Screenshots



Upcoming Version 1.0.8
Tabs can now be placed on all sides. If there is not enough space for all tabs, they are either shown in multiple rows or in an additional popup-menu. Also Dockables not combined with others can now have a tab.


Upcoming Version 1.0.7
Fonts can be set individually.


Version 1.0.6
The default dialog for preferences.


Upcoming Version 1.0.6
Version 1.0.6 will contain a system to manage preferences. The user will be able to modify preferences on a standard dialog or another component supplied by the developer. These preferences can be stored persistent either in XML or as byte-stream.
A preference or an editor can be associated with operations, for example the operation "default" restores the default value of a preference.
While the system comes with a set of default editors and models to handle the preferences that are used in DockingFrames itself, developers will be able to add additional preferences.


Version 1.0.5
With the key combination ctrl + shift + e a popup can be activated, on which the user can choose the focused Dockable.
Another screenshot of the EclipseTheme that is now using its own set of icons.


Version 1.0.4
A screenshot of jUMbLe, made by Andrew McVeigh.


Version 1.0.3
A client using the EclipseTheme.


Version 1.0.2 and below
An application using DockingFrames.
Some noteworthy things on this image:
  • DockActions: some of the panels (Dockables) have little icons on the right side of their title. These are so called DockActions. Some are from the framework itself, some are defined by the application.
  • Stations: the panels are organized in a tree, like java.awt.Component and Container. On the top left is an example: a stack of panels ("Sourcetree", "Database"), together with two other panels ("Source", "Compiler messages") on a "main"-panel.
Several Themes are supported. A theme can change the look and some parts of how the interface reacts on the user. A theme can be exchanged on runtime. Developers can write own themes, ore use existing mechanisms to change the look (and feel).
Another theme using animations and a lot of nice colors.
DockStations are containers for Dockables. A DockStation is like a java.awt.Container, while a Dockable is more a java.awt.Component.
There are different stations with different behaviour:
  • StackDockStation: like a JTabbedPane, only one of several children is visible and can be exchanged by clicking on a "tab". In the image, the panels on the top right "groups.bsrc" and "logic.bsrc" are on a stack.
  • SplitDockStation: like some neested JSplitPanes. All children are visible, and between each child a little gap is visible. The parent of "Source", "Error" and "Sourcetree" is a SplitDockStation.
  • FlapDockStation: shows one or none of its children. Every child is represented by a button, and when this button is clicked, a window opens showing the child. The child "Compiler messages" on the bottom is on a FlapDockStation.
  • ScreenDockStation: shows all of its children in an own window. "Database" is a child of a ScreenDockStation.
DockingFrames has enough flexibility to create some surprising effects. The panel "Open Views" shows a title (a "DockTitle") for each open panel. The theme is respected, and the titles are fully integrated. They can be dragged, their buttons pressed, etc...