Not able to set dock position at the bottom of notepad++

sridhar elangovan

internal static void myDockableDialog()
{
if (MpsQcTool == null)
{
MpsQcTool = new QC_Tool_Dll.MpsQcTool();

            using (Bitmap newBmp = new Bitmap(16, 16))
            {
                Graphics g = Graphics.FromImage(newBmp);
                ColorMap[] colorMap = new ColorMap[1];
                colorMap[0] = new ColorMap();
                colorMap[0].OldColor = Color.Fuchsia;
                colorMap[0].NewColor = Color.FromKnownColor(KnownColor.ButtonFace);
                ImageAttributes attr = new ImageAttributes();
                attr.SetRemapTable(colorMap);
                g.DrawImage(tbBmp_tbTab, new Rectangle(0, 0, 16, 16), 0, 0, 16, 16, GraphicsUnit.Pixel, attr);
                tbIcon = Icon.FromHandle(newBmp.GetHicon());
            }

            NppTbData _nppTbData = new NppTbData();
            _nppTbData.hClient = MpsQcTool.Handle;
            _nppTbData.pszName = "MPS Qc Tool";
            _nppTbData.dlgID = idMyDlg;
            _nppTbData.uMask = NppTbMsg.DWS_DF_CONT_BOTTOM | NppTbMsg.DWS_ICONTAB | NppTbMsg.DWS_ICONBAR;
            _nppTbData.hIconTab = (uint)tbIcon.Handle;
            _nppTbData.pszModuleName = PluginName;
            IntPtr _ptrNppTbData = Marshal.AllocHGlobal(Marshal.SizeOf(_nppTbData));
            Marshal.StructureToPtr(_nppTbData, _ptrNppTbData, false);

            Win32.SendMessage(PluginBase.nppData._nppHandle, NppMsg.NPPM_DMMREGASDCKDLG, 0, _ptrNppTbData);
        }
        else
        {
            Win32.SendMessage(PluginBase.nppData._nppHandle, NppMsg.NPPM_DMMSHOW, 0, MpsQcTool.Handle);
        }
        get_tree_view();
    }

dail

Have you tried docking it to the left or right?

Here is how I’ve done it in C++ which has worked fine.

FYI NppTbMsg.DWS_ICONBAR is not supported at all.

sridhar elangovan

yes dail… i tried everything… but couldnt reset the position . It keep on goes to right side on _nppTbData. It will be so helpfull if you have any solution for this.

dail

Using DWS_DF_CONT_BOTTOM gives the default position but does not force it to go there. Notepad++ remembers the location of the window and will open it back up in the previously known position. I think those settings are stored the config.xml file under <GUIConfig name="DockingManager"