QDockWidget inside MDI area

[Saviz]

I have a requirement where I need to create multiple sub-windows inside the main window for different sections of my program.

I originally thought about using QDockWidgets because they accomplish this in a great way, allowing the user to drag and drop them into different sections and monitors. But, the only issue is that I cannot seem to place a dock in the central widget area of the main window. I tried hiding and placing dummy widgets inside the central widget (To stop it from displaying and taking up space in my program), but the results are not satisfying.

I did notice Qt offers a MDI area widget, but I cannot seem to place dock widgets inside of it.

Any solutions to my problem please?

[CPPUIX]

@Saviz said in QDockWidget inside MDI area:

I don't think I can replace the central widget with the MDI area

Do it from your code, I don't think you should be trying to achieve this with Designer.

[CPPUIX]

Hi,

@Saviz said in QDockWidget inside MDI area:

I did notice Qt offers a MDI area widget

Did you try to set QMdiArea as your main window's central widget?

@Saviz said in QDockWidget inside MDI area:

but I cannot seem to place dock widgets inside of it.

And then add your dock widgets to it as sub windows?

This is just a suggestion, I'm not sure I understand what you need, or if what I'm suggesting is correct, but give it a try.

Here's where I'm coming from: QMdiArea, QMdiArea::addSubWindow

[Saviz]

@Abderrahmene_Rayene I will look into it and see if it works. Thank you for this suggestion. But, as far as I can remember in the designer I can only define what the layout of the central widget will be (I don't think I can replace the central widget with the MDI area)

[SGaist]

Hi,

QDockWidget cannot go in the central area because they have defined area to be docked in.

You might want to check KDAB's KDDockWidgets.

[Saviz]

@SGaist Thank you. I am already aware that dock widgets will not go in the area of the central widget. But, my question was is it possible to place them in a MDI area.

[CPPUIX]

@Saviz said in QDockWidget inside MDI area:

I don't think I can replace the central widget with the MDI area

Do it from your code, I don't think you should be trying to achieve this with Designer.

[SGaist]

@Saviz not directly no, that's something you need to build on top of it.