Dockable window allowed to be moved off screen

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Posted 20 years ago by Bill Large - WI
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If the user reposistions the dockable window towards the bottom of the screen, this window appears to move off the bottom of the screen. Because we save the settings in a DB it is very difficult for the user to get the window back. Do you have a fix for this?

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Posted 20 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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Hi Bill,

We do have code in there so that if a floating window is outside the screen, it should pop back into full view when the floating window is create. Can you give me exact steps using the sample application to duplicate the problem you see?


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Posted 20 years ago by Bill Large - WI
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I am using version 2.00.0205. If you start up the Dockable window sample app, then click on the title bar for the properties dockable window and drag it so that the title bar is directly over the windows task bar and drop it, the window will disappear and you can not get it back until you shut down/restart your sample app.

You have to make sure the entire dockable window is below the top of the task bar to make this happen. Hiding the task bar also does not allow you to get at it.
Posted 20 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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Code has been added for the next release to make floating tool windows move within the working area of the screen if they are moved completely off. This duplicates the VS.NET functionality.


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Posted 20 years ago by Bill Large - WI
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Thank you.

Do you have a approximate release date for this fix?
Posted 20 years ago by Actipro Software Support - Cleveland, OH, USA
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There are a couple of other DockableWindow things currently being looked at. Once those are complete then it will be out. You can visit our main .NET page every fews days to see if a new build is released.


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The latest build of this product (v2.0.0208) was released 19 years ago, which was after the last post in this thread.