Docking manager - LoadDesignerDockState

[Alan Barry]

Hi

In the Windows forms Docking manager, Syncfusion has a method LoadDesignerDockState which would allow the user go back to the initial dock state. Is there an equivalent in WPF.

What i would like to do is save the Dock state when the application closes and load the dock state when the shell loads, so the user is always given their last state. The Reset State will give them their last saved state. But also, i want them to be able to go back to the Default Design state which seems like functionality that is missing.

regards,

Alan

[Karthick Ravichandran]

Hi Alan,

Sorry for the inconvenience caused.

Currently we don't have support to Load Designer state in Docking Manager and have logged this LoadDesignerstate as a feature request in our database; we will implement this feature in any of our upcoming releases. We usually have an interval of at least three months between releases. The feature implementation would also greatly depend on the factors such as product design, code compatibility and complexity.We will get back to you in the incident #85227 once this feature got implemented.

Please let me know in case of any queries.

Regards
Karthick

[David Vestal]

Was this feature ever implemented?  I have the same question.

[BagavathiPerumal Apranandham]

Hi David Vestal,

We have prepared a sample based on your requirement 'Loading the Default Design State of the DockingManager'. In this sample, you can save the required layout in a separate XML file (e.g., DefaultLayout.xml) and load the default layout through a button click. Please refer to the attached sample and video for your reference.

Regards,
Bagavathi Perumal A

Attachment: DockingManager_WPF_cfb1cf72.zip