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0005271JEDI VCL00 JVCL Componentspublic2012-09-13 09:06
ReporterrealartAssigned Towpostma416 
PrioritynormalSeveritymajorReproducibilityalways
Status confirmedResolutionreopened 
Product Version3.38 
Target VersionFixed in Version 
Summary0005271: Bug in TJvDockServer, TJvDockClient
Description=== BUG in TJvDockServer, TJvDockClient ===

When we trying to dock OTHER dockable components (e.g. ToolBar) on a DockPanel (property of a DockServer), we have ACCESS VIOLATION error message (everytime). Other problem: standard (and Jv_ also) ToolBar do not have visible caption when its docked on a DockPanel.

Thanks,
Vitaly
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parent of 0005974 resolvedobones TJvDockServer and dockable controls 

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obones

2010-06-28 13:28

administrator   ~0017518

Please try with the very latest SVN content and let us know how this goes.
If it does not solve your problem, please provide the zipped sources of a sample application showing the issue

2010-06-28 18:48

 

Delphi.JEDI.Docking.7z (2,966 bytes)

realart

2010-06-28 18:50

reporter   ~0017519

I attach 7Zip-file with a simple example: main form, TJvDockServer component, Toolbar.

P.S. Sorry for my English (I'm ukrainian, speaking russian :)

realart

2010-06-28 18:51

reporter   ~0017520

Also: 'SVN' - what is this?

obones

2010-06-29 09:07

administrator   ~0017521

http://wiki.delphi-jedi.org/index.php?title=Source_Code_Repository

realart

2010-08-02 15:24

reporter   ~0017544

sorry for disturb, but we want to know about problem

realart

2010-09-02 14:38

reporter   ~0017636

Problem resolved?

Kiriakos

2010-09-16 22:27

reporter   ~0017682

JvDocking only works with forms containing the JvDockClient component. What you are trying to do is not supported.

realart

2010-09-24 15:29

reporter   ~0017708

to Kiriakos: that's right, but user everytime get a message 'ACCESS VIOLATION'. That is not solution of problem

obones

2010-09-24 16:02

administrator   ~0017709

Well, you are saying you get an AV and Kiriakos kindly tells you that you MUST use a form with a JvDockClient
Then you come back and say that you know, but still don't want to do it and want it to work without the required component.
There is no solution here, you MUST use a form with a JvDockClient
Anything else is unsupported and no change will be made to support that.

Or maybe I did not understand your last answer...

Arioch

2012-08-31 15:23

developer   ~0020140

Just tried last SVN with XE2.

MainForm has DockServer and some DockStyle but not DockClient.

The effect is that when i move the MainForm it only shows window border rect a la Win 3.1 and feels heavy and slow (no CPU spikes, but the frame only catches up to mouse position about 1 time per sec. That feels like very slow and overloaded computer)
Frankly, it seems strange. Why having DockServer on the form should affect it's own drag'n'drop.

About AV there is the point.
http://wiki.delphi-jedi.org/wiki/JVCL_Help:TJvDockServer claims dock server only accepts forms and only accepts forms having dockclient component on them.

Then why does it accept ToolBar which is
1) not form
2) does not have JvDockClient as its child
3) event the Toolbar's parent (MainForm itself) does not have JvDockClient on it.

There are also a lot of rendering quirks (but i have 120DPI fonts that Delphi has troubles with), but i guess that is minor issue.

To me it boils down to simple question:
Which objects should JvDockServer accept ?

If it is designed to only accept Forms - then accepting ToolBar is patently wrong.

You can hardly disable user to do any kind of stupid things (and frankly, dragging toolbar to another dock does not seem stupid, it is normal in many applications). If the dock accepts something - it should also release it fine. If the dock cannot correctly work with something - then it should not accept it.

Arioch

2012-08-31 18:31

developer   ~0020145

Last edited: 2012-08-31 18:32

the framework is awfully complex yet i think that

TJvDockCustomControl should override TWinControl.GetSiteInfo

This should check if there is DockManager.
If there is - then it should check if it is JvDockManager
If it is not - then it should set CanDock to false;


Otherwise he should either delegate decision to inherited TWinControl.GetSiteInfo, or to JvDockManager.DoCustomGetSeiteIngo

Arioch

2012-09-03 11:39

developer   ~0020155

This particular issue seems to be resolved by few changes.

