_keywords(get_keywords(), cfg.tag_prefix,
-                                          verbose)
-    except NotThisMethod:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        root = os.path.realpath(__file__)
-        # versionfile_source is the relative path from the top of the source
-        # tree (where the .git directory might live) to this file. Invert
-        # this to find the root from __file__.
-        for i in cfg.versionfile_source.split('/'):
-            root = os.path.dirname(root)
-    except NameError:
-        return {"version": "0+unknown", "full-revisionid": None,
-                "dirty": None,
-                "error": "unable to find root of source tree",
-                "date": None}
-
-    try:
-        pieces = git_pieces_from_vcs(cfg.tag_prefix, root, verbose)
-        return render(pieces, cfg.style)
-    except NotThisMethod:
-        pass
-
-    try:
-        if cfg.parentdir_prefix:
-            return versions_from_parentdir(cfg.parentdir_prefix, root, verbose)
-    except NotThisMethod:
-        pass
-
-    return {"version": "0+unknown", "full-revisionid": None,
-            "dirty": None,
-            "error": "unable to compute version", "date": None}

README.md

@@ -1,24 +1,40 @@
-# Advanced Docking System for Qt
+![ukraine](doc/ukraine.jpg)
+
+![logo](doc/ads_logo.svg)
+
+------------------
 
 [![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)
 
-[What's new](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/latest) •
-[Documentation](doc/user-guide.md)
-
 Qt Advanced Docking System lets you create customizable layouts using a full
 featured window docking system similar to what is found in many popular
 integrated development environments (IDEs) such as Visual Studio.
 
+- [What's new](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/latest)
+- [Documentation](doc/user-guide.md)
+- Original Repository: https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System
+
 [![Video Advanced Docking](doc/advanced-docking_video.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdNfafg3Qc)
 
 ## New and Noteworthy
 
-The [release 3.7.0](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.7.0)
-adds support for Qt6.
+The [release 3.8](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/latest)
+adds the following features:
 
-The [release 3.6.0](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.6.0)
+- option to close tabs with the middle mouse button
+- `DeleteContentOnClose` flag for dynamic deletion and creation of dock widget
+  content
+- improved focus highlighting functionality
+
+The [release 3.7](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.7.2)
+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/3.6.3)
 adds some nice new features:
 
 - support for [central widget](doc/user-guide.md#central-widget) concept
@@ -32,7 +48,7 @@ adds some nice new features:
 Both features are contributions from ADS users. Read the [documentation](doc/user-guide.md)
 to learn more about both new features.
 
-The [release 3.5.0](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.0)
+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.
@@ -57,7 +73,9 @@ know it from Visual Studio.
   - [Tab-menu for easy handling of many tabbed dock widgets](#tab-menu-for-easy-handling-of-many-tabbed-dock-widgets)
   - [Many different ways to detach dock widgets](#many-different-ways-to-detach-dock-widgets)
   - [Supports deletion of dynamically created dock widgets](#supports-deletion-of-dynamically-created-dock-widgets)
-  - [Python PyQt5 Bindings](#python-pyqt5-bindings)
+- [Python Bindings](#python-bindings)
+  - [PySide6](#pyside6)
+  - [PyQt5](#pyqt5)
 - [Tested Compatible Environments](#tested-compatible-environments)
   - [Supported Qt Versions](#supported-qt-versions)
   - [Windows](#windows)
@@ -65,19 +83,24 @@ know it from Visual Studio.
   - [Linux](#linux)
 - [Build](#build)
 - [Getting started / Example](#getting-started--example)
-- [Developers](#developers)
 - [License information](#license-information)
-- [Alternative Docking System Implementations](#alternative-docking-system-implementations)
-  - [KDDockWidgets](#kddockwidgets)
-  - [QtitanDocking](#qtitandocking)
 - [Donation](#donation)
 - [Showcase](#showcase)
   - [Qt Creator IDE](#qt-creator-ide)
   - [Qt Design Studio](#qt-design-studio)
-  - [QmixElements](#qmixelements)
+  - [CETONI Elements](#cetoni-elements)
   - [ezEditor](#ezeditor)
   - [D-Tect X](#d-tect-x)
   - [HiveWE](#hivewe)
+  - [Ramses Composer](#ramses-composer)
+  - [Plot Juggler](#plot-juggler)
+  - [Notepad Next](#notepad-next)
+  - [MetGem](#metgem)
+  - [PRE Workbench](#pre-workbench)
+- [Alternative Docking System Implementations](#alternative-docking-system-implementations)
+  - [KDDockWidgets](#kddockwidgets)
+  - [QtitanDocking](#qtitandocking)
+  - [DockingPanes](#dockingpanes)
 
 ### Docking everywhere - no central widget
 
@@ -132,7 +155,7 @@ If this flag is cleared, the widget resizing is deferred until the mouse button
 
 ### Opaque and non-opaque undocking
 
-By default, opaque undocking is active. That means, as soon as you drag a dock widget or a dock area with a number of dock widgets it will be undocked and moved into a floating widget and then the floating widget will be dragged around. That means undocking will take place immediatelly. You can compare this with opaque splitter resizing. If the flag `OpaqueUndocking` is cleared, then non-opaque undocking is active. In this mode, undocking is more like a standard drag and drop operation. That means, the dragged dock widget or dock area is not undocked immediatelly. Instead, a drag preview widget is created and dragged around to indicate the future position of the dock widget or dock area. The actual dock operation is only executed when the mouse button is released. That makes it possible, to cancel an active drag operation with the escape key.
+By default, opaque undocking is active. That means, as soon as you drag a dock widget or a dock area with a number of dock widgets it will be undocked and moved into a floating widget and then the floating widget will be dragged around. That means undocking will take place immediately. You can compare this with opaque splitter resizing. If the flag `OpaqueUndocking` is cleared, then non-opaque undocking is active. In this mode, undocking is more like a standard drag and drop operation. That means, the dragged dock widget or dock area is not undocked immediately. Instead, a drag preview widget is created and dragged around to indicate the future position of the dock widget or dock area. The actual dock operation is only executed when the mouse button is released. That makes it possible, to cancel an active drag operation with the escape key.
 
 The drag preview widget can be configured by a number of global dock manager flags:
 - `DragPreviewIsDynamic`: if this flag is enabled, the preview will be adjusted dynamically to the drop area
@@ -159,19 +182,45 @@ You can detach dock widgets and also dock areas in the following ways:
 
 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.
 
-### Python PyQt5 Bindings
+## Python Bindings
 
 ![Python Logo](doc/python_logo.png)
 
-The Advanced Docking System comes with a complete Python integration based on
-PyQt5 bindings. The package is available via [conda-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/pyqtads-feedstock). The python integration has been contributed to this project
-by the following people:
+Thanks to the contribution of several users, the Advanced Docking System comes
+with a complete Python integration. Python bindings are available for **PyQt5** and
+**PySide6**.
+
+### PySide6
+
+A PySide6 ADS package is available via PyPi and can be installed on Windows,
+macOS, and Linux with:
+
+```bash
+pip install PySide6-QtAds
+```
+
+Sample code is available [here](https://github.com/mborgerson/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/tree/pyside6/examples). To run the samples, you'll also need to install latest qtpy
+from source (pip install https://github.com/spyder-ide/qtpy/archive/refs/heads/master.zip).
+The PySide6 bindings were contributed by:
+
+- [mborgerson](https://github.com/mborgerson)
+
+For more information about the PySide6 bindings read [this](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/298) issue.
+
+### PyQt5
+
+A package is available via [conda-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/pyqtads-feedstock).
+The python integration has been contributed to this project by the following people:
 
 - [n-elie](https://github.com/n-elie)
 - [Hugo Slepicka](https://github.com/hhslepicka)
 - [K Lauer](https://github.com/klauer)
 
-Latest working version: [3.5.2](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/releases/tag/3.5.2)
+A Python integration is also available via PyPi. You can install the
+[PyQtAds](https://pypi.org/project/PyQtAds/) package via pip. This feature has been
+contributed to this project by:
+
+- [Mira Weller](https://github.com/luelista)
 
 ## Tested Compatible Environments
 
@@ -216,7 +265,13 @@ Screenshot Ubuntu:
 
 ## Build
 
-Open the `ads.pro` with QtCreator and start the build, that's it.
+The Linux build requires private header files. Make sure that they are installed:
+
+```bash
+sudo apt install qtbase5-private-dev
+```
+
+Open the `ads.pro` file with QtCreator and start the build, that's it.
 You can run the demo project and test it yourself.
 
 ## Getting started / Example
@@ -263,8 +318,9 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 {
     ui->setupUi(this);
 
-    // Create the dock manager. Because the parent parameter is a QMainWindow
-    // the dock manager registers itself as the central widget.
+    // Create the dock manager after the ui is setup. Because the
+    // parent parameter is a QMainWindow the dock manager registers
+    // itself as the central widget as such the ui must be set up first.
     m_DockManager = new ads::CDockManager(this);
 
