3.8.3

• added feature to close tabs with the middle mouse button (CDockManager::MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab) #360
• added new CDockWidget flag DeleteContentOnClosethat will delete the contained widget and recreate it from a factory when closing and opening the dock widget
• added method to add dock widget to dock container #398
• CMake: Allow version to be explicitly set without requiring git #384
• fixed and improved focus highlighting functionality - it does not steal focus anymore #334
• improved initial size of floating dock widget
• upgrade of PyQt build (luelista #404)
• fixed Qt 5.15 build
• fixed #351 - Floating dock widget container is not destroyed instantly when view is redocked
• fixed #366 - crash when adding closed dock widgets to the manager
• fixed: prevent middle mouse button click from closing unclosable tabs
• fixed #350 - Linux: Layout system stuck (ruffianhy #401)
• fixed #399 - nullptr access
• fixed #368 - crash in CDockFocusController caused by invalid dock widget pointers
• fixed #378 - Don't show empty floating containers on startup (BenHetherington)
• fixed #380 - Hide the DockManager does not hide the floating widgets (jporcher #383)
• fixed #352 - CMake: Allow version to be explicitly set without requiring git (rminderhoud #384)
• fixed #420 - Floating widget title doesn't update if DockWidget->setWindowTitle() is called
• fixed #437 - CustomCloseHandling depending on DockWidgetDeleteOnClose (bjb-work #438)

3.8.2

• added feature to close tabs with the middle mouse button (CDockManager::MiddleMouseButtonClosesTab) #360
• added new CDockWidget flag DeleteContentOnClosethat will delete the contained widget and recreate it from a factory when closing and opening the dock widget
• added method to add dock widget to dock container #398
• CMake: Allow version to be explicitly set without requiring git #384
• fixed and improved focus highlighting functionality - it does not steal focus anymore #334
• improved initial size of floating dock widget
• fixed Qt 5.15 build
• fixed Floating dock widget container is not destroyed instantly when view is redocked #351
• fixed crash when adding closed dock widgets to the manager #366
• fixed: prevent middle mouse button click from closing unclosable tabs
• fixed #399 - nullptr access
• fixed #368 - crash in CDockFocusController caused by invalid dock widget pointers
• fixed #378 - Don't show empty floating containers on startup (BenHetherington)
• fixed #380 - Hide the DockManager does not hide the floating widgets (jporcher #383)
• fixed #352 - CMake: Allow version to be explicitly set without requiring git (rminderhoud #384)

3.7.2

• added support for Qt6
• added support for empty dock area - see issue #199
• improved documentation
• updated Python bindings
• several bugfixes

3.6.3

• added support for changing CDockWidgetTab icon size via stylesheet (#269)
• added the ability to programmatically update splitter sizes (#266)
• added flag DockWidgetForceCloseWithArea to force DockWidget to be closed with the area that contains it (#234)
• added support for central widget like in Qt docking system that is neither movable nor closable or flotable and has no titlebar (#243)
• added support for native floating widgets with native titlebar on Linux if window manager supports this (#246)
• added support for optional QWidget based titlebar for Linux floating widgets
• added maximize support for QWidget based titlebar in Linux floating widgets (#246)
• added: support for hiding CDockArea titlebar (flag HideSingleWidgetTitleBar)
• added focusedDockWidget() function to DockManager
• added dockWidgetAdded signal to CDockManager
• updated documentation with central widget and native title bar features
• updated Python bindings
• fixed: properly persist the HideSingleWidgetTitleBar and AllowedAreas state of a dock area (#235)
• fixed save and restore with central widget (#260)
• fixed issue #251
• fixed static CMake and qmake builds
• fixed setFocus() recursion when application focus changes (#264)
• fixed stylesheet to not affect all QSplitter instances (#265)

3.5.2

• added focus highlighting feature that enables highlighting of the focused dock widget like you know it from Visual Studio (#163)
• added new CDockWidget flag DockWidgetFocusable that enables / disables focus highlighting for certain dock widgets
• default linux style uses now the provided SVG buttons for the floating widget title bar close button
• improved emission of focusedDockWidgetChanged signal
• unified icons for close, detach and tab menu buttons to get a uniform style across all platforms
• fixed MacOS related regression #195 - floating widgets can not be reattached
• fixed undefined behavior in LastAddedAreaCache (#211)
• fixed resetting of DockArea pointer of DockWidget when removing DockWidget from DockArea
• fixed naming of the dock area titlebar actions to be consistent (same naming for context menu and title bar buttons)
• fixed issue #212 - crash when adding a previously removed dock widget
• fixed update of DockAreaTabBar geometry if tab text changed

