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authorMartin Smith <msmith@trolltech.com>2009-07-07 11:41:09 (GMT)
committerMartin Smith <msmith@trolltech.com>2009-07-07 11:42:40 (GMT)
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doc: Explained that you can't add new Q3DockAreas to a Widget.
They won't be shown. Task-number: 166508
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diff --git a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3dockarea.cpp b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3dockarea.cpp
index a00bc81..a823caa 100644
--- a/src/qt3support/widgets/q3dockarea.cpp
+++ b/src/qt3support/widgets/q3dockarea.cpp
@@ -473,24 +473,25 @@ int Q3DockAreaLayout::widthForHeight(int h) const
contain Q3ToolBars since Q3ToolBar is a Q3DockWindow subclass.
QMainWindow contains four Q3DockAreas which you can use for your
- Q3ToolBars and Q3DockWindows, so in most situations you do not need
- to use the Q3DockArea class directly. Although QMainWindow contains
- support for its own dock areas it isn't convenient for adding new
- Q3DockAreas. If you need to create your own dock areas we suggest
- that you create a subclass of QWidget and add your Q3DockAreas to
- your subclass.
+ Q3ToolBars and Q3DockWindows, so in most situations you do not
+ need to use the Q3DockArea class directly. Although QMainWindow
+ contains support for its own dock areas, you can't add new ones.
+ You also can't add a Q3DockArea to your own subclass of QWidget.
+ It won't be shown.
\img qmainwindow-qdockareas.png QMainWindow's Q3DockAreas
\target lines
- \e Lines. Q3DockArea uses the concept of lines. A line is a
- horizontal region which may contain dock windows side-by-side. A
- dock area may have room for more than one line. When dock windows
- are docked into a dock area they are usually added at the right
- hand side of the top-most line that has room (unless manually
- placed by the user). When users move dock windows they may leave
- empty lines or gaps in non-empty lines. Qt::Dock windows can be lined
- up to minimize wasted space using the lineUp() function.
+ \section2 Lines.
+
+ Q3DockArea uses the concept of lines. A line is a horizontal
+ region which may contain dock windows side-by-side. A dock area
+ may have room for more than one line. When dock windows are docked
+ into a dock area they are usually added at the right hand side of
+ the top-most line that has room (unless manually placed by the
+ user). When users move dock windows they may leave empty lines or
+ gaps in non-empty lines. Qt::Dock windows can be lined up to
+ minimize wasted space using the lineUp() function.
The Q3DockArea class maintains a position list of all its child
dock windows. Qt::Dock windows are added to a dock area from position