     // Create example content label - this can be any application specific
@@ -293,41 +349,11 @@ MainWindow::~MainWindow()
 }
 ```
 
-## Developers
-
-- Uwe Kindler, Project Maintainer
-- Manuel Freiholz
-
-This work is based on and inspired by the 
-[Advanced Docking System for Qt](https://github.com/mfreiholz/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System)
-from Manuel Freiholz. I did an almost complete rewrite of his code to improve
-code quality, readibility and to fix all issues from the issue tracker
-of his docking system project.
-
 ## License information
 
 [![License: LGPL v2.1](https://img.shields.io/badge/License-LGPL%20v2.1-blue.svg)](gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md)
 This project uses the [LGPLv2.1 license](gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md)
 
-
-## Alternative Docking System Implementations
-
-If this Qt Advanced Docking System does not fit to your needs you may consider some of the alternative docking system solutions for Qt.
-
-### KDDockWidgets
-
-This is an advanced docking framework for Qt from [KDAB](https://www.kdab.com/). The interesting thing is, that they separated GUI code from logic, so they can easily provide a QtQuick backend in the future.
-
-- [Blog post about KDDockWidgets](https://www.kdab.com/kddockwidgets/)
-- [GitHub project](https://github.com/KDAB/KDDockWidgets)
-
-
-### QtitanDocking
-
-This is a commercial component from [Developer Machines](https://www.devmachines.com/) for Qt Framework that allows to create a Microsoft like dockable user interface. They also offer a lot of other interesting and useful components for Qt.
-
-- [Product page](https://www.devmachines.com/qtitandocking-overview.html)
-
 ## Donation
 
 If this project help you reduce time to develop or if you just like it, you can give me a cup of coffee :coffee::wink:.
@@ -351,15 +377,16 @@ 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/showcase_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/)
+### [CETONI Elements](https://cetoni.com/cetoni-elements/)
 
-The QmixElements software from [CETONI](https://www.cetoni.com) is a comprehensive, 
-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.
+The CETONI Elements software from [CETONI](https://www.cetoni.com) is a comprehensive,
+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. The software uses the advanced docking system to give the user the freedom to arrange all the views and windows that are provided by the various plugins.
 
-![QmixElements](doc/showcase_qmix_elements.png)
+[learn more...](https://cetoni.com/cetoni-elements/)
+
+[![CETONI_Elements](doc/showcase_qmix_elements.png)](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7pdNfafg3Qc)
 
 ### [ezEditor](https://github.com/ezEngine/ezEngine)
 
@@ -375,16 +402,110 @@ D-Tect X is a X-ray inspection software for industrial radiography. It is a stat
 
 [learn more...](https://www.duerr-ndt.com/products/ndt-software/d-tect-xray-inspection-software.html)
 
-![D-TectX](doc/showcase_d-tect-x.jpg)
+[![D-TectX](doc/showcase_d-tect-x.png)](https://youtu.be/mOor7GmmIJo?t=13)
 
 ### [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.
+It has a JASS editor with syntax highlighting, 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)
+
+### [Ramses Composer](https://github.com/GENIVI/ramses-composer)
+
+Ramses Composer is the authoring tool for the open source [RAMSES](https://github.com/GENIVI/ramses)
+rendering ecosystem.
+
+Ramses is a low-level rendering engine which is optimized for embedded hardware
+mobile devices, automotive ECUs, IoT electronics. Ramses was initially developed
+at the BMW Group and open-sourced in 2018 as part of a collaboration initiative
+with the Genivi Alliance. It is an important part of the BMW infotainment cluster
+and digital portfolio.
+
+[learn more...](https://github.com/GENIVI/ramses-composer)
+
+![RamsesComposer](doc/showcase_ramses_composer.png)
+
+### [Plot Juggler](https://github.com/facontidavide/PlotJuggler)
+
+PlotJuggler is a fast, powerful and intuitive tool to visualize time series.
+It makes it easy to visualize data but also to analyze it. You can manipulate
+your time series using a simple and extendable Transform Editor. Some of the
+highlights are:
+
+- Simple Drag & Drop user interface.
+- Load data from file.
+- Connect to live streaming of data.
+- Save the visualization layout and configurations to re-use them later.
+- Fast OpenGL visualization.
+- Can handle thousands of timeseries and millions of data points.
+- Transform your data using a simple editor: derivative, moving average, integral, etc…
+- PlotJuggler can be easily extended using plugins.
+
+[read more...](https://github.com/facontidavide/PlotJuggler)
+
+[![Plot Juggler](doc/showcase_plot_juggler.png)](https://vimeo.com/480588113#t=46s)
+
+### [Notepad Next](https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext)
+
+Notepad Next is a cross-platform reimplementation of Notepad++ that uses the 
+Advanced Docking System to arrange the open source files on the screen.
+
+[read more...](https://github.com/dail8859/NotepadNext)
+
+![NotepadNext](doc/showcase_notepad_next.png)
+
+### [MetGem](https://metgem.github.io/)
+
+MetGem is an open-source software for tandem mass-spectrometry data visualization.
+It's key features are standalone molecular networking and t-SNE based projections.
+MetGem uses the Qt-Advanced-Docking-System to manage docks and to create independent
+molecular network views.
+
+[read more...](https://metgem.github.io/)
+
+![MetGem](doc/showcase_metgem.png)
+
+### [PRE Workbench](https://luelista.github.io/pre_workbench/)
+
+Protocol Reverse Engineering Workbench is a software to support researchers in reverse engineering protocols and documenting the results. It supports various sources to import protocol traffic from, helps the discovery process by displaying different views and heuristic-based highlighting on data, and aids in documenting and sharing findings.
+
+PRE Workbench is a Python software and uses the ADS PyQt integration.
+
+[read more...](https://luelista.github.io/pre_workbench/)
+
+[![PRE Workbench](doc/showcase_pre_workbench.png)](https://youtu.be/U3op5UreV1Q)
+
+## Alternative Docking System Implementations
+
+If this Qt Advanced Docking System does not fit to your needs you may consider some of the alternative docking system solutions for Qt.
+
+### KDDockWidgets
+
+This is an advanced docking framework for Qt from [KDAB](https://www.kdab.com/). The interesting thing is, that they separated GUI code from logic, so they can easily provide a QtQuick backend in the future. 
+
+- [Blog post about KDDockWidgets](https://www.kdab.com/kddockwidgets/)
+- [GitHub project](https://github.com/KDAB/KDDockWidgets)
+
+**License:** dual-licensed, available under both commercial and GPL license.
+
+### QtitanDocking
+
+This is a commercial component from [Developer Machines](https://www.devmachines.com/) for Qt Framework that allows to create a Microsoft like dockable user interface. They also offer a lot of other interesting and useful components for Qt. The library is available
+
+- [Product page](https://www.devmachines.com/qtitandocking-overview.html)
+
+**License:** Commercial license
+
+### DockingPanes
+
+DockingPanes is a library for Qt Widgets that implements docking windows that have the look and feel of Visual Studio. It provides a simple API which allows an application to make use of docking windows with a few calls.
+
+- [GitHub project](https://github.com/KestrelRadarSensors/dockingpanes)
+
+**License:** GPL

ads.pri

@@ -1,28 +1,28 @@
 
-lessThan(QT_MAJOR_VERSION, 6) {
-    CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
-        win32 {
-            LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
-        }
-        else:mac {
-            LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
-        }
-        else {
-            LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
-        }
+CONFIG(debug, debug|release){
+    win32-g++ {
+    	versionAtLeast(QT_VERSION, 5.15.0) {
+    		LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
+    	}
+    	else {
+    		LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
+    	}
     }
-    else{
+    else:msvc {
+        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddockingd
+    }
+    else:mac {
+        LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking_debug
+    }
+    else {
         LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
     }
 }
-else {
-    # qt$$qtLibraryTarget(qtadvanceddocking) does not produce an advanceddockingd.dll file on Windows
-    # for Qt6 - I don't know if this is a bug and I have to investigate
+else{
     LIBS += -lqtadvanceddocking
 }
 
 
 unix:!macx {
     LIBS += -lxcb
-    QT += x11extras
 }

adsConfig.cmake

@@ -2,7 +2,4 @@ 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")

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 

demo/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -79,7 +79,7 @@
 #include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
 #include "DockComponentsFactory.h"
 #include "StatusDialog.h"
-
+#include "DockSplitter.h"
 
 
 /**
@@ -417,6 +417,23 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
 	DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget();
 	DockWidget->setTabToolTip(QString("Tab ToolTip\nHodie est dies magna"));
 	auto DockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, TopDockArea);
+    // Now we create a action to test resizing of DockArea widget
+	auto Action = ui.menuTests->addAction(QString("Resize %1").arg(DockWidget->windowTitle()));
+	QObject::connect(Action, &QAction::triggered, [DockArea]()
+	{
+		// Resizing only works, if the Splitter is visible and has a valid
+		// sizes
+		auto Splitter = ads::internal::findParent<ads::CDockSplitter*>(DockArea);
+		if (!Splitter)
+		{
+			return;
+		}
+		// We change the sizes of the splitter that contains the Calendar 1 widget
+		// to resize the dock widget
+		int Width = Splitter->width();
+		Splitter->setSizes({Width * 2/3, Width * 1/3});
+	});
+	DockWidget->setWindowTitle(QString("My " + DockWidget->windowTitle()));
 
 	// Now we add a custom button to the dock area title bar that will create
 	// new editor widgets when clicked
@@ -441,15 +458,40 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createContent()
 	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(), RighDockArea);
 	auto BottomDockArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(), RighDockArea);
 	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(), RighDockArea);
-	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, createLongTextLabelDockWidget(), BottomDockArea);
+	auto LabelDockWidget = createLongTextLabelDockWidget();
+	std::cout << "DockWidget " << LabelDockWidget->objectName().toStdString() << std::endl;
+	DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, LabelDockWidget, BottomDockArea);
 
-    auto Action = ui.menuTests->addAction(QString("Set %1 Floating").arg(DockWidget->windowTitle()));
+	// Tests CustomCloseHandling without DeleteOnClose
+	LabelDockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling, true);
+	QObject::connect(LabelDockWidget, &ads::CDockWidget::closeRequested, [LabelDockWidget, this]()
+	{
+		int Result = QMessageBox::question(_this, "Custom Close Request",
+			"Do you really want to close this dock widget?");
+		if (QMessageBox::Yes == Result)
+		{
+			LabelDockWidget->closeDockWidget();
+		}
+	});
+
+    Action = ui.menuTests->addAction(QString("Set %1 Floating").arg(DockWidget->windowTitle()));
     DockWidget->connect(Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(setFloating()));
     Action = ui.menuTests->addAction(QString("Set %1 As Current Tab").arg(DockWidget->windowTitle()));
     DockWidget->connect(Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(setAsCurrentTab()));
     Action = ui.menuTests->addAction(QString("Raise %1").arg(DockWidget->windowTitle()));
     DockWidget->connect(Action, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(raise()));
 
+    // Test hidden floating dock widget
+    DockWidget = createLongTextLabelDockWidget();
+    DockManager->addDockWidgetFloating(DockWidget);
+    DockWidget->toggleView(false);
+
+    // Test visible floating dock widget
+    DockWidget = createCalendarDockWidget();
+    DockManager->addDockWidgetFloating(DockWidget);
+    DockWidget->setWindowTitle(QString("My " + DockWidget->windowTitle()));
+
+
 #ifdef Q_OS_WIN
 #if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
     if (!ads::CDockManager::testConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::OpaqueUndocking))
@@ -502,6 +544,14 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createActions()
 	_this->connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(createEditor()));
 	ui.menuTests->addAction(a);
 
+	a = ui.toolBar->addAction("Create Editor Tab");
+	a->setProperty("Floating", false);
+	a->setToolTip("Creates a editor tab and inserts it as second tab into an area");
+	a->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/tab.svg"));
+	a->setProperty("Tabbed", true);
+	_this->connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(createEditor()));
+	ui.menuTests->addAction(a);
+
 	a = ui.toolBar->addAction("Create Floating Table");
 	a->setToolTip("Creates floating dynamic dockable table with millions of entries");
 	a->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/grid_on.svg"));
@@ -613,6 +663,9 @@ CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 	// uncomment if you would like to enable an equal distribution of the
 	// available size of a splitter to all contained dock widgets
 	// CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion, true);
+	
+	// uncomment if you would like to close tabs with the middle mouse button, web browser style
+	// CDockManager::setConfigFlag(CDockManager::MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab, true);
 
 	// Now create the dock manager and its content
 	d->DockManager = new CDockManager(this);
@@ -724,6 +777,8 @@ void CMainWindow::createEditor()
 	QObject* Sender = sender();
 	QVariant vFloating = Sender->property("Floating");
 	bool Floating = vFloating.isValid() ? vFloating.toBool() : true;
+	QVariant vTabbed = Sender->property("Tabbed");
+	bool Tabbed = vTabbed.isValid() ? vTabbed.toBool() : true;
 	auto DockWidget = d->createEditorWidget();
 	DockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, true);
 	DockWidget->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea, true);
@@ -735,31 +790,38 @@ void CMainWindow::createEditor()
 		FloatingWidget->move(QPoint(20, 20));
 		d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor = DockWidget;
 		d->LastDockedEditor.clear();
+		return;
     }
-    else
-    {
-    	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;
-    }
+
+
+	ads::CDockAreaWidget* EditorArea = d->LastDockedEditor ? d->LastDockedEditor->dockAreaWidget() : nullptr;
+	if (EditorArea)
+	{
+		if (Tabbed)
+		{
+			// Test inserting the dock widget tab at a given position instead
+			// of appending it. This function inserts the new dock widget as
+			// first tab
+			d->DockManager->addDockWidgetTabToArea(DockWidget, EditorArea, 0);
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			d->DockManager->setConfigFlag(ads::CDockManager::EqualSplitOnInsertion, true);
+			d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, EditorArea);
+		}
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		if (d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor)
+		{
+			d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::RightDockWidgetArea, DockWidget, d->LastCreatedFloatingEditor->dockAreaWidget());
+		}
+		else
+		{
+			d->DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
+		}
+	}
+	d->LastDockedEditor = DockWidget;
 }
 
 

demo/demo.qrc

@@ -17,5 +17,6 @@
         <file>images/create_floating_editor.svg</file>
         <file>images/create_floating_table.svg</file>
         <file>images/docked_editor.svg</file>
+        <file>images/tab.svg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>

demo/images/tab.svg

@@ -0,0 +1,6 @@
+<svg version="1.1" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg" xmlns:xlink="http://www.w3.org/1999/xlink" viewBox="0,0,1024,1024">
+	<desc>tab icon - Licensed under Apache License v2.0 (http://www.apache.org/licenses/LICENSE-2.0) - Created with Iconfu.com - Derivative work of Material icons (Copyright Google Inc.)</desc>
+	<g fill="#03b8e5" fill-rule="nonzero" style="mix-blend-mode: normal">
+		<path d="M981.33,213.33v597.34c0,46.93 -38.4,85.33 -85.33,85.33h-768c-46.93,0 -85.33,-38.4 -85.33,-85.33v-597.34c0,-46.93 38.4,-85.33 85.33,-85.33h768c46.93,0 85.33,38.4 85.33,85.33zM896,384h-341.33v-170.67h-426.67v597.34h768z"/>
+	</g>
+</svg>

demo/main.py

@@ -215,6 +215,17 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         dock_widget = self.create_calendar_dock_widget()
         dock_widget.setTabToolTip("Tab ToolTip\nHodie est dies magna")
         dock_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, dock_widget, top_dock_area)
+        # Now we create a action to test resizing of DockArea widget
+        action = self.menuTests.addAction("Resize {}".format(dock_widget.windowTitle()))
+        def action_triggered():
+            splitter = QtAds.internal.findParent(QtAds.CDockSplitter, dock_area)
+            if not splitter:
+                return
+            # We change the sizes of the splitter that contains the Calendar 1 widget
+            # to resize the dock widget
+            width = splitter.width()
+            splitter.setSizes([width * 2/3, width * 1/3])
+        action.triggered.connect(action_triggered)
 
         # Now we add a custom button to the dock area title bar that will create
         # new editor widgets when clicked
@@ -359,6 +370,7 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         floating = sender.property("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:

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@@ -1,123 +1,77 @@
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-   xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/"
-   xmlns:cc="http://creativecommons.org/ns#"
-   xmlns:rdf="http://www.w3.org/1999/02/22-rdf-syntax-ns#"
-   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
-   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
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-   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
    version="1.1"
-   viewBox="0,0,1024,1024"
-   id="svg1145"
+   viewBox="0 0 1023.99 1023.99"
+   id="svg26"
    sodipodi:docname="ads_icon.svg"
-   inkscape:version="0.92.4 (5da689c313, 2019-01-14)"
-   inkscape:export-filename="C:\CodingXP\cetoni_projects\QtAdvancedDockingSystem\doc\ads_icon_256.png"
-   inkscape:export-xdpi="24"
-   inkscape:export-ydpi="24">
-  <metadata
-     id="metadata1151">
-    <rdf:RDF>
-      <cc:Work
-         rdf:about="">
-        <dc:format>image/svg+xml</dc:format>
-        <dc:type
-           rdf:resource="http://purl.org/dc/dcmitype/StillImage" />
-        <dc:title />
-      </cc:Work>
-    </rdf:RDF>
-  </metadata>
+   inkscape:version="1.1 (c68e22c387, 2021-05-23)"
+   width="1023.99"
+   height="1023.99"
+   xmlns:inkscape="http://www.inkscape.org/namespaces/inkscape"
+   xmlns:sodipodi="http://sodipodi.sourceforge.net/DTD/sodipodi-0.dtd"
+   xmlns="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg"
+   xmlns:svg="http://www.w3.org/2000/svg">
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-     id="defs1149" />
+     id="defs30" />
   <sodipodi:namedview
+     id="namedview28"
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      bordercolor="#666666"
-     borderopacity="1"
-     objecttolerance="10"
-     gridtolerance="10"
-     guidetolerance="10"
-     inkscape:pageopacity="0"
+     borderopacity="1.0"
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+     inkscape:pageopacity="0.0"
+     inkscape:pagecheckerboard="0"
+     showgrid="false"
+     showguides="true"
+     inkscape:guide-bbox="true"
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doc/ads_qt_marketplace_description.md

@@ -12,20 +12,6 @@ styles as much as possible.
 
 ## Features
 
-### Overview
-
-- [Features](#features)
-  - [Overview](#overview)
-  - [Docking everywhere - no central widget](#docking-everywhere---no-central-widget)
-  - [Docking inside floating windows](#docking-inside-floating-windows)
-  - [Grouped dragging](#grouped-dragging)
-  - [Perspectives for fast switching of the complete main window layout](#perspectives-for-fast-switching-of-the-complete-main-window-layout)
-  - [Opaque and non-opaque splitter resizing](#opaque-and-non-opaque-splitter-resizing)
-  - [Opaque and non-opaque undocking](#opaque-and-non-opaque-undocking)
-  - [Tab-menu for easy handling of many tabbed dock widgets](#tab-menu-for-easy-handling-of-many-tabbed-dock-widgets)
-  - [Many different ways to detach dock widgets](#many-different-ways-to-detach-dock-widgets)
-  - [Supports deletion of dynamically created dock widgets](#supports-deletion-of-dynamically-created-dock-widgets)
-
 ### Docking everywhere - no central widget
 
 There is no central widget like in the Qt docking system. You can dock on every
@@ -106,3 +92,10 @@ You can detach dock widgets and also dock areas in the following ways:
 ### Supports deletion of dynamically created dock widgets
 
 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.
+
+### Python PyQt5 Bindings
+
+![Python Logo](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/master/doc/python_logo.png)
+
+The Advanced Docking System comes with a complete Python integration based on
+PyQt5 bindings. The package is available via [conda-forge](https://github.com/conda-forge/pyqtads-feedstock).

doc/ads_qt_marketplace_manifest.json

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doc/user-guide.md

@@ -27,7 +27,19 @@
   - [`EqualSplitOnInsertion`](#equalsplitoninsertion)
   - [`FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar` (Linux only)](#floatingcontainerforcenativetitlebar-linux-only)
   - [`FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar` (Linux only)](#floatingcontainerforceqwidgettitlebar-linux-only)
+  - [`MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab`](#middlemousebuttonclosestab)
+- [DockWidget Feature Flags](#dockwidget-feature-flags)
+  - [`DockWidgetClosable`](#dockwidgetclosable)
+  - [`DockWidgetMovable`](#dockwidgetmovable)
+  - [`DockWidgetFloatable`](#dockwidgetfloatable)
+  - [`DockWidgetDeleteOnClose`](#dockwidgetdeleteonclose)
+  - [`CustomCloseHandling`](#customclosehandling)
+  - [`DockWidgetFocusable`](#dockwidgetfocusable)
+  - [`DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea`](#dockwidgetforceclosewitharea)
+  - [`NoTab`](#notab)
+  - [`DeleteContentOnClose`](#deletecontentonclose)
 - [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)
@@ -35,14 +47,15 @@
 ## Configuration Flags
 
 The Advanced Docking System has a number of global configuration options to
-configure the design and the functionality of the docking system. Eachs
+configure the design and the functionality of the docking system. Each
 configuration will be explained in detail in the following sections.
 
 ### Setting Configuration Flags
 
-You should set the configuration flags before you create the dock manager
-instance. That means, setting the configurations flags is the first thing
-you do, if you use the library.
+You must set the configuration flags before creating the dock manager
+instance otherwise the manager will not be created correctly and will
+crash upon being created. That means, setting the configurations flags
+is the first thing you must do, if you use the library.
 
 ```c++
 CDockManager::setConfigFlags(CDockManager::DefaultOpaqueConfig);
@@ -54,9 +67,9 @@ d->DockManager = new CDockManager(this);
 If you set the configurations flags, you can set individual flags using the
 function `CDockManager::setConfigFlag` or you can set all flags using
 the function `CDockManager::setConfigFlags`. Instead of settings all
-flags individualy, it is better to pick a predefined set of configuration
+flags individually, it is better to pick a predefined set of configuration
 flags and then modify individual flags. The following predefined
-configurations are avilable
+configurations are available
 
 - `DefaultNonOpaqueConfig` - uses non opaque splitter resizing and non opaque docking
 - `DefaultOpaqueConfig` - uses opaque splitter resizing and opaque docking
@@ -147,11 +160,11 @@ constant, that means, if enabled, the tabs need more space.
 
 ### `OpaqueUndocking`
 
-If this flag is set, opaque undocking is active. That means, as soon as you drag a dock widget or a dock area with a number of dock widgets it will be undocked and moved into a floating widget and then the floating widget will be dragged around. That means undocking will take place immediatelly. You can compare this with opaque splitter resizing.
+If this flag is set, opaque undocking is active. That means, as soon as you drag a dock widget or a dock area with a number of dock widgets it will be undocked and moved into a floating widget and then the floating widget will be dragged around. That means undocking will take place immediately. You can compare this with opaque splitter resizing.
 
 ![OpaqueUndocking true](opaque_undocking.gif)
 
-If you would like to test opaque undocking, you should set the pedefined config
+If you would like to test opaque undocking, you should set the predefined config
 flags `CDockManager::DefaultOpaqueConfig`.
 
 ```c++
@@ -274,7 +287,8 @@ current dock widget.
 
 ![FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle true](cfg_flag_FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle_true.png)
 
-otherwise it displays application name as window title.
+otherwise it displays the title set with `CDockManager::setFloatingContainersTitle` or
+application name as window title.
 
 ![FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle false](cfg_flag_FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle_false.png)
 
@@ -310,7 +324,7 @@ still has a titlebar to drag it out of the main window.
 
 If this is enabled, the docking system is able to highlight the tab and the
 components of a dock area with a different style (i.e. a different color).
-This option is disabled by default and needs to be enabled explicitely
+This option is disabled by default and needs to be enabled explicitly
 because it adds some overhead. The dock manager needs to react on focus
 changes and dock widget dragging to highlight the right dock widget. You should
 enable it only, if you really need it for your application.
@@ -330,7 +344,7 @@ be set to true and you can use this property to style the focused dock
 widget differently. The picture above uses the following styling:
 
 ```css
-/* Color the tab with the nhighlight color */
+/* Color the tab with the highlight color */
 ads--CDockWidgetTab[focused="true"]
 {
     background: palette(highlight);
@@ -463,6 +477,69 @@ 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.
 
