[Lazarus] next release date?

[Graeme Geldenhuys]

On 24/06/2010 16:13, Hans-Peter Diettrich wrote:
> Mattias Gaertner schrieb:
>> I'm not yet sure how to implement docked designer forms. Maybe a form
>> editor window with tabs.
>
> Embedded designers require scrolling and other navigation, when not 
> the whole form (or all currently open forms) fit into the docking 
> area. IMO it were much more useful to have floating form designers, 
> even in a docked environment, with a synchronization between active 
> designer windows and the related units. The source code fits almost 
> never entirely into the editor client area, so that the user is used 
> to scroll through it, while forms should fit entirely at least into 
> the screen.

But then you could use the whole client (minus object inspector) area as 
designer-dock area:

+-----------------------
| Menu
| IDE - Main Bar
+----------------------
| [Notebook Tab Edit Source Dock]  [Tab Edit Forms + OI]
|
| "Dockable Client area"
|
+-------------------


"Dockable Client area" is tabbed:
- one etab contains:
  ObjectInspector + Form Designer

- Other Tab contains Source Editor

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Of course some users will want the delphi way, where each SourceEdit 
Tab, has sub-tabs: source / design

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Anyway, if each designer is in a tab, then you can drag each tab to 
where you want (even mixing them at the same level with source editors, 
assuming SourceEditor.pp is extended.)

Martin