DragEnter and Drop event won't be fired on a ToolWindow

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Posted 14 years ago by Andreas Boerzel - Software Architect, REALTECH Software Products GmbH
Version: 9.1.0507
Platform: .NET 4.0
Environment: Windows 7 (32-bit)
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Hello,
I want to create multiple AnalyzerDocuments (DocumentWindow) on the DockSite "dockSite" of my AnalyzerView (UserControl). The content of each AnalyzerDocument (DocumentWindow) also contains a DockSite "_workspace" that contains multiple CustomLayoutPanels (ToolWindow). I need to drag objects into the CustomLayoutPanels (ToolWindow) but the DragEnter and Drop events on my CustomLayoutPanel won't be fired.

Sample:


<UserControl x:Class="Realtech.ControlCenter.Client.Modules.Analyzer.AnalyzerView"
             xmlns="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml/presentation"
             xmlns:x="http://schemas.microsoft.com/winfx/2006/xaml"
             xmlns:mc="http://schemas.openxmlformats.org/markup-compatibility/2006" 
             xmlns:d="http://schemas.microsoft.com/expression/blend/2008"      
            xmlns:shared="http://schemas.actiprosoftware.com/winfx/xaml/shared"
     xmlns:docking="http://schemas.actiprosoftware.com/winfx/xaml/docking"              
             mc:Ignorable="d" 
             HorizontalAlignment="Stretch" VerticalAlignment="Stretch"
             d:DesignHeight="600" d:DesignWidth="850"
             MinHeight="200" MinWidth="200" >
   <docking:DockSite x:Name="dockSite" >
         <!-- Workspace -->
         <docking:Workspace Background="Transparent">
            <docking:TabbedMdiHost x:Name="tabbedMdiHost" >
               <docking:TabbedMdiContainer Name="tabbedMdiContainer" />
            </docking:TabbedMdiHost>
         </docking:Workspace>
   </docking:DockSite>
</UserControl>



   public partial class AnalyzerView : UserControl
   {  
      public AnalyzerView()
      {
         InitializeComponent();

         AnalyzerDocument document1 = new AnalyzerDocument(dockSite);
         AnalyzerDocument document2 = new AnalyzerDocument(dockSite);
         AnalyzerDocument document3 = new AnalyzerDocument(dockSite);
         AnalyzerDocument document4 = new AnalyzerDocument(dockSite);

         tabbedMdiContainer.Items.Add(document1);
         tabbedMdiContainer.Items.Add(document2);
         tabbedMdiContainer.Items.Add(document3);
         tabbedMdiContainer.Items.Add(document4);
      }
   }

   public class AnalyzerDocument : DocumentWindow
   {
      DockSite _workspace = null;

      public AnalyzerDocument(DockSite dockSite)
         : base(dockSite)
      {
         _workspace = new DockSite();
         Content = _workspace;

         AllowDrop = true;

         AddCustomLayoutPanel();
         AddCustomLayoutPanel();
         AddCustomLayoutPanel();
      }

      private void AddCustomLayoutPanel()
      {
         CustomLayoutPanel panel = new CustomLayoutPanel(_workspace);
      }
   }

   public class CustomLayoutPanel : ToolWindow
   {
      Canvas _workspace = null;
      Point _dropPosition = new Point();

      public CustomLayoutPanel(DockSite dockSite)
         : base(dockSite)
      {
         _workspace = new Canvas();
         Content = _workspace;

         AllowDrop = true;

         Dock();

         this.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(OnDragOver);
         this.Drop += new DragEventHandler(OnDrop);
      }

      private void OnDragOver(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
      {
         if (e.Data.GetDataPresent(typeof(string)))
         {
            e.Effects = DragDropEffects.Copy;
         }
         else
         {
            e.Effects = DragDropEffects.None;
         }
      }

      private void OnDrop(object sender, DragEventArgs e)
      {
         _dropPosition = e.GetPosition(_workspace);

     ... do somthing...
      }
   }

I think it's a bug!?
Is there a workaround??

Thanks Andreas

Comments (2)

Posted 14 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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Hi Andreas,

As mentioned in my reply to your other post, the tool window is only represented in the UI by a tab. Therefore you want to attach your events to the root content element of the tool window instead.

If you do this, it works:
_workspace.AllowDrop = true;
_workspace.Background = Brushes.Transparent;  // Ensure a non-null background is set
_workspace.DragEnter += new DragEventHandler(OnDragOver);
_workspace.Drop += new DragEventHandler(OnDrop);


Actipro Software Support

Posted 14 years ago by Andreas Boerzel - Software Architect, REALTECH Software Products GmbH
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Yes, that works!
Thank you very much for your answer!

Andreas
The latest build of this product (v24.1.2) was released 1 days ago, which was after the last post in this thread.

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