Lazarus just with one window

[dicas3d]

Hello.
I'm the creator of the comunity Lazarus Portugal and few users of my site ask if the Lazarus have a way fo use with just one windows like this plugin (http://wiki.lazarus.freepascal.org/Manual_Docker). but compatible with the last version of Lazarus.

[LazaruX]

I think the "anchordocking" example shuold do the trick, but I could not get it working.

[dicas3d]

I not found anchordocking . Where I can found thsi plugin.

[DelphiFreak]

Goto menu item "Packages"
Add the Package which is named something like "AnchorDockingDsgn".
Recompile the IDE.

Now you can dock thogether all the Windows like you want.

Hope this helps.

[LazaruX]

Goto menu item "Packages"
Add the Package which is named something like "AnchorDockingDsgn".
Recompile the IDE.

Now you can dock thogether all the Windows like you want.

Hope this helps.

I have done this, but after recompiling I am not able to dock anything, is there also a new menu entry somewhere? (Like in manualdocker?)

[jixian.yang]

Drag the bar with a cross, not the title bar of the window.

[jmLandsvik]

Oki, have followed the recipy here, and it's working...(Docking that is)

except,

Window placement is NOT saved, and re-opens everywhere everytime.

And the Tools/Options/Environtment/Desktop ->[Save destop settings file] does not produce any file that I can find!

//JM

[DirkS]

After installing Anchor docking there should be a couple of new options in the menu. It's either in 'Tools' or 'Environment' (depends on exactly which Laz version you're using).

- Save window layout as default
- Save window layout to file
- Load window layout from file

The default is saved in anchordocklayout.xml in the Laz config dir

Gr.
Dirk.

[avra]

If you just want to dock messages window to editor window, then you can use menu option View / Dock Messages Window.

[dicas3d]

How I solve the bugs the appear when I install this plugin?
I don't found the solution for the bug.

[DirkS]

If you just want to dock messages window to editor window, then you can use menu option View / Dock Messages Window.

You'll have to install manualdock first, of course.

Gr.
Dirk.

[Leledumbo]

How I solve the bugs the appear when I install this plugin?
I don't found the solution for the bug.

Which one? Manual docker? If yes, then my proposed solution is to install AnchorDockingDsgn package. AFAIK manual docker was written due to incapability of the IDE windows to be docked and it's no longer usable with the current IDE state.

[TurboRascal]

I'm using anchordocking in 0.9.30 with no problems. However, I've found docking everything to one window is very impractical - unlike D2005+, the Form Editor is independent of all other windows; therefore, if I click the Object Inspector or the Component Palette to work with the form, it hides behind the joint window. Those two GUI elements must be positioned separately so Form Editor remains visible when they are clicked.

[avra]

I've found docking everything to one window is very impractical

I never liked docking everything. I dock just messages to editor and it works fine.

[TurboRascal]

I never liked docking everything. I dock just messages to editor and it works fine.

That's why I hate newer Delphi versions

Besides Messages I also used Docking to join Code Explorer and Project Inspector together so they don't float around, but finally I also joined them to the Editor/Messages too (because I usually use Editor and those two together). Main window and Object Inspector are left independent because of Form Editor, as I described. I'm quite satisfied with this arrangement now...