+### `MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab`
+
+If the flag is set, the user can use the mouse middle button to close the tab
+under the mouse. So you do not need to exactly hit the tab close button to
+close tab. Just click with the middle mouse button on a tab like this is
+possible in various web browsers.
+
+![MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab true](cfg_flag_MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab.gif)
+
+## DockWidget Feature Flags
+
+### `DockWidgetClosable`
+
+If set, the dock widget will have a close button.
+
+### `DockWidgetMovable`
+
+If a dock widget is movable, then it and can be moved to a new position in the
+current dock container. Disable this flag to prevent moving of a dock widget
+via mouse. If the `OpaqueUndocking` configuration flag is set, then dock widgets
+are immediately undocked into floating widgets. That means, moving is only
+possible in this case, if the dock widget is also floatable (feature flag
+`DockWidgetFloatable` is set).
+
+### `DockWidgetFloatable`
+
+If set, a dock widget can be dragged into a floating window.
+
+### `DockWidgetDeleteOnClose`
+
+Deletes the dock widget and its content when it is closed.
+
+### `CustomCloseHandling`
+
+Clicking the close button will not close the dock widget but emits the
+`closeRequested()` signal instead. This allows the application to implement
+a custom close handling.
+
+### `DockWidgetFocusable`
+
+If this is enabled, a dock widget can get focus highlighting.
+
+### `DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea`
+
+A dock widget will be closed when the dock area hosting it is closed. If the
+`DockWidgetDeleteOnClose` feature is enabled for a dock widget, then it will
+be deleted, if the user clicks the close button of this dock widget. If the
+user clicks the close button of the dock area that contains this widget,
+then only the visibility of the dock widget is toggled. If this feature flag
+is set, the closing the dock area also closes the dock widget. That means, if
+the dock widget feature `DockWidgetDeleteOnClose` is set for the dock widgets
+in a dock area, then all dock widgets will be deleted if the dock area is closed.
+
+### `NoTab`
+
+A dock widget tab will never be shown if this flag is set.
+
+### `DeleteContentOnClose`
+
+Deletes only the contained widget on close, keeping the dock widget intact and
+in place. Attempts to rebuild the contents widget on show if there is a widget
+factory set. See [issue #365](https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/pull/365) for more details.
+
 ## Central Widget
 
 The Advanced Docking System has been developed to overcome the limitations of
@@ -500,6 +577,33 @@ See the `centralwidget` example to learn how it works.
 > 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.
@@ -522,3 +626,4 @@ just call the function for settings the stylesheet with an empty string.
 ```c++
 DockManager->setStyleSheet("");
 ```
+

examples/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,9 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(QtADSExamples LANGUAGES CXX VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT})
 add_subdirectory(simple)
+add_subdirectory(hideshow)
 add_subdirectory(sidebar)
 add_subdirectory(deleteonclose)
-add_subdirectory(centralwidget)
+add_subdirectory(centralwidget)
+add_subdirectory(emptydockarea)
+add_subdirectory(dockindock)

examples/centralwidget/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
 project(ads_example_centralwidget 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(CentralWidgetExample WIN32 
     main.cpp
@@ -9,7 +10,9 @@ add_executable(CentralWidgetExample WIN32
 )
 target_include_directories(CentralWidgetExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
 target_link_libraries(CentralWidgetExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
-target_link_libraries(CentralWidgetExample PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
+target_link_libraries(CentralWidgetExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                                  Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
 set_target_properties(CentralWidgetExample PROPERTIES 
     AUTOMOC ON
     AUTORCC ON

examples/centralwidget/main.py

@@ -12,19 +12,7 @@ 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):
@@ -46,27 +34,26 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         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 = QtAds.CDockWidget("Table 1")
         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)
+        table_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.LeftDockWidgetArea, table_dock_widget)
+        self.menuView.addAction(table_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
+        
+        table = QTableWidget()
+        table.setColumnCount(5)
+        table.setRowCount(1020)
+        table_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Table 2")
+        table_dock_widget.setWidget(table)
+        table_dock_widget.setMinimumSizeHintMode(QtAds.CDockWidget.MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget)
+        table_dock_widget.resize(250, 150)
+        table_dock_widget.setMinimumSize(200, 150)
+        table_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.BottomDockWidgetArea, table_dock_widget, table_area)
         self.menuView.addAction(table_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
 
         properties_table = QTableWidget()
@@ -76,7 +63,7 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         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)
+        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())
         
@@ -84,7 +71,6 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         
     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)
@@ -106,6 +92,11 @@ class MainWindow(MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase):
         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)

examples/centralwidget/mainwindow.cpp

@@ -46,27 +46,26 @@ CMainWindow::CMainWindow(QWidget *parent)
     CentralDockArea->setAllowedAreas(DockWidgetArea::OuterDockAreas);
 
     // create other dock widgets
-    QTreeView* fileTree = new QTreeView();
-    fileTree->setFrameShape(QFrame::NoFrame);
-    QFileSystemModel* fileModel = new QFileSystemModel(fileTree);
-    fileModel->setRootPath(QDir::currentPath());
-    fileTree->setModel(fileModel);
-    CDockWidget* DataDockWidget = new CDockWidget("File system");
-    DataDockWidget->setWidget(fileTree);
-    DataDockWidget->resize(150, 250);
-    DataDockWidget->setMinimumSize(100, 250);
-    auto* fileArea = DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::LeftDockWidgetArea, DataDockWidget, CentralDockArea);
-    ui->menuView->addAction(DataDockWidget->toggleViewAction());
-
     QTableWidget* table = new QTableWidget();
     table->setColumnCount(3);
     table->setRowCount(10);
-    CDockWidget* TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table");
+    CDockWidget* TableDockWidget = new CDockWidget("Table 1");
     TableDockWidget->setWidget(table);
     TableDockWidget->setMinimumSizeHintMode(CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget);
     TableDockWidget->resize(250, 150);
     TableDockWidget->setMinimumSize(200,150);
-    DockManager->addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea::BottomDockWidgetArea, TableDockWidget, fileArea);
+    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();

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

examples/deleteonclose/main.cpp

@@ -41,19 +41,39 @@ int main(int argc, char *argv[])
         now->widget()->setFocus();
     });
 
-    QAction *action = new QAction("New Delete On Close", &w);
+    QAction *action = new QAction("New [DockWidgetDeleteOnClose]", &w);
     w.menuBar()->addAction(action);
 
     int i = 0;
     QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [&]() {
-        auto dw = new ads::CDockWidget(QStringLiteral("test doc %1").arg(i++), &w);
+        auto dw = new ads::CDockWidget(QStringLiteral("test %1 [DockWidgetDeleteOnClose]").arg(i++), &w);
         auto editor = new QTextEdit(QStringLiteral("lorem ipsum..."), dw);
         dw->setWidget(editor);
         dw->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose, true);
         auto area = dockManager->addDockWidgetTab(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, dw);
         qDebug() << "doc dock widget created!" << dw << area;
     });
-
+	
+	auto dw = new ads::CDockWidget(QStringLiteral("test %1 [DeleteContentOnClose]").arg(i++), &w);
+	auto editor = new QTextEdit(QStringLiteral("recreated lorem ipsum......"), dw);
+	dw->setWidget(editor);
+	dw->setFeature(ads::CDockWidget::DeleteContentOnClose, true);
+	dw->setWidgetFactory([](QWidget* dw)
+	{
+		static int timesRecreated = 0;
+		return new QTextEdit(QStringLiteral("recreated lorem ipsum... times %1").arg(++timesRecreated), dw);
+	});
+	auto area = dockManager->addDockWidgetTab(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, dw);
+	qDebug() << "DeleteContentOnClose dock widget created!" << dw << area;
+	
+	action = new QAction("Toggle [DeleteContentOnClose]", &w);
+    w.menuBar()->addAction(action);
+	
+	QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [dw]() {
+		dw->toggleView(dw->isClosed());
+		qDebug() << QString("dock widget %1! contents widget %2!").arg(dw->isClosed() ? "closed" : "open", dw->widget() ? "created" : "deleted");
+    });
+	
     action = new QAction("New", &w);
     w.menuBar()->addAction(action);
     QObject::connect(action, &QAction::triggered, [&]() {

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"
+)

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)" );
+        }
+    }
+}

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 );
+};
+
+}
+

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    
+

examples/dockindock/dockindock.py

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+import sys
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QWidget, QVBoxLayout, QMessageBox,
+                             QInputDialog, QMenu, QLineEdit)
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QIcon
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+from dockindockmanager import DockInDockManager
+from perspectiveactions import LoadPerspectiveAction, RemovePerspectiveAction
+
+
+class DockInDockWidget(QWidget):
+    def __init__(self, parent, perspectives_manager: 'PerspectivesManager', can_create_new_groups: bool = False, top_level_widget = None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        
+        if top_level_widget is not None:
+            self.__can_create_new_groups = top_level_widget.can_create_new_groups
+        else:
+            self.__can_create_new_groups = can_create_new_groups
+        self.__top_level_dock_widget = top_level_widget if top_level_widget else self
+        self.__perspectives_manager = perspectives_manager        
+        self.__new_perspective_default_name: str = ''
+        
+        layout = QVBoxLayout(self)
+        layout.setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0)
+        self.__mgr = DockInDockManager(self)
+        layout.addWidget(self.__mgr)
+        
+    def getManager(self) -> 'DockInDockManager':
+        return self.__mgr
+        
+    def getTopLevelDockWidget(self) -> 'DockInDockWidget':
+        return self.__top_level_dock_widget
+        
+    def canCreateNewGroups(self) -> bool:
+        return self.__can_create_new_groups
+        
+    def getPerspectivesManager(self) -> 'PerspectivesManager':
+        return self.__perspectives_manager
+        
+    def addTabWidget(self, widget: QWidget, name: str, after: QtAds.CDockAreaWidget, icon = QIcon()) -> QtAds.CDockAreaWidget:
+        for existing in self.getTopLevelDockWidget().getManager().allDockWidgets(True, True):
+            if existing[1].objectName() == name:
+                QMessageBox.critical(self, "Error", "Name '" + name + "' already in use")
+                return
+                
+        dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget(name)
+        dock_widget.setWidget(widget)
+        dock_widget.setIcon(icon)
+        
+        # Add the dock widget to the top dock widget area
+        return self.__mgr.addDockWidget(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, dock_widget, after)
+        
+    def isTopLevel(self) -> bool:
+        return not self.objectName()
+        
+    def getGroupNameError(self, group_name: str) -> str:
+        if not group_name:
+            return "Group must have a non-empty name"
+            
+        dock_managers = self.__mgr.allManagers(True, True)
+        for mgr in dock_managers:
+            if mgr.getGroupName() == group_name:
+                return "Group name '" + group_name + "' already used"
+                
+        return ""
+        
+    def createGroup(self, group_name: str, insert_pos: QtAds.CDockAreaWidget, icon = QIcon()) -> 'DockInDockWidget':
+        error = self.getGroupNameError(group_name)
+        if error:
+            QMessageBox.critical(None, "Error", error)
+            return
+            
+        child = DockInDockWidget(self, self.__top_level_dock_widget, self.__perspectives_manager)
+        child.setObjectName(group_name)
+        
+        dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget(group_name)
+        dock_widget.setWidget(child)
+        dock_widget.setIcon(icon)
+        
+        insert_pos = self.__mgr.addDockWidget(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, dock_widget, insert_pos)
+
+        return child, insert_pos
+        
+    def destroyGroup(self, widget_to_remove: 'DockInDockWidget') -> None:
+        top_level_widget = widget_to_remove.getTopLevelDockWidget()
+        
+        if top_level_widget and top_level_widget != widget_to_remove:
+            for dock_widget in widget_to_remove.getManager().getWidgetsInGUIOrder(): #don't use allDockWidgets to preserve sub-groups
+                MoveDockWidgetAction.move(dock_widget, top_level_widget.getManager())
+            assert not widget_to_remove.getManager().allDockWidgets(True, True)
+
+            # find widget's parent:
+            for dock_widget in top_level_widget.getManager().allDockWidgets(True, True):
+                if dockwidget[1].widget() == widget_to_remove:
+                    dockwidget[0].removeDockWidget(dockwidget[1])
+                    del dockwidget[1]
+                    # delete widgetToRemove; automatically deleted when dockWidget is deleted
+                    widget_to_remove = None
+                    break
+
+            assert widget_to_remove == None
+        else:
+            assert False
+            
+    def attachViewMenu(self, menu: QMenu) -> None:
+        menu.aboutToShow.connect(self.autoFillAttachedViewMenu)
+        
+    def autoFillAttachedViewMenu(self) -> None:
+        menu = self.sender()
+        
+        if menu:
+            menu.clear()
+            self.setupViewMenu(menu)
+        else:
+            assert False
+            
+    def setupViewMenu(self, menu):
+        dock_managers = self.__mgr.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        has_perspectives_menu = False
+        if self.getTopLevelDockWidget() == self:
+            has_perspectives_menu = (self.__perspectives_manager != None)
+        else:
+            assert False
+            
+        organize = menu
+        if has_perspectives_menu:
+            organize = menu.addMenu("Organize")
+            
+        self.setupMenu(organize, dock_managers)
+        
+        if has_perspectives_menu:
+            perspectives = menu.addMenu("Perspectives")
+            self.fillPerspectivesMenu(perspectives)
+            
+    def setupMenu(self, menu: QMenu, move_to: 'list[DockInDockManager]') -> None:
+        self.__mgr.fillViewMenu(menu, move_to)
+        menu.addSeparator()
+        move_menu = menu.addMenu("Move")
+        self.__mgr.fillMoveMenu(move_menu, move_to)
+            
+    def fillPerspectivesMenu(self, menu: QMenu):
+        menu.addAction("Create perspective...", self.createPerspective)
+        perspectives_names = []
+        if self.__perspectives_manager:
+            perspectives_names = self.__perspectives_manager.perspectiveNames()
+            
+        if perspectives_names:
+            load = menu.addMenu("Load perspective")
+            for name in perspectives_names:
+                load.addAction(LoadPerspectiveAction(load, name, self))
+            remove = menu.addMenu("Remove perspective")
+            for name in perspectives_names:
+                remove.addAction(RemovePerspectiveAction(remove, name, self))
+                
+    def setNewPerspectiveDefaultName(default_name: str) -> None:
+        self.__new_perspective_default_name = default_name
+        
+    def createPerspective(self) -> None:
+        if not self.__perspectives_manager:
+            return
+            
+        name = self.__new_perspective_default_name
+        if self.__new_perspective_default_name:
+            index = 2
+            while name in self.__perspectives_manager.perspectiveNames():
+                name = f"{self.__new_perspective_default_name}({index})"
+                index += 1
+                
+        while True:
+            name, ok = QInputDialog.getText(None, "Create perspective", "Enter perspective name", QLineEdit.Normal, name)
+            if ok:
+                if not name:
+                    QMessageBox.critical(None, "Error", "Perspective name cannot be empty")
+                    continue
+                elif name in self.__perspectives_manager.perspectiveNames():
+                    if QMessageBox.critical(None, "Error", f"Perspective '{name}' already exists, overwrite it?", QMessageBox.Yes | QMessageBox.No, QMessageBox.No) == QMessageBox.No:
+                        continue
+                    
+                self.__perspectives_manager.addPerspective(name, self)
+                break
+            else:
+                break
+                
+    def dumpStatus(self, echo: callable = print, widget: QtAds.CDockWidget = None, tab: str = '', suffix: str = '') -> str:
+        if widget is not None:
+            as_mgr = DockInDockManager.dockInAManager(widget)
+            if as_mgr:
+                as_mgr.parent().dumpStatus(tab=tab)
+            else:
+                echo(tab + widget.objectName() + suffix)
+        else:
+            echo(tab + "Group: " + self.getManager().getGroupName())
+            tab += "   "
+            visible_widgets = set()
+            for widget in self.getManager().getWidgetsInGUIOrder():
+                visible_widgets.add(widget)
+                self.dumpStatus(widget=widget, tab=tab)
+                
+            for closed in self.getManager().dockWidgetsMap().values():
+                if not closed in visible_widgets:
+                    self.dumpStatus(widget=closed, tab=tab, suffix=" (closed)")

examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.cpp

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+#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 );
+    }
+}

examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.h

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+#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;
+};
+
+}
+

