LoadLayout crashes

[Adrian]

Hi,

I use version 2013.2.611.40

My scenario is:
1. Opening application.
2. Adding RadPane with serialization tag = "abc"
3. Saving layout.
4. Closing application.
5. Opening application.
6. Loading layout..... than crash.

Crash is probably because I didn't add RadPane with serialization tag = "abc" and while loading RadDocking cannot find such RadPane and crashes.

Is this the case that loading process requires all the RadPane which were saved to be present during the load?
If so, than this is a critical bug because layout cannot be loaded.

Regards,
Adrian

[Alek]

Hello Adrian,

Following the steps you've sent is in the thread we tried to reproduce the issue but we did not manage. As an attached file you can find the video showing our approach. Please take a look at it.

For your convenience we have the project we used for testing uploaded in our file repository. You can download all projects by clicking here. The exact project you can find under Docking/SaveLoadLayout.

Regards,
Alek
Telerik

[Adrian]

Hi,

My previous description wasn't detailed enough. I have submitted a support ticked with example project showing the crash.
Ticket ID: 750905
Link to support ticket: http://www.telerik.com/account/support-tickets/view-ticket.aspx?threadid=750905
Link to project: http://www.telerik.com/automated-testing-tools/ClientsFiles/68f0bc00-9d29-4ae4-b616-eab17e2486de_DockingLayout.zip


Steps:
1. Open application.
2. Add Pane
3. Save layout
4. Close "Pane 3" - last added pane  OR  close and start application again.
5. Load Layout -> Crash

Another problem is that when I save layout, add pane (e.g. Pane 3) and than load layout Pane 3 is removed because it wasn't saved. It would be good to not saved pane to be preserved or to have such option at least. In other words, what was saved should be loaded but other stuff should stay at it is.

Best Regards,
Adrian

[Rosen Vladimirov]

Hello Adrian,

I've already answered to your ticket, but I'll paste the answer here for your reference:

When you save the layout, you save an instance of DockingFrame (the new added pane is from this class). But when you try to load the layout, RadDocking is trying to create a RadPane for it. In order to create a new DockingFrame instance, you have to use ElementLoading event and create it manually:

void radDocking_ElementLoading(object sender, LayoutSerializationLoadingEventArgs e)
{
    if (e.AffectedElementSerializationTag.Contains("DockingFrame"))
    {
        e.SetAffectedElement(new DockingFrame());
    }
}

Hopefully this helps. 

Regards,
Rosen Vladimirov
Telerik