Added CDockManager::lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally functionality to g…

…lobally "freeze" the current docking layout

demo/MainWindow.cpp

@@ -592,19 +592,29 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createActions()
 	ui.toolBar->addAction(ui.actionRestoreState);
 	ui.actionRestoreState->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/restore.svg"));
 
-	SavePerspectiveAction = new QAction("Create Perspective", _this);
-	SavePerspectiveAction->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/picture_in_picture.svg"));
-	_this->connect(SavePerspectiveAction, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(savePerspective()));
+	ui.toolBar->addSeparator();
+
+	QAction* a = ui.toolBar->addAction("Lock Workspace");
+	a->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/lock_outline.svg"));
+	a->setCheckable(true);
+	a->setChecked(false);
+	QObject::connect(a, &QAction::triggered, _this, &CMainWindow::lockWorkspace);
+
 	PerspectiveListAction = new QWidgetAction(_this);
 	PerspectiveComboBox = new QComboBox(_this);
 	PerspectiveComboBox->setSizeAdjustPolicy(QComboBox::AdjustToContents);
-	PerspectiveComboBox->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Preferred);
+	PerspectiveComboBox->setSizePolicy(QSizePolicy::Preferred, QSizePolicy::Fixed);
 	PerspectiveListAction->setDefaultWidget(PerspectiveComboBox);
-	ui.toolBar->addSeparator();
 	ui.toolBar->addAction(PerspectiveListAction);
+
+	a = SavePerspectiveAction = ui.toolBar->addAction("Create Perspective");
+	a->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/picture_in_picture.svg"));
+	QObject::connect(a, &QAction::triggered, _this, &CMainWindow::savePerspective);
 	ui.toolBar->addAction(SavePerspectiveAction);
 
-	QAction* a = ui.toolBar->addAction("Create Floating Editor");
+	ui.toolBar->addSeparator();
+
+	a = ui.toolBar->addAction("Create Floating Editor");
 	a->setProperty("Floating", true);
 	a->setToolTip("Creates floating dynamic dockable editor windows that are deleted on close");
 	a->setIcon(svgIcon(":/adsdemo/images/note_add.svg"));
@@ -626,6 +636,7 @@ void MainWindowPrivate::createActions()
 	_this->connect(a, SIGNAL(triggered()), SLOT(createEditor()));
 	ui.menuTests->addAction(a);
 
+	ui.toolBar->addSeparator();
 	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"));
@@ -1030,3 +1041,17 @@ void CMainWindow::createImageViewer()
 	}
 }
 
+
+//============================================================================
+void CMainWindow::lockWorkspace(bool Value)
+{
+	if (Value)
+	{
+		d->DockManager->lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		d->DockManager->lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally(ads::CDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
+	}
+}
+

demo/MainWindow.h

@@ -68,6 +68,7 @@ private slots:
 	void toggleDockWidgetWindowTitle();
 	void applyVsStyle();
 	void createImageViewer();
+	void lockWorkspace(bool Value);
 };
 
 #endif // MAINWINDOW_H

demo/demo.qrc

@@ -36,5 +36,8 @@
         <file>images/panorama.svg</file>
         <file>images/ads_icon2.svg</file>
         <file>images/font_download.svg</file>
+        <file>images/lock_outline.svg</file>
+        <file>images/lock.svg</file>
+        <file>images/lock_open.svg</file>
     </qresource>
 </RCC>

src/DockManager.cpp

@@ -122,6 +122,7 @@ struct DockManagerPrivate
 	Qt::ToolButtonStyle ToolBarStyleFloating = Qt::ToolButtonTextUnderIcon;
 	QSize ToolBarIconSizeDocked = QSize(16, 16);
 	QSize ToolBarIconSizeFloating = QSize(24, 24);
+	CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures LockedDockWidgetFeatures;
 
 	/**
 	 * Private data constructor
@@ -1446,6 +1447,33 @@ QSize CDockManager::dockWidgetToolBarIconSize(CDockWidget::eState State) const
 }
 
 
+//===========================================================================
+void CDockManager::lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures Value)
+{
+	// Limit the features to CDockWidget::GloballyLockableFeatures
+	Value &= CDockWidget::GloballyLockableFeatures;
+	if (d->LockedDockWidgetFeatures == Value)
+	{
+		return;
+	}
+
+	d->LockedDockWidgetFeatures = Value;
+	// Call the notifyFeaturesChanged() function for all dock widgets to update
+	// the state of the close and detach buttons
+    for (auto DockWidget : d->DockWidgetsMap)
+    {
+    	DockWidget->notifyFeaturesChanged();
+    }
+}
+
+
+//===========================================================================
+CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures CDockManager::globallyLockedDockWidgetFeatures() const
+{
+	return d->LockedDockWidgetFeatures;
+}
+
+
 } // namespace ads
 
