How to fill the client area when the main form is resized after the RadDock control LoadFromXml

[yw]

I am testing the RadDock control (2025 Q2 version).
The Dock property of dock is set to Fill.
After applying the layout with dock.LoadFromXml(xmlPath, clearDocking: false);, when the MDI main form is resized, the laid-out window does not fill the client area (as indicated by the red arrow in the figure). How can I modify it so that the laid-out window fills the client area of the MDI window?

 

[yw]

Is there a way to refresh RadDock?

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello, 

You can use RadDock.Refresh() or RadDock.Invalidate(). You can also refresh the entire form, if needed.

For layout cases, you can force layout recalculations to happen at once, after the whole layout is loaded. You can use the SuspendLayout/ResumeLayout methods:

Private Sub LoadDockLayout()
    Me.RadDock1.SuspendLayout()
    Try
        Me.RadDock1.LoadFromXml("../../new.xml")
        Me.RadDock1.Refresh()
    Finally
        Me.RadDock1.ResumeLayout(True)
    End Try
End Sub

Or, you may need to refresh windows only, not the whole RadDock, you can use the following approach:

 For Each dockWindow In Me.RadDock1.DockWindows
     dockWindow.Refresh()
 Next

If you are facing further difficulties with the dock layout, I would recommend you to submit a ticket from your account and provide your project with the custom setup that you have. Thus, we should be able to assist you more effectively regarding your special case. 

Regards,
Nadya

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello,

Based on the picture only, I can not determine why the window doesn’t fill the client area. Could you please provide the saved XML file so that I can load it on my side and try to reproduce the issue?

If possible, please share the entire project. That way, I can examine it more closely and provide more accurate assistance. Thank you in advance for your understanding. 

Looking forward to your reply.
Regards,
Nadya | Tech Support Engineer
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[yw]

Thank you for your reply. See the attached layout file.

<?xml version="1.0" encoding="utf-8"?>
<RadDock AutoDetectMdiChildren="True" MdiChildrenDockType="ToolWindow" ShowDocumentCloseButton="True" ShowDocumentPinButton="True" ShowToolCloseButton="True" ToolTabsAlignment="Top" IsCleanUpTarget="True" Orientation="Horizontal" CausesValidation="False" BackgroundImageLayout="Center" TabIndex="3" TabStop="False">
  <BackgroundImage xsi:type="System.Drawing.Bitmap" xmlns:xsi="http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema-instance" />
  <Controls>
    <Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.DocumentContainer IsMainDocumentContainer="True" Orientation="Vertical" BackColor="Transparent" Name="_dockDoc">
      <SizeInfo SplitterCorrection="0, 0" AutoSizeScale="0, 0" SizeMode="Fill" />
      <Controls>
        <Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.DocumentTabStrip SelectedIndex="0" ShowItemCloseButton="True" Size="1118, 572" Location="0, 0" Name="DockTabStrip2" TabIndex="0" TabStop="False">
          <SizeInfo SplitterCorrection="0, 0" AutoSizeScale="0, 0" />
          <Controls>
            <CaseClarityStudio.Forms.DocDefenseOutline IsPinned="False" CloseAction="Hide" PreviousDockState="TabbedDocument" Name="DocDefenseOutline" Size="1106, 536" Location="6, 30" Font="Microsoft YaHei UI, 9pt" Text="DefenseOutline" />
          </Controls>
        </Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.DocumentTabStrip>
      </Controls>
    </Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.DocumentContainer>
    <Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.ToolTabStrip SelectedIndex="0" ShowItemCloseButton="True" TabStripAlignment="Top" Size="1118, 220" Location="5, 581" CausesValidation="False" Name="DockTabStrip3" TabIndex="1" TabStop="False">
      <SizeInfo SplitterCorrection="0, 0" AutoSizeScale="0, 0" AbsoluteSize="1118, 220" />
      <Controls>
        <CaseClarityStudio.Forms.TwMessageOutput Caption="" PreviousDockState="Docked" Name="TwMessageOutput" Size="1116, 194" Location="1, 24" Font="Microsoft YaHei UI, 9pt" Text="MessageOutput" />
      </Controls>
    </Telerik.WinControls.UI.Docking.ToolTabStrip>
  </Controls>
</RadDock>

This is the form constructor：

 public TwMessageOutput() { }

public TwMessageOutput(IEventBus bus)

 public DocDefenseOutline() { }
 public DocDefenseOutline(IEventBus bus)

 

public RadFrmMain(IEventBus bus,...）{...}

 

[Nadya | Tech Support Engineer]

Hello, 

I used the provided xml in a sample project but I am still not able to replicate the exact problem on my side. This is why I provide my test project for your reference. Please try to replicate the exact behavior there and get the project back to me. Without having a project that can replicate the problem, it is difficult to determine what exactly happens.

You can find my sample project, also including your xml, attached to this message.

Looking forward to your reply.