examples/dockindock/dockindockmanager.py

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+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMenu, QInputDialog, QLineEdit
+from PyQt5.QtCore import QSettings
+
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+CHILD_PREFIX = "Child-"
+
+class DockInDockManager(QtAds.CDockManager):
+    def __init__(self, parent: 'DockInDockWidget'):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.__parent = parent
+
+    def parent(self) -> 'DockInDockWidget':
+        return self.__parent
+    
+    def fillViewMenu(self, menu: QMenu, move_to: 'dict[DockInDockManager]') -> None:
+        from dockindock import DockInDockWidget # Prevent cyclic import
+        
+        widgets_map = self.dockWidgetsMap()
+        for key, value in widgets_map.items():
+            widget = value.widget()
+            action = value.toggleViewAction()
+            
+            if isinstance(widget, DockInDockWidget):
+                sub_menu = menu.addMenu(key)
+                
+                sub_menu.addAction(action)
+                sub_menu.addSeparator()
+                
+                widget.setupMenu(sub_menu, move_to)
+            else:
+                menu.addAction(action)
+                
+        if self.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(CreateChildDockAction(self.__parent, menu))
+
+            if self.parent().getTopLevelDockWidget().getManager() != self:
+                menu.addAction(DestroyGroupAction( self.parent, menu))
+                
+    def fillMoveMenu(self, menu: QMenu, move_to: 'list[DockInDockManager]') -> None:
+        widgets_map = self.dockWidgetsMap()
+        for key, value in widgets_map.items():
+            sub_menu = menu.addMenu(key)
+            
+            for mgr in move_to:
+                # iterate over all possible target managers
+                if mgr == self:
+                    pass # if dock is already in mgr, no reason to move it there
+                elif mgr == DockInDockManager.dockInAManager(value):
+                    pass # if target is the group itself, can't move it there, would make no sense
+                else:
+                    sub_menu.addAction(MoveDockWidgetAction(value, mgr, sub_menu))
+    
+    def addPerspectiveRec(self, name: str) -> None:
+        managers = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        for child in managers:
+            child.addPerspective(name)
+            
+    def openPerspectiveRec(self, name: str) -> None:
+        managers = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        for child in managers:
+            child.openPerspective(name)
+            
+    def getGroupName(self) -> str:
+        return self.parent().objectName()
+        
+    def getPersistGroupName(self) -> str:
+        group = "Top"
+        if self.getGroupName():
+            group = CHILD_PREFIX + self.getGroupName()
+        return group
+        
+    def getGroupNameFromPersistGroupName(self, persist_group_name) -> str:
+        if persist_group_name.startswith(CHILD_PREFIX):
+            persist_group_name = persist_group_name[len(CHILD_PREFIX):]
+        else:
+            assert False
+        return persist_group_name
+        
+    def loadPerspectivesRec(self, settings: QSettings) -> None:
+        children = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        for mgr in children:
+            settings.beginGroup(mgr.getPersistGroupName())
+            mgr.loadPerspectives(settings)
+            settings.endGroup()
+            
+    def savePerspectivesRec(self, settings: QSettings) -> None:
+        children = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        for mgr in children:
+            settings.beginGroup(mgr.getPersistGroupName())
+            mgr.savePerspectives(settings)
+            settings.endGroup()
+            
+    def removePerspectivesRec(self, settings: QSettings) -> None:
+        children = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        
+        for mgr in children:
+            child.removePerspectives(child.perspectiveNames())
+            
+    @staticmethod
+    def dockInAManager(widget) -> 'DockInDockManager':
+        from dockindock import DockInDockWidget # Prevent cyclic import
+        
+        dock_widget =  widget.widget() if widget else None
+        return dock_widget.getManager() if isinstance(dock_widget, DockInDockWidget) else None
+        
+    def childManagers(self, managers: 'list[DockInDockManager]', rec: bool) -> None:
+        widgets = self.getWidgetsInGUIOrder()
+        for widget in widgets:
+            as_mgr = DockInDockManager.dockInAManager(widget)
+            if as_mgr:
+                managers.append(as_mgr)
+                if rec:
+                    as_mgr.childManagers(managers, rec)
+                    
+    def allManagers(self, include_self: bool, rec: bool) -> 'list[DockInDockManager]':
+        managers = []
+        if include_self:
+            managers.append(self)
+        self.childManagers(managers, rec)
+        return managers
+        
+    def allDockWidgets(self, include_self: bool, rec: bool) -> 'list[tuple[DockInDockManager, QtAds.CDockWidget]]':
+        widgets = []
+        for mgr in self.allManagers(include_self, rec):
+            for widget in mgr.getWidgetsInGUIOrder():
+                widgets.append((mgr, widget))
+        return widgets
+        
+    def getGroupContents(self) -> 'dict[str, list[str]]':
+        result = {}
+        managers = self.allManagers(True, True)
+        for mgr in managers:
+            result[mgr.getPersistGroupName()] = mgr.dockWidgetsMap().keys()
+        return result
+        
+    def getInsertDefaultPos(self) -> QtAds.CDockAreaWidget:
+        default_pos = None
+        if self.dockAreaCount() != 0:
+            default_pos = self.dockArea(self.dockAreaCount()-1)
+        return default_pos
+        
+    def getWidgetsInGUIOrder(self) -> 'list[QtAds.CDockWidget]':
+        result = []
+        for i in range(self.dockAreaCount()):
+            for widget in self.dockArea(i).dockWidgets():
+                result.append(widget)
+        return result
+        
+    
+class CreateChildDockAction(QAction):
+    def __init__(self, dock_in_dock: 'DockInDockWidget', menu: QMenu):
+        super().__init__("New group...", menu)
+        self.__dock_in_dock = dock_in_dock
+        self.triggered.connect(self.createGroup)
+        
+    def createGroup(self) -> None:
+        name = ""
+        while True:
+            name, ok = QInputDialog.getText(None, self.text(), "Enter group name", QLineEdit.Normal, name)
+            if ok:
+                error = ""
+                if self.__dock_in_dock.getTopLevelDockWidget():
+                    error = self.__dock_in_dock.getTopLevelDockWidget().getGroupNameError(name)
+                else:
+                    assert False
+                    
+                if not error:
+                    self.__dock_in_dock.createGroup(name, None)
+                    break
+                else:
+                    QMessageBox.critical(None, "Error", error)
+                    continue
+            else:
+                break
+        
+class DestroyGroupAction(QAction):
+    def __init__(self, widget: 'DockInDockWidget', menu: QMenu):
+        super().__init__("Destroy" + widget.getManager().getGroupName(), menu)
+        self.__widget = widget
+        self.triggered.connect(self.destroyGroup)
+        
+    def destroyGroup(self) -> None:
+        self.__widget.getTopLevelDockWidget().destroyGroup(self.__widget)
+        
+        
+class MoveDockWidgetAction(QAction):
+    def __init__(self, widget: 'DockInDockWidget', move_to: DockInDockManager, menu: QMenu):
+        super().__init__(menu)
+        self.__widget = widget
+        self.__move_to = move_to
+        
+        if move_to.parent().isTopLevel():
+            self.setText("To top")
+        else:
+            self.setText(f"To {move_to.parent().objectName()}")
+        self.triggered.connect(self._move)
+        
+    def _move(self) -> None:
+        self.move(self.__widget, self.__move_to)
+        
+    def move(self, widget: QtAds.CDockWidget, move_to: QtAds.CDockManager) -> None:
+        if widget and move_to:
+            widget.dockManager().removeDockWidget(widget)
+            move_to.addDockWidget(QtAds.CenterDockWidgetArea, widget, move_to.getInsertDefaultPos())
+        else:
+            assert False

examples/dockindock/main.cpp

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+#include <QApplication>
+#include "../../examples/simple/MainWindow.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    MainWindow w;
+    w.show();
+
+    return a.exec();
+}

examples/dockindock/main.py

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+import sys
+import os
+import atexit
+
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QApplication, QMainWindow, QLabel
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+from perspectives import PerspectivesManager
+from dockindock import DockInDockWidget
+    
+class MainWindow(QMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        
+        self.perspectives_manager = PerspectivesManager("persist")
+        self.resize(400, 400)
+        self.dock_manager = DockInDockWidget(self, self.perspectives_manager, can_create_new_groups=True)
+        self.setCentralWidget(self.dock_manager)
+        self.dock_manager.attachViewMenu(self.menuBar().addMenu("View"))
+
+        previous_dock_widget = None
+        for i in range(3):
+            l = QLabel()
+            l.setWordWrap(True)
+            l.setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop | Qt.AlignLeft)
+            l.setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ")
+            
+            previous_dock_widget = self.dock_manager.addTabWidget(l, f"Top label {i}", previous_dock_widget)
+            
+        last_top_level_dock = previous_dock_widget
+        
+        for j in range(2):
+            group_manager, _ = self.dock_manager.createGroup(f"Group {j}", last_top_level_dock)
+            
+            previous_dock_widget = None
+            
+            for i in range(3):
+                # Create example content label - this can be any application specific widget
+                l = QLabel()
+                l.setWordWrap(True)
+                l.setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop | Qt.AlignLeft)
+                l.setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ")
+
+                previous_dock_widget = group_manager.addTabWidget(l, f"ZInner {j}/{i}", previous_dock_widget)
+                
+            # create sub-group
+            sub_group, _ = group_manager.createGroup(f"SubGroup {j}", previous_dock_widget)
+            previous_dock_widget = None
+            for i in range(3):
+                # Create example content label - this can be any application specific widget
+                l = QLabel()
+                l.setWordWrap(True)
+                l.setAlignment(Qt.AlignTop | Qt.AlignLeft)
+                l.setText("Lorem ipsum dolor sit amet, consectetuer adipiscing elit. ")
+
+                previous_dock_widget = sub_group.addTabWidget(l, f"SubInner {j}/{i}", previous_dock_widget)
+                
+        self.perspectives_manager.loadPerspectives()
+        
+        atexit.register(self.cleanup)
+        
+    def cleanup(self):
+        self.perspectives_manager.savePerspectives()
+
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    
+    w = MainWindow()
+    w.show()
+    app.exec_()

examples/dockindock/mainframe.cpp

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+#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();
+}
+

examples/dockindock/mainframe.h

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+#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;
+};
+
+
+
+
+
+

examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.cpp

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+#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 );
+}

examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.h

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+#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;
+};
+
+}
+

examples/dockindock/perspectiveactions.py

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+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import QAction, QMenu
+
+
+class LoadPerspectiveAction(QAction):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QMenu, name: str, dock_manager: 'DockInDockWidget'):
+        super().__init__(name, parent)
+        self.name = name
+        self.dock_manager = dock_manager
+        
+        self.triggered.connect(self.load)
+        
+    def load(self):
+        self.dock_manager.getPerspectivesManager().openPerspective(self.name, self.dock_manager)
+        
+        
+class RemovePerspectiveAction(QAction):
+    def __init__(self, parent: QMenu, name: str, dock_manager: 'DockInDockWidget'):
+        super().__init__(name, parent)
+        self.name = name
+        self.dock_manager = dock_manager
+        
+        self.triggered.connect(self.remove)
+        
+    def remove(self):
+        self.dock_manager.getPerspectivesManager().removePerspective(self.name)

examples/dockindock/perspectives.cpp

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+#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 );
+        }
+    }
+}

examples/dockindock/perspectives.h

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+#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;
+};
+
+}
+

examples/dockindock/perspectives.py

@@ -0,0 +1,203 @@
+import os
+import tempfile
+import shutil
+import atexit
+
+from PyQt5.QtCore import pyqtSignal, QSettings, QObject
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+from dockindockmanager import DockInDockManager
+from dockindock import DockInDockWidget
+
+GROUP_PREFIX = "Group"
+
+def findWidget(name, managers: 'list[DockInDockManager]') -> QtAds.CDockWidget:
+        for mgr in managers:
+            widget = mgr.findDockWidget(name)
+            if widget:
+                return widget
+
+
+class PerspectiveInfo:
+    # 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!
+    
+    settings = QSettings()
+    groups: 'dict[str, list[str]]' = {}
+
+
+class PerspectivesManager(QObject):
+    perspectivesListChanged = pyqtSignal()
+    openingPerspective = pyqtSignal()
+    openedPerspective = pyqtSignal()
+
+    def __init__(self, perspectives_folder):
+        super().__init__()
+        self.__perspectives_folder = perspectives_folder
+        self.__perspectives = {}
+        atexit.register(self.cleanup)
+        
+    def cleanup(self):
+        for perspective in self.__perspectives.values():
+            filename = perspective.settings.fileName()
+            try:
+                os.remove(filename)
+            except FileNotFoundError:
+                pass
+            
+    def perspectiveNames(self) -> 'list[str]':
+        return self.__perspectives.keys()
+        
+    def addPerspective(self, name: str, widget: DockInDockWidget) -> None:
+        if self.__perspectives_folder:
+            self.__perspectives[name] = perspective = PerspectiveInfo()
+            perspective.settings = self.getSettingsObject(self.getSettingsFileName(name, True))
+            perspective.groups = widget.getManager().getGroupContents()
+            
+            # save perspective internally
+            widget.getManager().addPerspectiveRec(name)
+            # store it in QSettings object
+            widget.getManager().savePerspectivesRec(perspective.settings)
+            # remove internal perspectives
+            widget.getManager().removePerspectives(widget.getManager().perspectiveNames())
+            
+        self.perspectivesListChanged.emit()
+                
+    def openPerspective(name: str, widget: DockInDockWidget) -> None:
+        assert widget.getTopLevelDockWidget() == widget
+        
+        if self.__perspectives_folder:
+            if name in self.__perspectives:
+                self.openingPerspective.emit()
+                
+                if widget.canCreateNewGroups():
+                    cur_groups = widget.getManager().allManagers(True, True)
+                    for group in self.__perspectives[name].groups.keys():
+                        found = False
+                        for curgroup in cur_groups:
+                            if curgroup.getPerspectiveGroupName() == group:
+                                found = True
+                                break
+                        if not found:
+                            group = DockInDockManager.getGroupNameFromPersistGroupName(group)
+                            
+                        # restore group in file but not in GUI yet
+                        widget.createGroup(group, None)
+                        
+                    cur_groups = widget.getManager().allManagers(False, True)
+                    for curgroup in cur_groups:
+                        if curgroup.getPersistGroupName() not in self.__perspectives[name].groups.keys():
+                            widget.destroyGroup(curgroup.parent())
+                            
+                managers = widget.getManager().allManagers(True, True)
+                for group in self.__perspectives[name].groups().keys():
+                    for mgr in managers:
+                        if mgr.getPersistGroupName() == group:
+                            for widget_name in self.__perspectives[name].groups[group]:
+                                widget = findWidget(widget_name, [mgr])
+                                if widget:
+                                    pass # OK, widget is already in the good manager!
+                                else:
+                                    widget = findWidget(widget_name, 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(self.__perspectives[name].settings)
+                # load perspective (update GUI)
+                widget.getManager().openPerspectiveRec(name)
+                # remove internal perspectives
+                widget.getManager().removePerspectives(widget.getManager().perspectiveNames())
+
+                self.openedPerspective().emit()
+        else:
+            assert False
+            
+    def removePerspectives(self) -> None:
+        self.__perspectives.clear()
+        self.perspectivesListChanged.emit()
+        
+    def removePerspective(self, name: str) -> None:
+        del self.__perspectives[name]
+        self.perspectivesListChanged.emit()
+        
+    def getSettingsFileName(self, perspective: str, temp: bool) -> str:
+        name = "perspectives.ini" if not perspective else f"perspectives_{perspective + '.tmp' if temp else perspective + '.ini'}"
+        
+        return os.path.join(self.__perspectives_folder, name)
+        
+    def getSettingsObject(self, file_path: str) -> QSettings:
+        return QSettings(file_path, QSettings.IniFormat)
+        
+    def loadPerspectives(self) -> None:
+        if self.__perspectives_folder:
+            tempfile.mktemp(dir=self.__perspectives_folder)
+            
+            self.__perspectives.clear()
+            
+            main_settings = self.getSettingsObject(self.getSettingsFileName("", False))
+            debug = main_settings.fileName()
+            
+            size = main_settings.beginReadArray("Perspectives")
+            
+            for i in range(0, size):
+                main_settings.setArrayIndex(i)
+                perspective = main_settings.value("Name")
+                
+                if perspective:
+                    to_load = self.getSettingsFileName(perspective, False)
+                    loaded = self.getSettingsFileName(perspective, True)
+                    
+                    try:
+                        os.remove(loaded)
+                    except FileNotFoundError:
+                        pass
+                    if not shutil.copy(to_load, loaded):
+                        assert False
+                        
+                    self.__perspectives[perspective] = PerspectiveInfo()
+                    self.__perspectives[perspective].settings = self.getSettingsObject(loaded)
+                    
+                    # load group info:
+                    main_settings.beginGroup(GROUP_PREFIX)
+                    for key in main_settings.allKeys():
+                        self.__perspectives[perspective].groups[key] = main_settings.value(key)
+                    main_settings.endGroup()
+                else:
+                    assert False
+                    
+            main_settings.endArray()
+            
+        self.perspectivesListChanged.emit()
+        
+    def savePerspectives(self) -> None:
+        if self.__perspectives_folder:
+            main_settings = self.getSettingsObject(self.getSettingsFileName("", False))
+            
+            # Save list of perspective and group organization
+            main_settings.beginWriteArray("Perspectives", len(self.__perspectives))
+            for i, perspective in enumerate(self.__perspectives.keys()):
+                main_settings.setArrayIndex(i)
+                main_settings.setValue("Name", perspective)
+                main_settings.beginGroup(GROUP_PREFIX)
+                for group in self.__perspectives[perspective].groups.keys():
+                    main_settings.setValue(group, list(self.__perspectives[perspective].groups[group]))
+                main_settings.endGroup()
+            main_settings.endArray()
+            
+            # Save perspectives themselves
+            for perspective_name in self.__perspectives.keys():
+                to_save = self.getSettingsFileName(perspective_name, False)
+                settings = self.__perspectives[perspective_name].settings
+                settings.sync()
+
+                try:
+                    os.remove(to_save)
+                except FileNotFoundError:
+                    pass
+                if not shutil.copy(settings.fileName(), to_save):
+                    assert False

