public Form1()
{
InitializeComponent();
PDFXEdit.PXV_Inst Inst = pdfCtl.Inst;
nMY_PANE_ID = Inst.Str2ID(MY_PANE_ID, true);
nMY_DOC_PANE_ID = Inst.Str2ID(MY_DOC_PANE_ID, true);
e_documentView_ready = Inst.Str2ID("e.documentView.ready", true);
pdfCtl.EnableEventListening2(e_documentView_ready, true); // to call pdfCtl_OnEvent
// Register a callback to create custom panes during load of panes layout (from the settings)
myPanesCreator = new CustomPanesCreator(Inst, this);
Inst.RegisterViewCreator(myPanesCreator);
settingsLocation = Inst.CreateString("HKCU\\Software\\{PDFXEdit.CustomPane.tmp}");
try
{
Inst.LoadUserSettings(settingsLocation); // try to load all previously saved settings (including the custom layout of panes)
}
catch { };
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
// Check if our custom pane is already present in the mainView's layout, if not - add it
/////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////////
/**/
// Method 1: use the Inst.ActiveMainView.Layout object
PDFXEdit.IUIX_Layout layout = Inst.ActiveMainView.Panes.Layout;
if (!HasPane(layout, nMY_PANE_ID)) // check if pane is present already in the layout
{
PDFXEdit.IPXV_View paneContainer;
PDFXEdit.tagRECT rc;
rc.left = rc.top = rc.right = rc.bottom = 0;
myPanesCreator.CreateNewView(Inst.ActiveMainView, layout.Obj, nMY_PANE_ID, "", ref rc, out paneContainer);
if (paneContainer != null)
{
PDFXEdit.tagSIZE sz;
sz.cx = sz.cy = defPaneSize;
layout.Insert(paneContainer.Obj,
"My Custom Pane",
layout.Root, ref sz,
(int)UIX_LayoutItemStyleFlags.UIX_LayoutItemStyle_FixedSize); // make pane fixed size (not proportional)
}
}
/*/
* // Method 2: check and manipulate the panes layout settings
* bool paneAdded = false;
* do
* {
* // First we check whether the pane is already inside of the settings CAB
* PDFXEdit.ICabNode layout = Inst.Settings["MainView.Layout"]; // This is the layout CAB - here all of the Panes' settings are stored
* // Then we have docked panes and floating panes
* // Docked panes are stored in Root and floating panes are stored in FloatingRoots
* // We'll need to run recursively through the children to see whether our custom pane is inside
*
* // Lookup in docked panes
* if (HasPane(layout["Root"], MY_PANE_ID))
* break;
* // Lookup in floating panes
* if (HasPane(layout["FloatingRoots"], MY_PANE_ID))
* break;
* // If we don't yet have the pane added then in this sample we will have to add it as a docked pane
* ICabNode root = layout["Root"];
* // First level children of the Root node are place holders for panes
* // The root itself has a UIX_LayoutItemStyle_Splitted | UIX_LayoutItemStyle_VertSplitters | UIX_LayoutItemStyle_NoTabBar style
* // In this sample we will add panes to the rightmost splitter (where the search view and properties pane are)
* ICabNode placeHolders = root["Kids"];
* // Taking the last child for the rightmost placeholder and if it does not exist for some reason, we will add it
* // Alternatively the placeholders can be added to divide the Main View even more
* // For example, if you want your Custom view to be added before the Properties View and Search View then insert the placeholder before the placeholder that holds these views
* ICabNode placeHolder = null;
* if (placeHolders.Count == 0)
* placeHolder = placeHolders.Add();
* else
* placeHolder = placeHolders[placeHolders.Count - 1];
* // Now we have our new placeholder and we will have to add our Custom View to it
* ICabNode kid = placeHolder["Kids"].Add();
* // Now we will have to fill the newly added CAB node with needed data
* kid["ID"].v = MY_PANE_ID;
* kid["S"].v = (int)UIX_LayoutItemStyleFlags.UIX_LayoutItemStyle_FixedSize; // make pane fixed size (not proportional)
* kid["FW"].v = defPaneSize; // fixed-width (UIX_LayoutItemStyle_FixedSize is required)
* kid["FH"].v = defPaneSize; // fixed-height (UIX_LayoutItemStyle_FixedSize is required)
* kid["Title"].v = "My Custom Main Pane"; // Title for display
* paneAdded = true;
* } while (false);
*
* if (paneAdded)
* Inst.ActiveMainView.LoadPanesLayout(); // reload the mofified layout of panes
* /*/
/**/
}
