GTK docking interfaces and more

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by roundabout, Monday, 3 March 2025, 16:32:53 (1741019573), pushed by roundabout, Monday, 3 March 2025, 16:32:56 (1741019576)

Author identity: vlad <vlad.muntoiu@gmail.com>

cb3100de193e75cb3f7cc50c0a07a1f0b3e4244c

gpanthera.cc

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                                                    action_group->add_action(pop_out_action);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    header_menu->append(_("Pop out"), "win.pop_out");
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                // Switch to traditional (nested) submenus, not sliding
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto popover_menu = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::PopoverMenu>(header_menu, Gtk::PopoverMenu::Flags::NESTED);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                header_menu_button->set_popover(*popover_menu);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    // Move menu
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto move_menu = Gio::Menu::create();
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    for(auto &this_stack : this->layout->stacks) {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    // Add move submenu
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    header_menu->append_submenu(_("Move"), move_menu);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                // Switch to traditional (nested) submenus, not sliding
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto popover_menu = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::PopoverMenu>(header_menu, Gtk::PopoverMenu::Flags::NESTED);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                popover_menu->set_has_arrow(false);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                header_menu_button->set_popover(*popover_menu);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                // TODO: Add a context menu as well
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    header->pack_end(*header_menu_button);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    this->prepend(*header);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    this->set_child(*pane);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            DockStackSwitcher::DockStackSwitcher(DockStack *stack) : Gtk::Box(Gtk::Orientation::HORIZONTAL), stack(stack) {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            DockStackSwitcher::DockStackSwitcher(DockStack *stack, Gtk::Orientation orientation) : Gtk::Box(orientation), stack(stack) {
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto update_callback = [this](Gtk::Widget*) {
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                        this->update_buttons();
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    };
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

gpanthera.hh

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                                                    sigc::connection add_handler, remove_handler;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                public:
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    void update_buttons();
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                explicit DockStackSwitcher(DockStack *stack);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                explicit DockStackSwitcher(DockStack *stack, Gtk::Orientation orientation = Gtk::Orientation::HORIZONTAL);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    ~DockStackSwitcher() override;
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                };
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            } // namespace gPanthera
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                            
                                

panthera-www.cc

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                                                    window->set_default_size(600, 400);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto layout_manager = std::make_shared<gPanthera::LayoutManager>();
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto dock_stack_1 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStack>(layout_manager, "One");
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto switcher_1 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStackSwitcher>(dock_stack_1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto switcher_1 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStackSwitcher>(dock_stack_1, Gtk::Orientation::HORIZONTAL);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto dock_stack_2 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStack>(layout_manager, "Two");
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto switcher_2 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStackSwitcher>(dock_stack_2);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto switcher_2 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockStackSwitcher>(dock_stack_2, Gtk::Orientation::VERTICAL);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto pane_1_content = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Box>(Gtk::Orientation::VERTICAL, 0);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    pane_1_content->append(*Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Label>("Pane 1 content"));
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    auto pane_2_content = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Box>(Gtk::Orientation::VERTICAL, 0);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        

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                                                    auto pane_2 = Gtk::make_managed<gPanthera::DockablePane>(layout_manager, *pane_2_content, "pane2", "Pane 2", pane_2_icon);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    dock_stack_1->add_pane(*pane_1);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                dock_stack_1->set_transition_type(Gtk::StackTransitionType::SLIDE_LEFT_RIGHT);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                dock_stack_1->set_transition_duration(125);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                    dock_stack_2->add_pane(*pane_2);
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                dock_stack_2->set_transition_type(Gtk::StackTransitionType::SLIDE_UP_DOWN);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                dock_stack_2->set_transition_duration(125);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                Gtk::Box vbox(Gtk::Orientation::VERTICAL, 0);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                vbox.append(*switcher_1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                vbox.append(*dock_stack_1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                vbox.append(*dock_stack_2);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                vbox.append(*switcher_2);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                dock_stack_1->set_visible_child("empty");
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                window->set_child(vbox);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto outer_grid = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Grid>();
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                outer_grid->attach(*switcher_1, 0, 1, 1, 1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                outer_grid->attach(*switcher_2, 1, 0, 1, 1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                auto inner_grid = Gtk::make_managed<Gtk::Grid>();
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                inner_grid->attach(*dock_stack_1, 0, 0, 1, 1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                inner_grid->attach(*dock_stack_2, 1, 0, 1, 1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                outer_grid->attach(*inner_grid, 1, 1, 1, 1);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                                window->set_child(*outer_grid);
                                        
                                        
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                }
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                        
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                            
                                        
                                    
                                
                                
                                
                            
                                
                                    
                                        
                                            
                                                void on_activate() override {