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"
+)

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
+

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();
+}

examples/emptydockarea/main.py

@@ -0,0 +1,108 @@
+import sys
+import os
+
+from PyQt5 import uic
+from PyQt5.QtCore import Qt, QSignalBlocker
+from PyQt5.QtWidgets import (QApplication, QMainWindow, QLabel, QComboBox, QTableWidget,
+                             QAction, QWidgetAction, QSizePolicy, QInputDialog)
+from PyQt5.QtGui import QCloseEvent
+from PyQtAds import QtAds
+
+    
+UI_FILE = os.path.join(os.path.dirname(__file__), 'mainwindow.ui')
+MainWindowUI, MainWindowBase = uic.loadUiType(UI_FILE)
+
+
+class CMainWindow(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
+        label = QLabel()
+        label.setText("This is a DockArea which is always visible, even if it does not contain any DockWidgets.")
+        label.setAlignment(Qt.AlignCenter)
+        central_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("CentralWidget")
+        central_dock_widget.setWidget(label)
+        central_dock_widget.setFeature(QtAds.CDockWidget.NoTab, True)
+        central_dock_area = self.dock_manager.setCentralWidget(central_dock_widget)
+
+        # create other dock widgets
+        table = QTableWidget()
+        table.setColumnCount(3)
+        table.setRowCount(10)
+        table_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Table 1")
+        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.addDockWidgetTabToArea(table_dock_widget, central_dock_area)
+        table_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.LeftDockWidgetArea, table_dock_widget)
+        self.menuView.addAction(table_dock_widget.toggleViewAction())
+
+        table = QTableWidget()
+        table.setColumnCount(5)
+        table.setRowCount(1020)
+        table_dock_widget = QtAds.CDockWidget("Table 2")
+        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, table_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.createPerspectiveUi()
+        
+    def createPerspectiveUi(self):
+        save_perspective_action = QAction("Create Perspective", self)
+        save_perspective_action.triggered.connect(self.savePerspective)
+        perspective_list_action = QWidgetAction(self)
+        self.perspective_combo_box = QComboBox(self)
+        self.perspective_combo_box.setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox.AdjustToContents)
+        self.perspective_combo_box.setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy.Preferred, QSizePolicy.Preferred)
+        self.perspective_combo_box.activated[str].connect(self.dock_manager.openPerspective)
+        perspective_list_action.setDefaultWidget(self.perspective_combo_box)
+        self.toolBar.addSeparator()
+        self.toolBar.addAction(perspective_list_action)
+        self.toolBar.addAction(save_perspective_action)
+        
+    def savePerspective(self):
+        perspective_name, ok = QInputDialog.getText(self, "Save Perspective", "Enter unique name:")
+        if not perspective_name or not ok:
+            return
+        
+        self.dock_manager.addPerspective(perspective_name)
+        blocker = QSignalBlocker(self.perspective_combo_box)
+        self.perspective_combo_box.clear()
+        self.perspective_combo_box.addItems(self.dock_manager.perspectiveNames())
+        self.perspective_combo_box.setCurrentText(perspective_name)
+        
+    def closeEvent(self, event: QCloseEvent):
+        # Delete dock manager here to delete all floating widgets. This ensures
+        # that all top level windows of the dock manager are properly closed
+        self.dock_manager.deleteLater()
+        super().closeEvent(event)
+        
+if __name__ == '__main__':
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    
+    w = CMainWindow()
+    w.show()
+    app.exec_()

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);
+}
+
+

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

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>

examples/examples.pro

@@ -3,5 +3,8 @@ TEMPLATE = subdirs
 SUBDIRS = \
     centralwidget \
 	simple \
+	hideshow \
 	sidebar \
-	deleteonclose
+	deleteonclose \
+	emptydockarea \
+	dockindock

examples/hideshow/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -0,0 +1,28 @@
+cmake_minimum_required(VERSION 3.5)
+project(ads_example_hideshow 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(HideShowExample WIN32 
+    main.cpp
+    MainWindow.cpp
+    MainWindow.ui
+)
+target_include_directories(HideShowExample PRIVATE "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../../src")
+target_link_libraries(HideShowExample PRIVATE qtadvanceddocking)
+target_link_libraries(HideShowExample PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                             Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                             Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+set_target_properties(HideShowExample PROPERTIES 
+    AUTOMOC ON
+    AUTORCC ON
+    AUTOUIC ON
+    CXX_STANDARD 14
+    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
+    CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
+    VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}
+    EXPORT_NAME "Qt Advanced Docking System Hide,Show Example"
+    ARCHIVE_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
+    RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/bin"
+)

examples/hideshow/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,78 @@
+#include "../../examples/hideshow/MainWindow.h"
+
+#include "ui_MainWindow.h"
+
+#include <QLabel>
+#include <QPushButton>
+
+MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
+    QMainWindow(parent),
+    ui(new Ui::MainWindow)
+{
+    ui->setupUi(this);
+
+    ui->centralWidget->setLayout( m_layout = new QStackedLayout() );
+
+    m_welcomeWidget = new QWidget(this);
+    auto welcomeLayout = new QVBoxLayout(m_welcomeWidget);
+    welcomeLayout->addStretch();
+    QPushButton* openButton = new QPushButton("Open project");
+    welcomeLayout->addWidget( openButton );
+    welcomeLayout->addStretch();
+
+    connect( openButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), this, SLOT(openProject()) );
+
+    m_DockManager = new ads::CDockManager(ui->centralWidget);
+
+    // 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. ");
+
+	// Create a dock widget with the title Label 1 and set the created label
+	// as the dock widget content
+	ads::CDockWidget* DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget("Label 1");
+	DockWidget->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());
+
+    connect( ui->actionOpen, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(openProject()) );
+    connect( ui->actionClose, SIGNAL(triggered()), this, SLOT(closeProject()) );
+
+	// Add the dock widget to the top dock widget area
+	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::TopDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
+
+    ui->centralWidget->layout()->addWidget( m_welcomeWidget );
+    ui->centralWidget->layout()->addWidget( m_DockManager );
+
+    closeProject();
+}
+
+MainWindow::~MainWindow()
+{
+    delete ui;
+}
+
+void MainWindow::openProject()
+{
+    ui->actionOpen->setEnabled(false);
+    ui->actionClose->setEnabled(true);
+    ui->menuView->setEnabled(true);
+
+    m_layout->setCurrentWidget( m_DockManager );
+}
+
+void MainWindow::closeProject()
+{
+    ui->actionOpen->setEnabled(true);
+    ui->actionClose->setEnabled(false);
+    ui->menuView->setEnabled(false);
+
+    m_DockManager->hideManagerAndFloatingWidgets();
+    m_layout->setCurrentWidget( m_welcomeWidget );
+}
+

examples/hideshow/MainWindow.h

@@ -0,0 +1,33 @@
+#ifndef MAINWINDOW_H
+#define MAINWINDOW_H
+
+#include <QMainWindow>
+#include <QStackedLayout>
+#include "DockManager.h"
+
+QT_BEGIN_NAMESPACE
+namespace Ui {
+class MainWindow;
+}
+QT_END_NAMESPACE
+
+class MainWindow : public QMainWindow
+{
+    Q_OBJECT
+
+public:
+    explicit MainWindow(QWidget *parent = 0);
+    ~MainWindow();
+
+private slots:
+    void openProject();
+    void closeProject();
+
+private:
+    Ui::MainWindow *ui;
+    QWidget* m_welcomeWidget;
+    ads::CDockManager* m_DockManager;
+    QStackedLayout* m_layout;
+};
+
+#endif // MAINWINDOW_H

examples/hideshow/MainWindow.ui

@@ -0,0 +1,56 @@
+<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?>
+<ui version="4.0">
+ <class>MainWindow</class>
+ <widget class="QMainWindow" name="MainWindow">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>400</width>
+    <height>300</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>400</width>
+     <height>26</height>
+    </rect>
+   </property>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuView">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>View</string>
+    </property>
+   </widget>
+   <widget class="QMenu" name="menuFile">
+    <property name="title">
+     <string>File</string>
+    </property>
+    <addaction name="actionOpen"/>
+    <addaction name="actionClose"/>
+   </widget>
+   <addaction name="menuFile"/>
+   <addaction name="menuView"/>
+  </widget>
+  <widget class="QStatusBar" name="statusBar"/>
+  <action name="actionOpen">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Open project</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+  <action name="actionClose">
+   <property name="text">
+    <string>Close project</string>
+   </property>
+  </action>
+ </widget>
+ <layoutdefault spacing="6" margin="11"/>
+ <resources/>
+ <connections/>
+</ui>

examples/hideshow/hideshow.pro

@@ -0,0 +1,31 @@
+ADS_OUT_ROOT = $${OUT_PWD}/../..
+
+QT += core gui widgets
+
+TARGET = HideShowExample
+DESTDIR = $${ADS_OUT_ROOT}/lib
+TEMPLATE = app
+CONFIG += c++14
+CONFIG += debug_and_release
+adsBuildStatic {
+    DEFINES += ADS_STATIC
+}
+
+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    
+

examples/hideshow/main.cpp

@@ -0,0 +1,11 @@
+#include <QApplication>
+#include "../../examples/hideshow/MainWindow.h"
+
+int main(int argc, char *argv[])
+{
+    QApplication a(argc, argv);
+    MainWindow w;
+    w.show();
+
+    return a.exec();
+}

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

examples/sidebar/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -43,6 +43,7 @@ MainWindow::MainWindow(QWidget *parent) :
 	QPlainTextEdit* te = new QPlainTextEdit();
 	te->setPlaceholderText("Please enter your text here into this QPlainTextEdit...");
 	DockWidget = new ads::CDockWidget("Editor 1");
+	DockWidget->setWidget(te);
 	ui->menuView->addAction(DockWidget->toggleViewAction());
 	m_DockManager->addDockWidget(ads::BottomDockWidgetArea, DockWidget);
 }

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

project.py

@@ -0,0 +1,27 @@
+import os
+
+from pyqtbuild import PyQtBindings, PyQtProject
+from sipbuild import Option
+
+class PyQtAds(PyQtProject):
+	def __init__(self):
+		""" Initialise the project. """
+
+		super().__init__()
+
+		self.bindings_factories = [ads]
+
+class ads(PyQtBindings):
+	def __init__(self, project):
+		""" Initialise the bindings. """
+
+		super().__init__(project, 'ads')
+
+	def apply_user_defaults(self, tool):
+		""" Set default values for user options that haven't been set yet. """
+
+		resource_file = os.path.join(self.project.root_dir,'src','ads.qrc')
+		print("Adding resource file to qmake project: ", resource_file)
+		self.builder_settings.append('RESOURCES += '+resource_file)
+		
+		super().apply_user_defaults(tool)

pyproject.toml

@@ -0,0 +1,65 @@
+# Specify the build system.
+[build-system]
+requires = ["sip >=6.0.2, <6.6", "PyQt-builder >=1.6, <2", "PyQt5>=5.15.4", "PyQt5-sip<13,>=12.8"]
+build-backend = "sipbuild.api"
+
+# Specify the PEP 566 metadata for the project.
+[tool.sip.metadata]
+name = "PyQtAds"
+version = "3.8.2"
+summary = "Python bindings for Qt Advanced Docking System"
+home-page = "https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/"
+license = "LGPL v2.1"
+description-file = "README.md"
+requires-dist = "PyQt5 (>=5.15.4)"
+description-content-type = "text/markdown"
+
+[tool.sip.project]
+tag-prefix = "QtAds"
+
+[tool.sip.bindings.ads]
+define-macros = ["ADS_SHARED_EXPORT"]
+sip-file = "ads.sip"
+include-dirs = ["src"]
+qmake-QT = ["widgets"]
+headers = [
+	"src/DockAreaTabBar.h",
+	"src/DockAreaTitleBar.h",
+	"src/DockAreaTitleBar_p.h",
+	"src/DockAreaWidget.h",
+	"src/DockComponentsFactory.h",
+	"src/DockContainerWidget.h",
+	"src/DockFocusController.h",
+	"src/DockManager.h",
+	"src/DockOverlay.h",
+	"src/DockSplitter.h",
+	"src/DockWidget.h",
+	"src/DockWidgetTab.h",
+	"src/DockingStateReader.h",
+	"src/ElidingLabel.h",
+	"src/FloatingDockContainer.h",
+	"src/FloatingDragPreview.h",
+	"src/IconProvider.h",
+	"src/ads_globals.h",
+	# "src/linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.h",
+]
+sources = [
+	"src/DockAreaTabBar.cpp",
+	"src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp",
+	"src/DockAreaWidget.cpp",
+	"src/DockComponentsFactory.cpp",
+	"src/DockContainerWidget.cpp",
+	"src/DockFocusController.cpp",
+	"src/DockManager.cpp",
+	"src/DockOverlay.cpp",
+	"src/DockSplitter.cpp",
+	"src/DockWidget.cpp",
+	"src/DockWidgetTab.cpp",
+	"src/DockingStateReader.cpp",
+	"src/ElidingLabel.cpp",
+	"src/FloatingDockContainer.cpp",
+	"src/FloatingDragPreview.cpp",
+	"src/IconProvider.cpp",
+	"src/ads_globals.cpp",
+	# "src/linux/FloatingWidgetTitleBar.cpp",
+]

setup.py

@@ -227,9 +227,7 @@ 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 += ['-D', 'QT_X11EXTRAS_LIB', '-std=c++11']
-                extension.include_dirs += [os.path.join(self.qt_include_dir, 'QtX11Extras')]
-                extension.libraries += ['Qt5X11Extras' + self.qt_libinfix]
+                extension.extra_compile_args += ['-std=c++11']
 
         return super().swig_sources(sources, extension)
 

sip/DockFocusController.sip

@@ -21,6 +21,7 @@ public:
 	void notifyWidgetOrAreaRelocation(QWidget* RelocatedWidget);
 	void notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(ads::CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
     ads::CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
+    void setDockWidgetTabFocused(ads::CDockWidgetTab* Tab);
 
 public slots:
 	void setDockWidgetFocused(ads::CDockWidget* focusedNow);

sip/DockManager.sip

@@ -135,7 +135,6 @@ protected:
 	ads::CDockOverlay* dockAreaOverlay() const;
     void notifyWidgetOrAreaRelocation(QWidget* RelocatedWidget);
     void notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(ads::CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
-    ads::CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
 
     virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event);
 
@@ -173,6 +172,7 @@ public:
         EqualSplitOnInsertion,
         FloatingContainerForceNativeTitleBar,
         FloatingContainerForceQWidgetTitleBar,
+        MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab,
         DefaultDockAreaButtons,
 		DefaultBaseConfig,
         DefaultOpaqueConfig,
@@ -217,6 +217,9 @@ public:
 	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);

sip/DockWidget.sip

@@ -33,8 +33,11 @@ public:
         CustomCloseHandling,
         DockWidgetFocusable,
         DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea,
+        NoTab,
+        DeleteContentOnClose,
         DefaultDockWidgetFeatures,
         AllDockWidgetFeatures,
+        DockWidgetAlwaysCloseAndDelete,
 		NoDockWidgetFeatures
 	};
     typedef QFlags<ads::CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeature> DockWidgetFeatures;

