This document summarizes Mike Feltman's presentation on docking in Visual FoxPro 9.0. It discusses docking windows in the VFP IDE and programmatically in applications. It also covers the mechanics of docking, different docking styles like tab and link docking, and properties like DockPosition and Dockable. Practical examples of docking in applications are provided. The conclusion is that docking support in the IDE allows customizing for productivity, but applications need more control over docking to be truly useful.

1. Docking from A-Z in Visual FoxPro
9.0
Mike Feltman

2. Who Am I
• Presient F1 Technologies
• Visual FoxExpress Developer
• mikefeltman@f1tech.com
• Visual FoxPro Dinosaur

3. Agenda
• Docking for the developer
– Docking in the VFP IDE
– Docking with Code
• Docking in Applications
– Dockable Toolbars
– Dockable Forms
– Forms vs. Toolbars
– Practical Applications?

4. The Mechanics of Docking
• Docking Windows
• Docking Toolbars
• Tab Docking
• Link Docking

5. Dockable IDE Windows
• Command Window, Data Session, Toolbox, etc.
• Project Manager

6. “Non-Dockable” IDE Windows
• Object Browser,
• Task Pane,
• Class Browser,
• Component Gallery,
• Code References
• Task List

7. Programmatic Docking in the IDE
• Non-VFP Forms
– DOCK WINDOW
• VFP Forms
– Form.Dockable
• WDOCKABLE()
• ADOCKSTATE()
• SetIDE.prg

8. Docking in Applications
• Forms vs. Toolbars
• Tab & Link Docking
• Events to the Rescue?
• BindEvents anyone?

9. Forms vs. Toolbars
• Autosizing
• Auto Arrangement
• (ex1 & ex2)
• Manual Resizing
• Manual Moving

10. Tab & Link Docking
• Support is automatic
• Cannot be turned off
• Ex3.prg

11. Events to the Rescue?
• BeforeDock
• AfterDock
• Undock

12. The Dockposition Property
• –1 Not docked
• 0 Top
• 1 Left
• 2 Right
• 3 Bottom
• 4 Tabbed (forms only)
• 5 Link-docked (forms only)

13. The Dockable Property
• 0 – not dockable
• 1 – supports docking and is dockable (ex7 & 8
show quirk)
• 2 – supports docking but is not currently
dockable

14. More on Autosizing & Arrangement
• Form autosizing details
– Fills in “docking in direction”
– No other adjustment
– Cannot change via code
• Toolbars
– Only stretches as necessary
– Height/Width adjusted
– Can fill with container

15. Practical Examples
• Application “Navigator”
• Task Panes
• Tip of the Day
• “Dock Target” desktop

16. Conclusion
• Docking support in the VFP IDE allows the
developer to customize the IDE to be more
productive
• There are some uses for docking in
applications
• More control over docking is needed to make
it really usable in applications

17. Thank you!
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