However i cannot understand the original idea of framework author and if that fits his intention or not.
This also shows rendering artefacts in XE2 while dragging toolbars, but that is probably another unrelated thing.


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unit JvDockSupportControl;
  ....
  TJvDockCustomControl = class(TJvCustomControl)
  ....
  protected
    procedure GetSiteInfo(Client: TControl; var InfluenceRect: TRect; MousePos: TPoint; var CanDock: Boolean); override;

...........

function TJvDockCustomControl.GetJvDockManager: IJvDockManager;
begin
// Result := IJvDockManager(DockManager);
  Result := nil;
  DockManager.QueryInterface(IJvDockManager, Result);
end;

procedure TJvDockCustomControl.GetSiteInfo(Client: TControl;
  var InfluenceRect: TRect; MousePos: TPoint; var CanDock: Boolean);
var jdm: IJvDockManager; idm: IDockManager;
begin
  idm := DockManager;
  if idm <> nil then
     idm.QueryInterface(IJvDockManager, jdm);

  if nil = jdm
     then CanDock := false
     else jdm.GetSiteInfo(Client,InfluenceRect, MousePos, CanDock);
end;
===============================
unit JvDockTree;
   .....
procedure TJvDockTree.GetSiteInfo(Client: TControl;
  var InfluenceRect: TRect; MousePos: TPoint; var CanDock: Boolean);
begin
  CanDock := IsDockable(DockSite, Client);

  If CanDock then begin
     GetWindowRect(DockSite.Handle, InfluenceRect);
     InflateRect(InfluenceRect, DefExpandoRect, DefExpandoRect);
  end;
end;

wpostma416

2012-09-13 03:05

developer   ~0020185

I will fix this, and review Ariochs suggestion.

I don't think JvDocking was meant to handle anything but a TForm that contains a TJvDockClient.

I don't promise to make it work perfectly, but I will fix access violations.

W

Arioch

2012-09-13 09:06

developer   ~0020186

Last edited: 2012-09-13 09:06

To my view, JvDocking framework is stunningly complex. Without comments hard to understand all the intentions, but it looks kinda overengineered. Maybe it is full of non-complete features. Or just too many design patterns.

Yet "support/not" check is done by one global function.
That function is called by JvDockManager.
But since VCL has it's own d'n'd - then it can happen w/o JvDockManager.

That is what i tried to block with my proposal.

JVCL knows how to do their docking, VCL knows about theirs. And they just should be kept separate.

Issue History

Date Modified Username Field Change
2010-06-27 10:38 realart New Issue
2010-06-28 13:28 obones Note Added: 0017518
2010-06-28 13:28 obones Status new => feedback
2010-06-28 18:48 realart File Added: Delphi.JEDI.Docking.7z
2010-06-28 18:50 realart Note Added: 0017519
2010-06-28 18:51 realart Note Added: 0017520
2010-06-29 09:07 obones Note Added: 0017521
2010-08-02 15:24 realart Note Added: 0017544
2010-09-02 14:38 realart Note Added: 0017636
2010-09-16 22:27 Kiriakos Note Added: 0017682
2010-09-24 15:29 realart Note Added: 0017708
2010-09-24 16:02 obones Note Added: 0017709
2010-10-08 16:39 obones Status feedback => resolved
2010-10-08 16:39 obones Resolution open => not fixable
2010-10-08 16:39 obones Assigned To => obones
2012-08-31 15:23 Arioch Note Added: 0020140
2012-08-31 15:23 Arioch Status resolved => feedback
2012-08-31 15:23 Arioch Resolution not fixable => reopened
2012-08-31 15:28 Arioch Relationship added parent of 0005974
2012-08-31 18:31 Arioch Note Added: 0020145
2012-08-31 18:32 Arioch Note Edited: 0020145
2012-09-03 11:39 Arioch Note Added: 0020155
2012-09-07 14:28 Arioch Status feedback => confirmed
2012-09-13 03:04 wpostma416 Assigned To obones => wpostma416
2012-09-13 03:05 wpostma416 Note Added: 0020185
2012-09-13 09:06 Arioch Note Added: 0020186
2012-09-13 09:06 Arioch Note Edited: 0020186
2012-09-13 09:06 Arioch Note Edited: 0020186