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As you know, RCP had a number of docking framework integrations. However none of the frameworks currently supported are active. Which begs the question, should they be included in Valkyrie?
As far as I see, there are currently 2 good options: MyDoggy (opensource, free) and Jide Docking (closed source, paid). If I'm not mistaken, the MyDoggy integration was already done by Peter Karich, so there's just some integration work there.
We are running with the VLDocking. Would be very happy if VLDocking was included in Valkyrie :-) as it would lessen the migration burden.
We also use Docking windows for other projects http://www.infonode.net/index.html?idw. It works ok.
I'll probably include the current VLDocking support with the BlueBell changes into Valkyrie. Too bad they don't have a Maven repo... I think I'll contact Sonatype to get a OSS repository on their Nexus :).
I'm been trying to in contact with the owner of http://code.google.com/p/vldocking/ but without any luck. There is also a fork here http://code.google.com/p/vldocking-plus/ but there is no activity.
Haven't been here in a while, doing no Swing work these days, but glad to see things are still progressing.
As for the JIDE docking, the JIDE integration code that I wrote and was migrated to a module of spring-rich included docking integration. In fact, that was the major reason I wrote it. Feel free to borrow or steal whatever you'd like from there for integration into your new project.
Jonny
I too am using the VLDocking module. I've found a hitch here and there, but overall it works pretty well. The VLToolbars need works, such as adding UI delegates, but the docking stuff is fairly solid.
So what is the current recommended route if you want to add docking and you are using maven?
Substance + VLDocking, they are prettily integrated within Bluebell.
Is there any work going on with InfoNode?
Their demo looks pretty good and it would be nice if it was integrated:
http://www.infonode.net/index.html?idwdemo
I've just added a sample for the VLDocking to Valkyrie. I'll push it this evening.