sub dock manger / panels

[B]

I am having an odd problem with the Dock manager.

I created a project similiar to the Dock for MDI example.

My version loads a form which also includes another dock manager.

This works fine and looks awesome! but, for some reason, if I close the document that contains the sub dockmanager, and then I close my application, I get this error:

System.ArgumentException  {"Parameter is not valid."}

"   at System.Drawing.Font.GetHeight(Graphics graphics)\r\n   at System.Drawing.Font.GetHeight()\r\n   at System.Drawing.Font.get_Height()\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.VisualElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadItem.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.LightVisualElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridRowElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(RadProperty dp, RadPropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean isCoerceValue, Boolean isOldValueValid, Object oldValue, ValueSource oldValueSource, Boolean oldValueIsDeferred, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.NotifyOnPropertyChanged(RadProperty radProperty, Object oldValue)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.UnregisterStylePropertySetting(IPropertySetting setting, Boolean notifyPropertyChange)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.PropertySetting.UnregisterValue(RadElement element)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.SelectorBase.Unregister(RadElement element, PropertySettingCollection propertySettings)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.StyleSheet.Unapply(RadElement radElement)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.VisualElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadItem.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.LightVisualElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridRowElement.OnPropertyChanged(RadPropertyChangedEventArgs e)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.UpdateEffectiveValue(RadProperty dp, RadPropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean isCoerceValue, Boolean isOldValueValid, Object oldValue, ValueSource oldValueSource, Boolean oldValueIsDeferred, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.SetValueCommon(RadProperty dp, Object value, RadPropertyMetadata metadata, Boolean coerceWithDeferredReference)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadObject.SetValue(RadProperty dp, Object value)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadElement.set_Style(StyleSheet value)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.GridRowElement.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadComponentElement.Dispose()\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadElement.Cleanup()\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.ComponentThemableElementTree.RemoveChildren(RadElement element)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.ComponentThemableElementTree.RemoveChildren(RadElement element)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.ComponentThemableElementTree.RemoveChildren(RadElement element)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.ComponentThemableElementTree.RemoveChildren(RadElement element)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.ComponentThemableElementTree.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.RadControl.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.UI.RadGridView.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at System.ComponentModel.Component.Dispose()\r\n   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.Docking.DockWindow.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at System.ComponentModel.Component.Dispose()\r\n   at System.Windows.Forms.Control.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at System.Windows.Forms.ContainerControl.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.Docking.DockSite.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at System.ComponentModel.Component.Dispose()\r\n   at Telerik.WinControls.Docking.DockingManager.Dispose(Boolean disposing)\r\n   at System.ComponentModel.Component.Finalize()"

If I dont close any of the documents and just close the application, I dont get this error.


I am not sure what the actual cause is... There isnt much code going on, just alot of layout stuff.

There is a grid which is inside sub form / dockmanager.  I can see it mentions something about it in the error but I just cant figure it out, something about styling.

[Martin Vasilev]

Hello Brian,

Thank you for writing.

I have managed to reproduce this issue locally. The reason for it is incorrect disposing of RadGridView when disposing a DockingManager containing it. We will investigate this carefully and we will try to address it in our upcoming Q1 2008 Service Pack 1.

Currently, you could try to force a disposal of RadGridView in the Disposed event of the DockingManager. Please review the code-block below:

private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    this.dockingManager1.Disposed += new EventHandler(dockingManager1_Disposed);
}

void dockingManager1_Disposed(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
   this.radGridView1.Dispose();
}

Unfortunately, I cannot guarantee that above suggestion will work in all scenarios.

I am sorry for the inconvenience this issue has caused you. If you have other questions, do not hesitate to contact me again. 

Kind regards,
Martin Vasilev
the Telerik team

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