 //---------------------------------------------------------------------------

src/DockManager.h

@@ -660,6 +660,38 @@ public Q_SLOTS:
      */
     QSize dockWidgetToolBarIconSize(CDockWidget::eState State) const;
 
+    /**
+     * Returns all dock widget features that are globally locked by the dock
+     * manager.
+     * Globally locked features are removed from the features of all dock
+     * widgets.
+     */
+    CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures globallyLockedDockWidgetFeatures() const;
+
+    /**
+     * Globally Lock features of all dock widgets to "freeze" the current
+     * workspace layout.
+     * For example, it is now possible to lock the workspace to avoid
+     * accidentally dragging a docked view. Locking wasn’t possible before.
+     * So, users had to manually dock it back to the desired place after
+     * each accidental undock.
+     * You can use a combination of the following feature flags:
+     * - CDockWidget::DockWidgetClosable
+     * - CDockWidget::DockWidgetMovable
+     * - CDockWidget::DockWidgetFloatable
+     * - CDockWidget::DockWidgetPinable
+     *
+     * To clear the locked features, you can use CDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures
+     * The following code shows how to lock and unlock dock widget features
+     * globally.
+     *
+     * \code
+     * DockManager->lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally();
+     * DockManager->lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally(CDockWidget::NoDockWidgetFeatures);
+     * \code
+     */
+    void lockDockWidgetFeaturesGlobally(CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures Features = CDockWidget::GloballyLockableFeatures);
+
 public Q_SLOTS:
 	/**
 	 * Opens the perspective with the given name.

src/DockWidget.cpp

@@ -80,7 +80,7 @@ struct DockWidgetPrivate
 	QWidget* Widget = nullptr;
 	CDockWidgetTab* TabWidget = nullptr;
 	CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures Features = CDockWidget::DefaultDockWidgetFeatures;
-	CDockManager* DockManager = nullptr;
+	QPointer<CDockManager> DockManager;
 	QPointer<CDockAreaWidget> DockArea;
 	QAction* ToggleViewAction = nullptr;
 	bool Closed = false;
@@ -511,10 +511,19 @@ void CDockWidget::setFeatures(DockWidgetFeatures features)
 		return;
 	}
 	d->Features = features;
+	notifyFeaturesChanged();
+}
+
+
+//============================================================================
+void CDockWidget::notifyFeaturesChanged()
+{
 	Q_EMIT featuresChanged(d->Features);
 	d->TabWidget->onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
 	if(CDockAreaWidget* DockArea = dockAreaWidget())
+	{
 		DockArea->onDockWidgetFeaturesChanged();
+	}
 }
 
 
@@ -530,7 +539,14 @@ void CDockWidget::setFeature(DockWidgetFeature flag, bool on)
 //============================================================================
 CDockWidget::DockWidgetFeatures CDockWidget::features() const
 {
-	return d->Features;
+	if (d->DockManager)
+	{
+		return d->Features &~ d->DockManager->globallyLockedDockWidgetFeatures();
+	}
+	else
+	{
+		return d->Features;
+	}
 }
 
 

src/DockWidget.h

@@ -165,6 +165,7 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
         DefaultDockWidgetFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetFocusable | DockWidgetPinnable,
         AllDockWidgetFeatures = DefaultDockWidgetFeatures | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose | CustomCloseHandling,
         DockWidgetAlwaysCloseAndDelete = DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea | DockWidgetDeleteOnClose,
+        GloballyLockableFeatures = DockWidgetClosable | DockWidgetMovable | DockWidgetFloatable | DockWidgetPinnable,
         NoDockWidgetFeatures = 0x000
     };
     Q_DECLARE_FLAGS(DockWidgetFeatures, DockWidgetFeature)
@@ -336,6 +337,11 @@ private Q_SLOTS:
      */
     DockWidgetFeatures features() const;
 
+    /**
+     * Triggers notification of feature change signals and functions
+     */
+    void notifyFeaturesChanged();
+
     /**
      * Returns the dock manager that manages the dock widget or 0 if the widget
      * has not been assigned to any dock manager yet