3.4.2

• added support for building several example applications
• added new example for static sidebar to answer issue #155
• added new test action for adding docked editor widget to test fix for issue #148
• added support for Qt built with the -qtnamespace configure option #170
• updated PyQt bindings
• modernised CMake build files and CI configs (#185)
• switched to native event handling on Windows (WM_... messages) to fix #179 and to solve non client area event related issues once and for all
• fixed small bug in CFloatingDragPreview that caused flashing of hidden overlay when dragging the last visible dock widget in non opaque docking mode
• fixed visibility issue #148 when adding dock widget after all other dock widgets have ben closed in the GUI
• fixed issue #164 - single dock area cannot be split - this was a regression caused by fix of issue #148
• fixed issue #173 - tab changes position when redocking it to the same position
• fixed issue #177 - after the last dock window in single CDockAreaWidget is closed, no newly created window is visible
• fixed an issue that caused wrong insertion order of dock widgets when dropping a floating widget to the left or top container drop area eee9ebb
• fixed showing of dock area when inserting a dock widget into a hidden dock area
• fixed issue #179 - drop indicators didn't show up if Windwos option "Show window contents while dragging" is turned off

3.3.5

• added setFullScreen(), setNormal() and isFullScreen() function toCDockWidget to be more compatible to QDockWidget interface (#145 - this only works for Linux - see documentation)
• added setElideMode() function to CDockWidgetTab (#142)
• added new config flag HideSingleCentralWidgetTitleBar to enable a central single dock widget in the main dock container (dock manager) without titlebar
• added CDockWidget functions setAsCurrentTab(), raise(), isCurrentTab() and isTabbed()
• implemented status dialog in demo application to test several CDockWidget functions
• started to add documentation in user-guide.md file
• fixed takeWidget() function and setWidget() function to handle case if there is already a content widget (#146)
• fixed CElidingLabel to properly support Qt::ElideNone ( #142)
• fixed CDockContainerWidget::hasTopLevelDockWidget() and CDockContainerWidget::topLevelDockArea() to work properly also for the main non floating dock container
• fixed too large height of floating drag preview and floating widget when dragging single dock widget out of a dock area with multiple tabs (#150)
• fixed crash when dragging a non-floatable dock widget in non-opaque mode out of a dock widget with multiple tabs to make it floating (#151)
• fixed spurious display of center drop area when dragging over hidden dock area title bar
• fixed spurious hidden drop overlay icons when dragging the floating drag preview over a floating window with only one single visible dock area
• fixed regression that prevents dock widget from floating when mouse is release over another dock widget

3.2.6

• added CDockComponentsFactory for creation of custom components and widgets to the docking framework
• added CDockManager::floatingWidgetCreated event #121
• added Showcase section to README.md
• added setMinimumSizeHintMode function for configuration of minimum size hint of a dock widget
• properly implemented handling of DockWidget flag DockWidgetIsMovable for NonOpaque undocking - creating the drag preview is allowed even if the DockWidget is not floatable
• improved tab dragging - position is now limited by tabbar
• undocking now also starts if mouse is dragged outside of tabbar
• updated Python bindings
• fixed build issue for older Qt versions
• fixed drag canceling via escape key - fixed escape key event reception
• fixed calculation of initial CFloatingDockContainer position when dragging tab outside tabbar
• fixed tab selection when deleting non active tabs
• fixed display of container dock overlay if only one single visible dock area is in a container
• fixed #131 - crash on dropping in same area multiple times
• fixed #134 - closing a dock with CDockWidget::DockWidgetDeleteOnClose now properly emits the closed()
  signal
• fixed #139 - properly implemented minimumSizeHint() support for dock widgets
• fixed #143 - properly implemented detection of Escape key presses when dragging a floating widget on Windows with the native title bar

3.1.0

• added option to always show tabs, even if there is only one tab #100
• added support for setting allowed areas for individual CDockAreaWidget (#107)
• added configuration flags DockAreaHasTabsMenuButton and DockAreaHasUndockButton to show / hide these buttons
• added configuration flag CDockManager::DockAreaDynamicTabsMenuButtonVisibility to dynamically show / hide the tabs menu button depending on the number of tabs and the eliding state of their labels
• added DockAreaHideDisabledButtons configuration flag (#110)
• added support for custom dock area title bar buttons via CDockWidget::titleBarActions()
• added functions to insert custom dock area title bar widgets via CDockAreaTitleBar::insertWidget(int index, QWidget *widget) function
• fixed tabs not being active when restoring state (#101)
• fixed CDockManager::DockAreaHasCloseButton == false issue
• fixed using escape button when dragging non-opaque preview to cancel drag operation

3.0.0

• added support for custom close handling via closeRequest() signal to allow the application to prevent a dock widget from closing - e.g. if an editor contains unsaved changes
• added visibilityChanged() signal to match QDockWidget signals
• added featuresChanged() signal that is emitted if dock widget features change
• improved demo application
• fixed support for dock widgets that contain a QAxWidget - supported now by non-opaque docking
• fixed "jumping" tabs when hiding / showing tabs close button when a new tab is clicked by user