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);

sip/ads.sip

@@ -1,4 +1,4 @@
-%Module(name=PyQtAds.QtAds.ads, call_super_init=True, keyword_arguments="Optional", use_limited_api=True)
+%Module(name=PyQtAds, call_super_init=True, keyword_arguments="Optional", use_limited_api=True)
 %Import QtCore/QtCoremod.sip
 %DefaultSupertype sip.simplewrapper
 

sip/ads_globals.sip

@@ -1,60 +1,138 @@
-%Import QtWidgets/QtWidgetsmod.sip
-
-%If (Qt_5_0_0 -)
-
-namespace ads
-{
-    %TypeHeaderCode
-    #include <ads_globals.h>
-    %End
-
-    enum DockWidgetArea
-    {
-        NoDockWidgetArea,
-        LeftDockWidgetArea,
-        RightDockWidgetArea,
-        TopDockWidgetArea,
-        BottomDockWidgetArea,
-        CenterDockWidgetArea,
-
-        InvalidDockWidgetArea,
-        OuterDockAreas,
-        AllDockAreas
-    };
-    typedef QFlags<ads::DockWidgetArea> DockWidgetAreas;
-
-
-    enum TitleBarButton
-    {
-        TitleBarButtonTabsMenu,
-        TitleBarButtonUndock,
-        TitleBarButtonClose
-    };
-
-    enum eDragState
-    {
-        DraggingInactive,
-        DraggingMousePressed,
-        DraggingTab,
-        DraggingFloatingWidget
-    };
-
-    enum eIcon
-    {
-        TabCloseIcon,
-        DockAreaMenuIcon,
-        DockAreaUndockIcon,
-        DockAreaCloseIcon,
-
-        IconCount,
-    };
-
-    enum eBitwiseOperator
-    {
-        BitwiseAnd,
-        BitwiseOr
-    };
-
-};
-
-%End
+%Import QtWidgets/QtWidgetsmod.sip
+
+%If (Qt_5_0_0 -)
+
+%ModuleHeaderCode
+PyObject *qtads_FindParent(PyObject* type, const QWidget *child);
+%End
+
+%ModuleCode
+PyObject *qtads_FindParent(PyObject* type, const QWidget *w)
+{
+    // Check that the types checking was successful.
+    if (!type)
+        return 0;
+   
+    QWidget* parentWidget = w->parentWidget();
+
+    while (parentWidget)
+    {
+        PyObject *ParentImpl = sipConvertFromType(parentWidget, sipType_QObject, 0);
+        if (!ParentImpl)
+        {
+            return 0;
+        }
+            
+        if (PyObject_IsInstance(ParentImpl, type))
+            return ParentImpl;
+        
+        Py_DECREF(ParentImpl);
+        
+        parentWidget = parentWidget->parentWidget();
+    }
+    
+    Py_INCREF(Py_None);
+    return Py_None;
+}
+%End
+
+namespace ads
+{
+    %TypeHeaderCode
+    #include <ads_globals.h>
+    %End
+
+    enum DockWidgetArea
+    {
+        NoDockWidgetArea,
+        LeftDockWidgetArea,
+        RightDockWidgetArea,
+        TopDockWidgetArea,
+        BottomDockWidgetArea,
+        CenterDockWidgetArea,
+
+        InvalidDockWidgetArea,
+        OuterDockAreas,
+        AllDockAreas
+    };
+    typedef QFlags<ads::DockWidgetArea> DockWidgetAreas;
+
+
+    enum TitleBarButton
+    {
+        TitleBarButtonTabsMenu,
+        TitleBarButtonUndock,
+        TitleBarButtonClose
+    };
+
+    enum eDragState
+    {
+        DraggingInactive,
+        DraggingMousePressed,
+        DraggingTab,
+        DraggingFloatingWidget
+    };
+
+    enum eIcon
+    {
+        TabCloseIcon,
+        DockAreaMenuIcon,
+        DockAreaUndockIcon,
+        DockAreaCloseIcon,
+
+        IconCount,
+    };
+
+    enum eBitwiseOperator
+    {
+        BitwiseAnd,
+        BitwiseOr
+    };
+    
+    namespace internal
+    {    
+        void replaceSplitterWidget(QSplitter* Splitter, QWidget* From, QWidget* To);
+        void hideEmptyParentSplitters(ads::CDockSplitter* FirstParentSplitter);
+        
+        class CDockInsertParam
+        {
+            %TypeHeaderCode
+            #include <ads_globals.h>
+            %End
+            
+        public:
+            Qt::Orientation orientation() const;
+            bool append() const;
+            int insertOffset() const;
+        };
+        ads::internal::CDockInsertParam dockAreaInsertParameters(ads::DockWidgetArea Area);
+        
+        SIP_PYOBJECT findParent(SIP_PYTYPE type, const QWidget *w) const /TypeHint="QObject"/;
+        %MethodCode
+        sipRes = qtads_FindParent(a0, a1);
+
+        if (!sipRes)
+        {
+            sipIsErr = 1;
+        }
+        %End
+        
+        QPixmap createTransparentPixmap(const QPixmap& Source, qreal Opacity);  
+
+        QPoint globalPositionOf(QMouseEvent* ev);
+
+        void setButtonIcon(QAbstractButton* Button, QStyle::StandardPixmap StandarPixmap, ads::eIcon CustomIconId);
+        
+        enum eRepolishChildOptions
+        {
+            RepolishIgnoreChildren,
+            RepolishDirectChildren,
+            RepolishChildrenRecursively
+        };
+        
+       void repolishStyle(QWidget* w, ads::internal::eRepolishChildOptions Options = ads::internal::RepolishIgnoreChildren); 
+    };
+
+};
+
+%End

src/CMakeLists.txt

@@ -1,8 +1,9 @@
 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} COMPONENTS Core Gui Widgets REQUIRED)
 if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-	find_package(Qt5 5.5 COMPONENTS X11Extras REQUIRED)
+    include_directories(${Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}Gui_PRIVATE_INCLUDE_DIRS})
 endif()
 set(CMAKE_INCLUDE_CURRENT_DIR ON)
 if(BUILD_STATIC)
@@ -60,16 +61,18 @@ else()
     add_library(qtadvanceddocking SHARED ${ads_SRCS} ${ads_HEADERS})
     target_compile_definitions(qtadvanceddocking PRIVATE ADS_SHARED_EXPORT)
 endif()
-target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt5::Core Qt5::Gui Qt5::Widgets)
-if(UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
-    target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt5::X11Extras)
-	target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PRIVATE xcb)
+
+add_library(ads::qtadvanceddocking ALIAS qtadvanceddocking)
+
+target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Core 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Gui 
+                                               Qt${QT_VERSION_MAJOR}::Widgets)
+if (UNIX AND NOT APPLE)
+  target_link_libraries(qtadvanceddocking PUBLIC xcb)
 endif()
-set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES 
+set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES
     AUTOMOC ON
     AUTORCC ON
-    CXX_STANDARD 14
-    CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON
     CXX_EXTENSIONS OFF
     VERSION ${VERSION_SHORT}
     EXPORT_NAME "qtadvanceddocking"
@@ -77,6 +80,16 @@ set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES
     LIBRARY_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/lib"
     RUNTIME_OUTPUT_DIRECTORY "${CMAKE_BINARY_DIR}/${ads_PlatformDir}/bin"
 )
+if(QT_VERSION_MAJOR STREQUAL "5")
+    set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 14
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+elseif(QT_VERSION_MAJOR STREQUAL "6")
+    set_target_properties(qtadvanceddocking PROPERTIES
+        CXX_STANDARD 17
+        CXX_STANDARD_REQUIRED ON)
+endif()
+
 include(CMakePackageConfigHelpers)
 write_basic_package_version_file(
     "qtadvanceddockingConfigVersion.cmake"
@@ -84,13 +97,13 @@ write_basic_package_version_file(
     COMPATIBILITY SameMajorVersion
 )
 install(FILES ${ads_HEADERS}
-    DESTINATION include 
+    DESTINATION include
     COMPONENT headers
 )
-install(FILES 
-    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/LICENSE"
-    "${CMAKE_SOURCE_DIR}/gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md"
-    DESTINATION license 
+install(FILES
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../LICENSE"
+    "${CMAKE_CURRENT_SOURCE_DIR}/../gnu-lgpl-v2.1.md"
+    DESTINATION license/ads
     COMPONENT license
 )
 install(TARGETS qtadvanceddocking

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;
 

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.

src/DockAreaTitleBar.cpp

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@
 #include "DockAreaTabBar.h"
 #include "IconProvider.h"
 #include "DockComponentsFactory.h"
+#include "DockFocusController.h"
 
 #include <iostream>
 
@@ -382,7 +383,7 @@ void CDockAreaTitleBar::onTabsMenuActionTriggered(QAction* Action)
 {
 	int Index = Action->data().toInt();
 	d->TabBar->setCurrentIndex(Index);
-	emit tabBarClicked(Index);
+	Q_EMIT tabBarClicked(Index);
 }
 
 
@@ -471,7 +472,8 @@ void CDockAreaTitleBar::mousePressEvent(QMouseEvent* ev)
 
 		if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::FocusHighlighting))
 		{
-			d->TabBar->currentTab()->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
+			//d->TabBar->currentTab()->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
+			d->dockManager()->dockFocusController()->setDockWidgetTabFocused(d->TabBar->currentTab());
 		}
 		return;
 	}

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.

src/DockAreaWidget.cpp

@@ -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);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -416,6 +416,10 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::addDockWidget(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 void CDockAreaWidget::insertDockWidget(int index, CDockWidget* DockWidget,
 	bool Activate)
 {
+	if (index < 0 || index > d->ContentsLayout->count())
+	{
+		index = d->ContentsLayout->count();
+	}
 	d->ContentsLayout->insertWidget(index, DockWidget);
 	DockWidget->setDockArea(this);
 	DockWidget->tabWidget()->setDockAreaWidget(this);
@@ -538,7 +542,7 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::onTabCloseRequested(int Index)
 {
     ADS_PRINT("CDockAreaWidget::onTabCloseRequested " << Index);
     auto* DockWidget = dockWidget(Index);
-    if (DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose))
+    if (DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) || DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling))
     {
     	DockWidget->closeDockWidgetInternal();
     }
@@ -604,11 +608,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
 
@@ -808,18 +812,49 @@ 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
 	{
@@ -857,7 +892,7 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::toggleView(bool Open)
 {
 	setVisible(Open);
 
-	emit viewToggled(Open);
+	Q_EMIT viewToggled(Open);
 }
 
 
@@ -925,9 +960,12 @@ QAbstractButton* CDockAreaWidget::titleBarButton(TitleBarButton which) const
 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
+	// DeleteOnClose feature or CustomCloseHandling, then we delete the dock widget now;
+	// in the case of CustomCloseHandling, the CDockWidget class will emit its
+	// closeRequested signal and not actually delete unless the signal is handled in a way that deletes it
 	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]->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling)))
 	{
 		OpenDockWidgets[0]->closeDockWidgetInternal();
 	}
@@ -935,7 +973,8 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::closeArea()
 	{
         for (auto DockWidget : openedDockWidgets())
         {
-            if (DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea))
+            if ((DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose) && DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea)) ||
+					DockWidget->features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling))
                 DockWidget->closeDockWidgetInternal();
             else
                 DockWidget->toggleView(false);
@@ -999,6 +1038,21 @@ void CDockAreaWidget::onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged()
 }
 
 
+#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
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockAreaWidget.h

@@ -67,7 +67,7 @@ private:
 	friend class CDockManager;
 	void onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
 
-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onTabCloseRequested(int Index);
 
 	/**
@@ -77,6 +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.
@@ -138,7 +149,7 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	void markTitleBarMenuOutdated();
 
-protected slots:
+protected Q_SLOTS:
 	void toggleView(bool Open);
 
 public:
@@ -312,7 +323,7 @@ public:
      */
     bool isCentralWidgetArea() const;
 
-public slots:
+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
@@ -330,7 +341,7 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void closeOtherAreas();
 
-signals:
+Q_SIGNALS:
 	/**
 	 * This signal is emitted when user clicks on a tab at an index.
 	 */
@@ -356,7 +367,8 @@ signals:
 	 */
 	void viewToggled(bool Open);
 }; // class DockAreaWidget
-}
- // namespace ads
+} // namespace ads
+
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ads::CDockAreaWidget::DockAreaFlags)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endif // DockAreaWidgetH

src/DockContainerWidget.cpp

@@ -153,7 +153,7 @@ public:
 	 * Adds dock widget to a existing DockWidgetArea
 	 */
 	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidgetToDockArea(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-		CDockAreaWidget* TargetDockArea);
+		CDockAreaWidget* TargetDockArea, int Index = -1);
 
 	/**
 	 * Add dock area to this container
@@ -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();
 	}
 
 	/**
@@ -341,7 +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
 
@@ -1228,11 +1228,11 @@ void DockContainerWidgetPrivate::dumpRecursive(int level, QWidget* widget)
 
 //============================================================================
 CDockAreaWidget* DockContainerWidgetPrivate::addDockWidgetToDockArea(DockWidgetArea area,
-	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockAreaWidget* TargetDockArea)
+	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockAreaWidget* TargetDockArea, int Index)
 {
 	if (CenterDockWidgetArea == area)
 	{
-		TargetDockArea->addDockWidget(Dockwidget);
+		TargetDockArea->insertDockWidget(Index, Dockwidget);
 		TargetDockArea->updateTitleBarVisibility();
 		return TargetDockArea;
 	}
@@ -1286,7 +1286,7 @@ CDockContainerWidget::CDockContainerWidget(CDockManager* DockManager, QWidget *p
 	d->isFloating = floatingWidget() != nullptr;
 
 	d->Layout = new QGridLayout();
-	d->Layout->setContentsMargins(0, 1, 0, 1);
+	d->Layout->setContentsMargins(0, 0, 0, 0);
 	d->Layout->setSpacing(0);
 	setLayout(d->Layout);
 
@@ -1315,7 +1315,7 @@ CDockContainerWidget::~CDockContainerWidget()
 
 //============================================================================
 CDockAreaWidget* CDockContainerWidget::addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-	CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget)
+	CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget, int Index)
 {
 	CDockAreaWidget* OldDockArea = Dockwidget->dockAreaWidget();
 	if (OldDockArea)
@@ -1326,7 +1326,7 @@ CDockAreaWidget* CDockContainerWidget::addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockW
 	Dockwidget->setDockManager(d->DockManager);
 	if (DockAreaWidget)
 	{
-		return d->addDockWidgetToDockArea(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget);
+		return d->addDockWidgetToDockArea(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget, Index);
 	}
 	else
 	{
@@ -1565,8 +1565,9 @@ void CDockContainerWidget::dropFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWi
 	}
 
 	if (Dropped)
-	{
-		FloatingWidget->deleteLater();
+	{ 
+		// Fix https://github.com/githubuser0xFFFF/Qt-Advanced-Docking-System/issues/351
+		FloatingWidget->hideAndDeleteLater();
 
 		// If we dropped a floating widget with only one single dock widget, then we
 		// drop a top level widget that changes from floating to docked now
@@ -1624,6 +1625,37 @@ QList<CDockAreaWidget*> CDockContainerWidget::openedDockAreas() const
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+QList<CDockWidget*> CDockContainerWidget::openedDockWidgets() const
+{
+	QList<CDockWidget*> DockWidgetList;
+	for (auto DockArea : d->DockAreas)
+	{
+		if (!DockArea->isHidden())
+		{
+			DockWidgetList.append(DockArea->openedDockWidgets());
+		}
+	}
+
+	return DockWidgetList;
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+bool CDockContainerWidget::hasOpenDockAreas() const
+{
+	for (auto DockArea : d->DockAreas)
+	{
+		if (!DockArea->isHidden())
+		{
+			return true;
+		}
+	}
+
+	return false;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 void CDockContainerWidget::saveState(QXmlStreamWriter& s) const
 {
@@ -1679,7 +1711,10 @@ bool CDockContainerWidget::restoreState(CDockingStateReader& s, bool Testing)
 		if (!Testing)
 		{
 			CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget = floatingWidget();
-			FloatingWidget->restoreGeometry(Geometry);
+			if (FloatingWidget)
+			{
+				FloatingWidget->restoreGeometry(Geometry);
+			}
 		}
 	}
 

src/DockContainerWidget.h

@@ -51,6 +51,7 @@ class CFloatingDragPreview;
 struct FloatingDragPreviewPrivate;
 class CDockingStateReader;
 
+
 /**
  * Container that manages a number of dock areas with single dock widgets
  * or tabyfied dock widgets in each area.
@@ -180,7 +181,7 @@ public:
 	 * \return Returns the dock area widget that contains the new DockWidget
 	 */
 	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr);
+		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr, int Index = -1);
 
 	/**
 	 * Removes dockwidget
@@ -216,6 +217,18 @@ public:
 	 */
 	QList<CDockAreaWidget*> openedDockAreas() const;
 
+	/**
+	 * Returns a list for all open dock widgets in all open dock areas
+	 */
+	QList<CDockWidget*> openedDockWidgets() const;
+
+	/**
+	 * This function returns true, if the container has open dock areas.
+	 * This functions is a little bit faster than calling openedDockAreas().isEmpty()
+	 * because it returns as soon as it finds an open dock area
+	 */
+	bool hasOpenDockAreas() const;
+
     /**
      * This function returns true if this dock area has only one single
      * visible dock widget.
@@ -265,7 +278,7 @@ 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.

