[Infonode-users] Loading and Saving Docking Layouts in XML

[Thoralf R. <th...@m8...>]

Hi!

First of all: Nice work! We use the docking framework for a small tool
and it's so easy... Thanks.

Some time ago I thought, that the IDF way of serializing the settings is
a little bit unusual for Java. Using a ObjectStream makes it impossible
to find out, what's going on. I wrote my own Serializer/Deserializer
that uses XML output/input. If you want, you can have a look at it. It's
splitted into -more or less- two classes.

DockingLayout:
<http://magellan-client.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/magellan-client/trunk/magellan2/src-client/magellan/client/desktop/DockingLayout.java?view=markup&pathrev=600>

DockingLayoutBuilder:
<http://magellan-client.svn.sourceforge.net/viewvc/magellan-client/trunk/magellan2/src-client/magellan/client/desktop/DockingFrameworkBuilder.java?view=markup&pathrev=600>

It supports loading and saving of multiple "layouts". The user can
switch between the dock settings at runtime. Maybe some settings (window
bar) are not saved correctly, but that is "trivial".

You have to call DockingLayoutBuilder.createRootWindow(components,file)
to load the settings and DockingLayoutBuilder.write(file) to save them.
You can switch the layout by calling setActiveLayout(DockingLayout).

Actually this is a part of a bigger project and it cannot be used
standalone. But if you wish, you can use this as a starting point for
your own implementation. If the IDF developers decide to use this
"algorith", please let me know (for my "self-confidence").

I'm not a member of this list. So, if you want to reply to my message,
please add my email adress to your answer. Thank!

bye
Thoralf

PS: Thanks to the list moderator to reject my post manually without 
reason........