ToolsWindow.IsOpen is false even though the tools window is docked and visible.

Hi Pelle,

IsOpen should be true if the docking window is anywhere in the docking layout.  It should be true if the docking window is docked or floating.  We aren't aware of any bugs with it returning incorrect values right now other than this bug that is getting fixed in the upcoming maintenance release:

Fixed a bug where setting DockingWindow.IsOpen to false within the XAML of a nested DockSite might not close the docking window.

It's hard to say what might cause the property to be different between versions, but if you would like to put together a new simple sample project that shows it happening, we can have a look.  Please send that to our support address and reference this thread.  Be sure to rename the .zip file extension so it doesn't get spam blocked.

If a docking window is docked in the DockSite itself (not in a floating window), its IsOpen property should be true and its DockHost property should be the same as the DockSite.PrimaryDockHost.

The only other thing I can think of is perhaps the event is firing in a sequence before IsOpen is updated now?  I wonder what happens if you dispatcher.BeginInvoke your logic from that event, if you see a different IsOpen value then.

Thank you for your quick reply. 

I'm sending over a small test project that demonstrates the effect.

Hi Pelle,

I checked and we didn't receive anything yet.  In case you sent it, please try again and make sure you remove the bin/obj folders from the ZIP that is sent, since the presence of those will sometimes trigger spam blocking too.

The email got recjected.

I have removed obj and bin folders. Zipped the project folder and renamed to .txt. Also adding som chars in the beginning and end of that text-file did not help.

I even tried to base64 encode the renamed zip-file and sent it to my own gmail account as a test. It got rejected as well and I assume the same will happen if I send it to you.

I have included a libs folder though containing your dll's. Just so that the demo project will work right out of the box.

Do you have any other ways for me to upload the project?

Gmail tends to have overlay aggressive spam blocking if there are any .dll or .exe files in the ZIP.  Usually if you leave all those out, it will work to come through. 

As an alternative, you can go to our ticket system too and should be able to create a ticket and upload the attachment directly.

Now I have submitted a new ticket. Reference no 3D1-270735EA-0022

Hello, thank you for the sample project.  We found the issue is that our layout logic wasn't raising the WindowsOpening/ed events when drag/dropping an already-closed docking window.  The IsOpen flag gets updated in the logic that raises the WindowsOpened event, so that's why it wasn't in sync.  We've fixed this for the upcoming maintenance release.

Thank you!

When can we expect the next release to become available?

Hello,

It should be released any day now.