src/DockFocusController.cpp

@@ -16,6 +16,7 @@
 #include <QPointer>
 #include <QApplication>
 #include <QAbstractButton>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 #include "DockWidget.h"
 #include "DockAreaWidget.h"
@@ -31,6 +32,8 @@
 
 namespace ads
 {
+static const char* const FocusedDockWidgetProperty = "FocusedDockWidget";
+
 /**
  * Private data class of CDockFocusController class (pimpl)
  */
@@ -39,7 +42,7 @@ struct DockFocusControllerPrivate
 	CDockFocusController *_this;
 	QPointer<CDockWidget> FocusedDockWidget = nullptr;
 	QPointer<CDockAreaWidget> FocusedArea = nullptr;
-	CDockWidget* OldFocusedDockWidget = nullptr;
+	QPointer<CDockWidget> OldFocusedDockWidget = nullptr;
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
      QPointer<CFloatingDockContainer> FloatingWidget = nullptr;
 #endif
@@ -56,8 +59,8 @@ struct DockFocusControllerPrivate
 	 * the dock area that it belongs to
 	 */
 	void updateDockWidgetFocus(CDockWidget* DockWidget);
-};
-// struct DockFocusControllerPrivate
+}; // struct DockFocusControllerPrivate
+
 
 
 //===========================================================================
@@ -115,6 +118,17 @@ void DockFocusControllerPrivate::updateDockWidgetFocus(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 		return;
 	}
 
+	QWindow* Window = nullptr;
+	auto DockContainer = DockWidget->dockContainer();
+	if (DockContainer)
+	{
+		Window = DockContainer->window()->windowHandle();
+	}
+
+	if (Window)
+	{
+        Window->setProperty(FocusedDockWidgetProperty, QVariant::fromValue(QPointer<CDockWidget>(DockWidget)));
+	}
 	CDockAreaWidget* NewFocusedDockArea = nullptr;
 	if (FocusedDockWidget)
 	{
@@ -139,31 +153,36 @@ void DockFocusControllerPrivate::updateDockWidgetFocus(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 	}
 
 
-    auto NewFloatingWidget = FocusedDockWidget->dockContainer()->floatingWidget();
+
+    CFloatingDockContainer* NewFloatingWidget = nullptr;
+    DockContainer = FocusedDockWidget->dockContainer();
+    if (DockContainer)
+    {
+    	NewFloatingWidget = DockContainer->floatingWidget();
+    }
+
     if (NewFloatingWidget)
     {
-    	NewFloatingWidget->setProperty("FocusedDockWidget", QVariant::fromValue(DockWidget));
+        NewFloatingWidget->setProperty(FocusedDockWidgetProperty, QVariant::fromValue(QPointer<CDockWidget>(DockWidget)));
     }
 
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 	// This code is required for styling the floating widget titlebar for linux
 	// depending on the current focus state
-    if (FloatingWidget == NewFloatingWidget)
-    {
-        return;
-    }
+	if (FloatingWidget != NewFloatingWidget)
+	{
+		if (FloatingWidget)
+		{
+			updateFloatingWidgetFocusStyle(FloatingWidget, false);
+		}
+		FloatingWidget = NewFloatingWidget;
 
-    if (FloatingWidget)
-    {
-        updateFloatingWidgetFocusStyle(FloatingWidget, false);
-    }
-    FloatingWidget = NewFloatingWidget;
-
-    if (FloatingWidget)
-    {
-        updateFloatingWidgetFocusStyle(FloatingWidget, true);
-    }
+		if (FloatingWidget)
+		{
+			updateFloatingWidgetFocusStyle(FloatingWidget, true);
+		}
+	}
 #endif
 
     if (old == DockWidget && !ForceFocusChangedSignal)
@@ -174,7 +193,7 @@ void DockFocusControllerPrivate::updateDockWidgetFocus(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
     ForceFocusChangedSignal = false;
     if (DockWidget->isVisible())
     {
-    	emit DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(old, DockWidget);
+    	Q_EMIT DockManager->focusedDockWidgetChanged(old, DockWidget);
     }
     else
     {
@@ -193,7 +212,7 @@ 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);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -206,6 +225,8 @@ CDockFocusController::CDockFocusController(CDockManager* DockManager) :
 	d->DockManager = DockManager;
 	connect(QApplication::instance(), SIGNAL(focusChanged(QWidget*, QWidget*)),
 			this, SLOT(onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget*, QWidget*)));
+	connect(QApplication::instance(), SIGNAL(focusWindowChanged(QWindow*)),
+			this, SLOT(onFocusWindowChanged(QWindow*)));
 	connect(d->DockManager, SIGNAL(stateRestored()), SLOT(onStateRestored()));
 }
 
@@ -216,9 +237,35 @@ CDockFocusController::~CDockFocusController()
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+void CDockFocusController::onFocusWindowChanged(QWindow *focusWindow)
+{
+	if (!focusWindow)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+    auto vDockWidget = focusWindow->property(FocusedDockWidgetProperty);
+	if (!vDockWidget.isValid())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+    auto DockWidget = vDockWidget.value<QPointer<CDockWidget>>();
+	if (!DockWidget)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	d->updateDockWidgetFocus(DockWidget);
+}
+
+
 //===========================================================================
 void CDockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget* focusedOld, QWidget* focusedNow)
 {
+    Q_UNUSED(focusedOld);
+
 	if (d->DockManager->isRestoringState())
 	{
 		return;
@@ -231,47 +278,7 @@ void CDockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget* focusedOld, QWidge
 		return;
 	}
 
-	// If the close button in another tab steals the focus from the current
-	// active dock widget content, i.e. if the user clicks its close button,
-	// then we immediately give the focus back to the previous focused widget
-	// focusedOld
-	if (CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::AllTabsHaveCloseButton))
-	{
-		auto OtherDockWidgetTab = internal::findParent<CDockWidgetTab*>(focusedNow);
-		if (OtherDockWidgetTab && focusedOld)
-		{
-			auto OldFocusedDockWidget = internal::findParent<CDockWidget*>(focusedOld);
-			if (OldFocusedDockWidget)
-			{
-				focusedOld->setFocus();
-			}
-			return;
-		}
-	}
-
-    CDockWidget* DockWidget = nullptr;
-	auto DockWidgetTab = qobject_cast<CDockWidgetTab*>(focusedNow);
-	if (DockWidgetTab)
-	{
-		DockWidget = DockWidgetTab->dockWidget();      
-        // If the DockWidgetTab "steals" the focus from a widget in the same
-        // DockWidget, then we immediately give the focus back to the previous
-        // focused widget focusedOld
-        if (focusedOld)
-        {
-            auto OldFocusedDockWidget = internal::findParent<CDockWidget*>(focusedOld);
-            if (OldFocusedDockWidget && OldFocusedDockWidget == DockWidget)
-            {
-                focusedOld->setFocus();
-            }
-        }
-	}
-
-	if (!DockWidget)
-	{
-		DockWidget = qobject_cast<CDockWidget*>(focusedNow);
-	}
-
+    CDockWidget* DockWidget = qobject_cast<CDockWidget*>(focusedNow);
 	if (!DockWidget)
 	{
 		DockWidget = internal::findParent<CDockWidget*>(focusedNow);
@@ -293,6 +300,17 @@ void CDockFocusController::onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget* focusedOld, QWidge
 }
 
 
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockFocusController::setDockWidgetTabFocused(CDockWidgetTab* Tab)
+{
+	auto DockWidget = Tab->dockWidget();
+	if (DockWidget)
+	{
+		d->updateDockWidgetFocus(DockWidget);
+	}
+}
+
+
 //===========================================================================
 void CDockFocusController::setDockWidgetFocused(CDockWidget* focusedNow)
 {
@@ -320,7 +338,7 @@ void CDockFocusController::onFocusedDockAreaViewToggled(bool Open)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	CDockManager::setWidgetFocus(OpenedDockAreas[0]->currentDockWidget()->tabWidget());
+	d->updateDockWidgetFocus(OpenedDockAreas[0]->currentDockWidget());
 }
 
 
@@ -348,7 +366,7 @@ void CDockFocusController::notifyWidgetOrAreaRelocation(QWidget* DroppedWidget)
     }
 
     d->ForceFocusChangedSignal = true;
-    CDockManager::setWidgetFocus(DockWidget->tabWidget());
+    CDockManager::setWidgetFocus(DockWidget);
 }
 
 
@@ -360,18 +378,17 @@ void CDockFocusController::notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(CFloatingDockContainer* Floa
 		return;
 	}
 
-	auto vDockWidget = FloatingWidget->property("FocusedDockWidget");
+    auto vDockWidget = FloatingWidget->property(FocusedDockWidgetProperty);
 	if (!vDockWidget.isValid())
 	{
 		return;
 	}
 
-	auto DockWidget = vDockWidget.value<CDockWidget*>();
+    auto DockWidget = vDockWidget.value<QPointer<CDockWidget>>();
 	if (DockWidget)
 	{
-		d->FocusedDockWidget = nullptr;
 		DockWidget->dockAreaWidget()->setCurrentDockWidget(DockWidget);
-		CDockManager::setWidgetFocus(DockWidget->tabWidget());
+		CDockManager::setWidgetFocus(DockWidget);
 	}
 }
 

src/DockFocusController.h

@@ -30,8 +30,9 @@ private:
 	DockFocusControllerPrivate* d; ///< private data (pimpl)
     friend struct DockFocusControllerPrivate;
 
-private slots:
+private Q_SLOTS:
 	void onApplicationFocusChanged(QWidget *old, QWidget *now);
+	void onFocusWindowChanged(QWindow *focusWindow);
 	void onFocusedDockAreaViewToggled(bool Open);
 	void onStateRestored();
 	void onDockWidgetVisibilityChanged(bool Visible);
@@ -48,21 +49,6 @@ public:
 	 */
 	virtual ~CDockFocusController();
 
-	/**
-	 * Helper function to set focus depending on the configuration of the
-	 * FocusStyling flag
-	 */
-	template <class QWidgetPtr>
-	static void setWidgetFocus(QWidgetPtr widget)
-	{
-		if (!CDockManager::testConfigFlag(CDockManager::FocusHighlighting))
-		{
-			return;
-		}
-
-		widget->setFocus(Qt::OtherFocusReason);
-	}
-
 	/**
 	 * A container needs to call this function if a widget has been dropped
 	 * into it
@@ -83,7 +69,13 @@ public:
 	 */
 	CDockWidget* focusedDockWidget() const;
 
-public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Request focus highlighting for the given dock widget assigned to the tab
+	 * given in Tab parameter
+	 */
+	void setDockWidgetTabFocused(CDockWidgetTab* Tab);
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Request a focus change to the given dock widget
 	 */

src/DockManager.cpp

@@ -45,6 +45,7 @@
 #include <QSettings>
 #include <QMenu>
 #include <QApplication>
+#include <QWindow>
 
 #include "FloatingDockContainer.h"
 #include "DockOverlay.h"
@@ -91,6 +92,8 @@ enum eStateFileVersion
 
 static CDockManager::ConfigFlags StaticConfigFlags = CDockManager::DefaultNonOpaqueConfig;
 
+static QString FloatingContainersTitle;
+
 /**
  * Private data class of CDockManager class (pimpl)
  */
@@ -98,6 +101,7 @@ struct DockManagerPrivate
 {
 	CDockManager* _this;
 	QList<CFloatingDockContainer*> FloatingWidgets;
+	QList<CFloatingDockContainer*> HiddenFloatingWidgets;
 	QList<CDockContainerWidget*> Containers;
 	CDockOverlay* ContainerOverlay;
 	CDockOverlay* DockAreaOverlay;
@@ -343,7 +347,7 @@ void DockManagerPrivate::restoreDockWidgetsOpenState()
     	if (DockWidget->property(internal::DirtyProperty).toBool())
     	{
     		DockWidget->flagAsUnassigned();
-            emit DockWidget->viewToggled(false);
+            Q_EMIT DockWidget->viewToggled(false);
     	}
     	else
     	{
@@ -499,12 +503,36 @@ CDockManager::CDockManager(QWidget *parent) :
 
 #ifdef Q_OS_LINUX
 	window()->installEventFilter(this);
+
+    connect(qApp, &QApplication::focusWindowChanged, [](QWindow* focusWindow)
+    {
+        // bring modal dialogs to foreground to ensure that they are in front of any
+        // floating dock widget
+        if (focusWindow && focusWindow->isModal())
+        {
+            focusWindow->raise();
+        }
+    });
 #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)
 	{
@@ -532,9 +560,16 @@ bool CDockManager::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 			// 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");
-		}
+            if(QGuiApplication::platformName() == QLatin1String("xcb"))
+			{
+				internal::xcb_update_prop(true, _window->window()->winId(),
+                    "_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", "_NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP");
+			}
+			else
+			{
+                    _window->setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint, true);
+			}
+        }
 	}
 	else if (e->type() == QEvent::WindowDeactivate)
 	{
@@ -544,8 +579,16 @@ bool CDockManager::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 			{
 				continue;
 			}
-			internal::xcb_update_prop(false, _window->window()->winId(),
-				"_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", "_NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP");
+
+            if(QGuiApplication::platformName() == QLatin1String("xcb"))
+			{
+				internal::xcb_update_prop(false, _window->window()->winId(),
+                    "_NET_WM_STATE", "_NET_WM_STATE_ABOVE", "_NET_WM_STATE_STAYS_ON_TOP");
+			}
+            else
+			{
+				_window->setWindowFlag(Qt::WindowStaysOnTopHint, false);
+			}
 			_window->raise();
 		}
 	}
@@ -582,7 +625,7 @@ bool CDockManager::eventFilter(QObject *obj, QEvent *e)
 void CDockManager::registerFloatingWidget(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget)
 {
 	d->FloatingWidgets.append(FloatingWidget);
-	emit floatingWidgetCreated(FloatingWidget);
+	Q_EMIT floatingWidgetCreated(FloatingWidget);
     ADS_PRINT("d->FloatingWidgets.count() " << d->FloatingWidgets.count());
 }
 
@@ -699,14 +742,14 @@ 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;
 }
 
@@ -732,7 +775,7 @@ CFloatingDockContainer* CDockManager::addDockWidgetFloating(CDockWidget* Dockwid
 	{
 		d->UninitializedFloatingWidgets.append(FloatingWidget);
 	}
-	emit dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
 	return FloatingWidget;
 }
 
@@ -741,6 +784,9 @@ CFloatingDockContainer* CDockManager::addDockWidgetFloating(CDockWidget* Dockwid
 void CDockManager::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 {
 	Super::showEvent(event);
+
+	// Fix Issue #380
+	restoreHiddenFloatingWidgets();
 	if (d->UninitializedFloatingWidgets.empty())
 	{
 		return;
@@ -748,20 +794,70 @@ void CDockManager::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
 
 	for (auto FloatingWidget : d->UninitializedFloatingWidgets)
 	{
-		FloatingWidget->show();
+		// Check, if someone closed a floating dock widget before the dock
+		// manager is shown
+		if (FloatingWidget->dockContainer()->hasOpenDockAreas())
+		{
+			FloatingWidget->show();
+		}
 	}
 	d->UninitializedFloatingWidgets.clear();
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+void CDockManager::restoreHiddenFloatingWidgets()
+{
+	if (d->HiddenFloatingWidgets.isEmpty())
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	// Restore floating widgets that were hidden upon hideManagerAndFloatingWidgets
+	for (auto FloatingWidget : d->HiddenFloatingWidgets)
+	{
+		bool hasDockWidgetVisible = false;
+
+		// Needed to prevent CFloatingDockContainer being shown empty
+		// Could make sense to move this to CFloatingDockContainer::showEvent(QShowEvent *event)
+		// if experiencing CFloatingDockContainer being shown empty in other situations, but let's keep
+		// it here for now to make sure changes to fix Issue #380 does not impact existing behaviours
+		for (auto dockWidget : FloatingWidget->dockWidgets())
+		{
+			if (dockWidget->toggleViewAction()->isChecked())
+			{
+				dockWidget->toggleView(true);
+				hasDockWidgetVisible = true;
+			}
+		}
+
+		if (hasDockWidgetVisible)
+		{
+			FloatingWidget->show();
+		}
+	}
+
+	d->HiddenFloatingWidgets.clear();
+}
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area,
-	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget)
+	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget, int Index)
 {
 	d->DockWidgetsMap.insert(Dockwidget->objectName(), Dockwidget);
 	auto Container = DockAreaWidget ? DockAreaWidget->dockContainer(): this;
-	auto AreaOfAddedDockWidget = Container->addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget);
-	emit dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
+	auto AreaOfAddedDockWidget = Container->addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget, Index);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
+	return AreaOfAddedDockWidget;
+}
+
+//============================================================================
+CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidgetToContainer(DockWidgetArea area,
+	CDockWidget* Dockwidget, CDockContainerWidget* DockContainerWidget)
+{
+	d->DockWidgetsMap.insert(Dockwidget->objectName(), Dockwidget);
+	auto AreaOfAddedDockWidget = DockContainerWidget->addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget);
+	Q_EMIT dockWidgetAdded(Dockwidget);
 	return AreaOfAddedDockWidget;
 }
 
