Desktop Multiple Windows

[mahendra_gayatri]

Hi,

I was playing with the Desktop example.

Is there anyway I can create multiple windows from the same desktop icon?

Currently when I tried that, by commenting out the id part, It opened the window, but seems like they are all interlinked as changes on one reflect in the other.

PLease help!!

[Slimsuperb]

yeah it's possible on how you want to structure your appliaction but you could start exploring here

[mjlecomte]

post your code.

http://extjs.com/learn/Ext_Forum_Help#Proper_Posting

[mahendra_gayatri]

sorry..

// Calling instance
MyDesktop = new Ext.app.App({
    getModules: function(){
        return [ new MyDesktop.StateTreeWindow()];
    
...
}})

// Creating window
MyDesktop.StateTreeWindow = Ext.extend(Ext.app.Module, {
    id: 'statetree-win',
    init: function(){
        this.launcher = {
            text: 'State Tree',
            iconCls: 'icon-statetree',
            handler: this.createWindow,
            scope: this
        }
    },
    
    createWindow: stateTreeWindow
});

// window creation
var stateTreeWindow = function DrawStateTreeWindow(){
stateTreeWin = desktop.createWindow({
            //id: 'statetree-win', // Commented id so that we can have multiple windows with different ids
            title: 'State Tree',
            iconCls: 'icon-statetree',
            shim: false,
            animCollapse: false,
            constrainHeader: true,
            items: [{..}]})
    }
}

[mahendra_gayatri]

yeah it's possible on how you want to structure your appliaction but you could start exploring here

We dont have multiple window opening here!, from same desktop icon

[mjlecomte]

Ok, so you have an icon that has a handler. That handler refers to a function to do something....in your current case, create ONE window. So modify that function to create two windows, three windows, whatever you want...

[mahendra_gayatri]

No its not that handler..

I need to create a single window instance everytime I click on icon.
But right now when I click on icon, even though it creates multiple windows, the internal data gets all shared

[mjlecomte]

clear as mud...

[Slimsuperb]

mjlecomte is right. If you want to be able to create multiple window or different window from the same actionthe function that creates the windows have to be taking some parameters so as to know which window to return at runtime or if I missed the point like wanting to check if a particular window has been created so as not to create it again is that the problem?