@@ -775,10 +871,6 @@ CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidgetTab(DockWidgetArea area,
 	{
 		return addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, Dockwidget, AreaWidget);
 	}
-	else if (!openedDockAreas().isEmpty())
-	{
-		return addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, openedDockAreas().last());
-	}
 	else
 	{
 		return addDockWidget(area, Dockwidget, nullptr);
@@ -788,9 +880,9 @@ CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidgetTab(DockWidgetArea area,
 
 //============================================================================
 CDockAreaWidget* CDockManager::addDockWidgetTabToArea(CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-	CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget)
+	CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget, int Index)
 {
-	return addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget);
+	return addDockWidget(ads::CenterDockWidgetArea, Dockwidget, DockAreaWidget, Index);
 }
 
 
@@ -803,11 +895,11 @@ 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);
 }
 
 //============================================================================
@@ -821,7 +913,7 @@ QMap<QString, CDockWidget*> CDockManager::dockWidgetsMap() const
 void CDockManager::addPerspective(const QString& UniquePrespectiveName)
 {
 	d->Perspectives.insert(UniquePrespectiveName, saveState());
-	emit perspectiveListChanged();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
 }
 
 
@@ -843,8 +935,8 @@ void CDockManager::removePerspectives(const QStringList& Names)
 
 	if (Count)
 	{
-		emit perspectivesRemoved();
-		emit perspectiveListChanged();
+		Q_EMIT perspectivesRemoved();
+		Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -865,9 +957,9 @@ void CDockManager::openPerspective(const QString& PerspectiveName)
 		return;
 	}
 
-	emit openingPerspective(PerspectiveName);
+	Q_EMIT openingPerspective(PerspectiveName);
 	restoreState(Iterator.value());
-	emit perspectiveOpened(PerspectiveName);
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveOpened(PerspectiveName);
 }
 
 
@@ -912,6 +1004,8 @@ void CDockManager::loadPerspectives(QSettings& Settings)
 	}
 
 	Settings.endArray();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListChanged();
+	Q_EMIT perspectiveListLoaded();
 }
 
 
@@ -1081,6 +1175,38 @@ void CDockManager::setDockWidgetFocused(CDockWidget* DockWidget)
 	}
 }
 
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockManager::hideManagerAndFloatingWidgets()
+{
+	hide();
+
+	d->HiddenFloatingWidgets.clear();
+	// Hide updates of floating widgets from user
+	for (auto FloatingWidget : d->FloatingWidgets)
+	{
+		if ( FloatingWidget->isVisible() )
+		{
+			QList<CDockWidget*> VisibleWidgets;
+			for ( auto dockWidget : FloatingWidget->dockWidgets() )
+			{
+				if ( dockWidget->toggleViewAction()->isChecked() )
+					VisibleWidgets.push_back( dockWidget );
+			}
+
+			// save as floating widget to be shown when CDockManager will be shown back
+			d->HiddenFloatingWidgets.push_back( FloatingWidget );
+			FloatingWidget->hide();
+
+			// hidding floating widget automatically marked contained CDockWidgets as hidden
+			// but they must remain marked as visible as we want them to be restored visible
+			// when CDockManager will be shown back
+			for ( auto dockWidget : VisibleWidgets )
+			{
+				dockWidget->toggleViewAction()->setChecked(true);
+			}
+		}
+		}
+}
 
 //===========================================================================
 CDockWidget* CDockManager::focusedDockWidget() const
@@ -1124,6 +1250,28 @@ void CDockManager::setSplitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea, const QList<
     }
 }
 
+
+//===========================================================================
+CDockFocusController* CDockManager::dockFocusController() const
+{
+	return d->FocusController;
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockManager::setFloatingContainersTitle(const QString& Title)
+{
+	FloatingContainersTitle = Title;
+}
+
+//===========================================================================
+QString CDockManager::floatingContainersTitle()
+{
+	if (FloatingContainersTitle.isEmpty())
+		return qApp->applicationDisplayName();
+
+	return FloatingContainersTitle;
+}
+
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockManager.h

@@ -53,6 +53,7 @@ struct DockWidgetTabPrivate;
 struct DockAreaWidgetPrivate;
 class CIconProvider;
 class CDockComponentsFactory;
+class CDockFocusController;
 
 /**
  * The central dock manager that maintains the complete docking system.
@@ -134,12 +135,23 @@ protected:
 	 */
 	void notifyFloatingWidgetDrop(CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget);
 
-
 	/**
 	 * Show the floating widgets that has been created floating
 	 */
 	virtual void showEvent(QShowEvent *event) override;
 
+	/**
+	 * Acces for the internal dock focus controller.
+	 * This function only returns a valid object, if the FocusHighlighting
+	 * flag is set.
+	 */
+	CDockFocusController* dockFocusController() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Restore floating widgets hidden by an earlier call to hideManagerAndFloatingWidgets.
+     */
+    void restoreHiddenFloatingWidgets();
+
 public:
 	using Super = CDockContainerWidget;
 
@@ -174,7 +186,7 @@ public:
 		DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton = 0x8000,     //!< If the flag is set each dock area has a tabs menu button
 		DockAreaHideDisabledButtons = 0x10000,    //!< If the flag is set disabled dock area buttons will not appear on the toolbar at all (enabling them will bring them back)
 		DockAreaDynamicTabsMenuButtonVisibility = 0x20000, //!< If the flag is set, the tabs menu button will be shown only when it is required - that means, if the tabs are elided. If the tabs are not elided, it is hidden
-		FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle = 0x40000, //!< If set, the Floating Widget window title reflects the title of the current dock widget otherwise it displays application name as window title
+		FloatingContainerHasWidgetTitle = 0x40000, //!< If set, the Floating Widget window title reflects the title of the current dock widget otherwise it displays the title set with `CDockManager::setFloatingContainersTitle` or application name as window title
 		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
@@ -188,6 +200,7 @@ public:
         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".
+		MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab = 0x2000000, //! If the flag is set, the user can use the mouse middle button to close the tab under the mouse
 
         DefaultDockAreaButtons = DockAreaHasCloseButton
 							   | DockAreaHasUndockButton
@@ -268,7 +281,16 @@ public:
 	 * \return Returns the dock area widget that contains the new DockWidget
 	 */
 	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidget(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr);
+		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget = nullptr, int Index = -1);
+
+	/**
+	 * Adds dockwidget into the given container.
+	 * This allows you to place the dock widget into a container, even if that
+	 * container does not yet contain a DockAreaWidget.
+	 * \return Returns the dock area widget that contains the new DockWidget
+	 */
+	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidgetToContainer(DockWidgetArea area, CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
+		CDockContainerWidget* DockContainerWidget);
 
 	/**
 	 * This function will add the given Dockwidget to the given dock area as
@@ -282,9 +304,11 @@ public:
 	/**
 	 * This function will add the given Dockwidget to the given DockAreaWidget
 	 * as a new tab.
+	 * If index is out of range, the tab is simply appended. Otherwise it is
+	 * inserted at the specified position.
 	 */
 	CDockAreaWidget* addDockWidgetTabToArea(CDockWidget* Dockwidget,
-		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget);
+		CDockAreaWidget* DockAreaWidget, int Index = -1);
 
 	/**
 	 * Adds the given DockWidget floating and returns the created
@@ -506,7 +530,22 @@ public:
      */
     void setSplitterSizes(CDockAreaWidget *ContainedArea, const QList<int>& sizes);
 
-public slots:
+	/**
+	 * Set a custom title for all FloatingContainer that does not reflect
+	 * the title of the current dock widget.
+	 */
+	static void setFloatingContainersTitle(const QString& Title);
+
+	/**
+	 * Returns the title used by all FloatingContainer that does not
+	 * reflect the title of the current dock widget.
+	 *
+	 * If not title was set with setFloatingContainersTitle(), it returns
+	 * QGuiApplication::applicationDisplayName().
+	 */
+	static QString floatingContainersTitle();
+
+public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Opens the perspective with the given name.
 	 */
@@ -519,12 +558,25 @@ public slots:
 	 */
 	void setDockWidgetFocused(CDockWidget* DockWidget);
 
-signals:
+    /**
+     * hide CDockManager and all floating widgets (See Issue #380). Calling regular QWidget::hide()
+     * hides the CDockManager but not the floating widgets;
+     */
+    void hideManagerAndFloatingWidgets();
+
+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
 	 */
@@ -602,5 +654,7 @@ signals:
     void focusedDockWidgetChanged(ads::CDockWidget* old, ads::CDockWidget* now);
 }; // class DockManager
 } // namespace ads
+
+Q_DECLARE_OPERATORS_FOR_FLAGS(ads::CDockManager::ConfigFlags)
 //-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
 #endif // DockManagerH

src/DockOverlay.cpp

@@ -431,6 +431,7 @@ DockWidgetArea CDockOverlay::showOverlay(QWidget* target)
 	d->LastLocation = InvalidDockWidgetArea;
 
 	// Move it over the target.
+	hide();
 	resize(target->size());
 	QPoint TopLeft = target->mapToGlobal(target->rect().topLeft());
 	move(TopLeft);
@@ -806,7 +807,7 @@ void CDockOverlayCross::setIconColors(const QString& Colors)
 		{"Arrow", CDockOverlayCross::ArrowColor},
 		{"Shadow", CDockOverlayCross::ShadowColor}};
 
-#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(6, 0, 0))
+#if (QT_VERSION < QT_VERSION_CHECK(5, 14, 0))
     auto SkipEmptyParts = QString::SkipEmptyParts;
 #else
     auto SkipEmptyParts = Qt::SkipEmptyParts;

src/DockWidget.cpp

@@ -66,6 +66,12 @@ namespace ads
  */
 struct DockWidgetPrivate
 {
+	struct WidgetFactory 
+	{
+		CDockWidget::FactoryFunc createWidget;
+		CDockWidget::eInsertMode insertMode;
+	};	
+	
 	CDockWidget* _this = nullptr;
 	QBoxLayout* Layout = nullptr;
 	QWidget* Widget = nullptr;
@@ -84,7 +90,8 @@ struct DockWidgetPrivate
 	bool IsFloatingTopLevel = false;
 	QList<QAction*> TitleBarActions;
 	CDockWidget::eMinimumSizeHintMode MinimumSizeHintMode = CDockWidget::MinimumSizeHintFromDockWidget;
-
+	WidgetFactory* Factory = nullptr;
+	
 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
 	 */
@@ -116,6 +123,12 @@ struct DockWidgetPrivate
 	 * Setup the main scroll area
 	 */
 	void setupScrollArea();
+	
+	/**
+	 * Creates the content widget with the registered widget factory and
+	 * returns true on success.
+	 */
+	bool createWidgetFromFactory();
 };
 // struct DockWidgetPrivate
 
@@ -130,10 +143,23 @@ DockWidgetPrivate::DockWidgetPrivate(CDockWidget* _public) :
 //============================================================================
 void DockWidgetPrivate::showDockWidget()
 {
+	if (!Widget)
+	{
+		if (!createWidgetFromFactory())
+		{
+			Q_ASSERT(!Features.testFlag(CDockWidget::DeleteContentOnClose)
+					 && "DeleteContentOnClose flag was set, but the widget "
+						"factory is missing or it doesn't return a valid QWidget.");
+			return;	
+		}
+	}
+	
 	if (!DockArea)
 	{
 		CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingWidget = new CFloatingDockContainer(_this);
-		FloatingWidget->resize(_this->size());
+		// We use the size hint of the content widget to provide a good
+		// initial size
+		FloatingWidget->resize(Widget ? Widget->sizeHint() : _this->sizeHint());
 		TabWidget->show();
 		FloatingWidget->show();
 	}
@@ -165,6 +191,12 @@ void DockWidgetPrivate::hideDockWidget()
 {
 	TabWidget->hide();
 	updateParentDockArea();
+	
+	if (Features.testFlag(CDockWidget::DeleteContentOnClose))
+	{
+		Widget->deleteLater();
+		Widget = nullptr;
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -218,6 +250,30 @@ void DockWidgetPrivate::setupScrollArea()
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+bool DockWidgetPrivate::createWidgetFromFactory()
+{
+	if (!Features.testFlag(CDockWidget::DeleteContentOnClose)) 
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	if (!Factory)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	QWidget* w = Factory->createWidget(_this);
+	if (!w)
+	{
+		return false;
+	}
+	
+	_this->setWidget(w, Factory->insertMode);
+	return true;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockWidget::CDockWidget(const QString &title, QWidget *parent) :
 	QFrame(parent),
@@ -288,6 +344,17 @@ void CDockWidget::setWidget(QWidget* widget, eInsertMode InsertMode)
 	d->Widget->setProperty("dockWidgetContent", true);
 }
 
+//============================================================================
+void CDockWidget::setWidgetFactory(FactoryFunc createWidget, eInsertMode insertMode)
+{
+	if (d->Factory)
+	{
+		delete d->Factory;
+	}
+
+	d->Factory = new DockWidgetPrivate::WidgetFactory { createWidget, insertMode };
+}
+
 
 //============================================================================
 QWidget* CDockWidget::takeWidget()
@@ -338,7 +405,7 @@ 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();
@@ -389,6 +456,14 @@ CDockContainerWidget* CDockWidget::dockContainer() const
 }
 
 
+//============================================================================
+CFloatingDockContainer* CDockWidget::floatingDockContainer() const
+{
+	auto DockContainer = dockContainer();
+	return DockContainer ? DockContainer->floatingWidget() : nullptr;
+}
+
+
 //============================================================================
 CDockAreaWidget* CDockWidget::dockAreaWidget() const
 {
@@ -480,6 +555,7 @@ void CDockWidget::toggleView(bool Open)
 	{
 		Open = true;
 	}
+
 	// If the dock widget state is different, then we really need to toggle
 	// the state. If we are in the right state, then we simply make this
 	// dock widget the current dock widget
@@ -489,7 +565,7 @@ void CDockWidget::toggleView(bool Open)
 	}
 	else if (Open && d->DockArea)
 	{
-		d->DockArea->setCurrentDockWidget(this);
+		raise();
 	}
 }
 
@@ -530,7 +606,8 @@ void CDockWidget::toggleViewInternal(bool Open)
 	CDockWidget* TopLevelDockWidgetAfter = DockContainer
 		? DockContainer->topLevelDockWidget() : nullptr;
 	CDockWidget::emitTopLevelEventForWidget(TopLevelDockWidgetAfter, true);
-	CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingContainer = DockContainer->floatingWidget();
+	CFloatingDockContainer* FloatingContainer = DockContainer
+		? DockContainer->floatingWidget() : nullptr;
 	if (FloatingContainer)
 	{
 		FloatingContainer->updateWindowTitle();
@@ -538,9 +615,9 @@ void CDockWidget::toggleViewInternal(bool Open)
 
 	if (!Open)
 	{
-		emit closed();
+		Q_EMIT closed();
 	}
-	emit viewToggled(Open);
+	Q_EMIT viewToggled(Open);
 }
 
 
@@ -580,11 +657,11 @@ 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 :
@@ -602,7 +679,13 @@ bool CDockWidget::event(QEvent *e)
 			{
 				d->DockArea->markTitleBarMenuOutdated();//update tabs menu
 			}
-			emit titleChanged(title);
+
+			auto FloatingWidget = floatingDockContainer();
+			if (FloatingWidget)
+			{
+				FloatingWidget->updateWindowTitle();
+			}
+			Q_EMIT titleChanged(title);
 		}
 		break;
 
@@ -785,7 +868,7 @@ void CDockWidget::emitTopLevelChanged(bool Floating)
 	if (Floating != d->IsFloatingTopLevel)
 	{
 		d->IsFloatingTopLevel = Floating;
-		emit topLevelChanged(d->IsFloatingTopLevel);
+		Q_EMIT topLevelChanged(d->IsFloatingTopLevel);
 	}
 }
 
@@ -825,7 +908,10 @@ void CDockWidget::setFloating()
 //============================================================================
 void CDockWidget::deleteDockWidget()
 {
-	dockManager()->removeDockWidget(this);
+	auto manager=dockManager();
+	if(manager){
+		manager->removeDockWidget(this);
+	}
 	deleteLater();
 	d->Closed = true;
 }
@@ -843,7 +929,7 @@ bool CDockWidget::closeDockWidgetInternal(bool ForceClose)
 {
 	if (!ForceClose)
 	{
-		emit closeRequested();
+		Q_EMIT closeRequested();
 	}
 
 	if (!ForceClose && features().testFlag(CDockWidget::CustomCloseHandling))
@@ -869,7 +955,7 @@ bool CDockWidget::closeDockWidgetInternal(bool ForceClose)
 			}
 		}
 		deleteDockWidget();
-		emit closed();
+		Q_EMIT closed();
     }
     else
     {