feat(dock): scaffolding for static dock mode

Added 'dockType' setting and created initial StaticDockPanel structure.

Assets/Translations/en.json

@@ -993,6 +993,10 @@
       "appearance-display-auto-hide": "Auto hide",
       "appearance-display-description": "Choose how the dock behaves.",
       "appearance-display-exclusive": "Exclusive",
+      "appearance-type-label": "Dock Style",
+      "appearance-type-description": "Choose between a floating pill or a static bar attached to the edge.",
+      "appearance-type-floating": "Floating",
+      "appearance-type-static": "Static",
       "appearance-floating-distance-description": "Set the distance between the dock and the edge of the screen.",
       "appearance-floating-distance-label": "Dock floating distance",
       "appearance-hide-show-speed-description": "Adjust the speed of the dock hide/show animation.",

Assets/settings-default.json

@@ -309,6 +309,7 @@
     "enabled": true,
     "position": "bottom",
     "displayMode": "auto_hide",
+    "dockType": "floating",
     "backgroundOpacity": 1,
     "floatingRatio": 1,
     "size": 1,

Assets/settings-search-index.json

@@ -502,6 +502,15 @@
     "subTab": 0,
     "subTabLabel": "common.appearance"
   },
+  {
+    "labelKey": "panels.dock.appearance-type-label",
+    "descriptionKey": "panels.dock.appearance-type-description",
+    "widget": "NComboBox",
+    "tab": 5,
+    "tabLabel": "panels.dock.title",
+    "subTab": 0,
+    "subTabLabel": "common.appearance"
+  },
   {
     "labelKey": "panels.osd.background-opacity-label",
     "descriptionKey": "panels.dock.appearance-background-opacity-description",

Commons/Settings.qml

@@ -523,6 +523,7 @@ Singleton {
       property bool enabled: true
       property string position: "bottom" // "top", "bottom", "left", "right"
       property string displayMode: "auto_hide" // "always_visible", "auto_hide", "exclusive"
+      property string dockType: "floating" // "floating", "static"
       property real backgroundOpacity: 1.0
       property real floatingRatio: 1.0
       property real size: 1

Modules/Panels/Dock/StaticDockPanel.qml

@@ -0,0 +1,35 @@
+import QtQuick
+
+import qs.Commons
+import qs.Modules.MainScreen
+
+SmartPanel {
+  id: root
+
+  property real dockWidth: 0
+  property real dockHeight: 0
+
+  readonly property string dockPosition: Settings.data.dock.position
+  readonly property bool isVertical: dockPosition === "left" || dockPosition === "right"
+
+  panelAnchorTop: dockPosition === "top"
+  panelAnchorBottom: dockPosition === "bottom"
+  panelAnchorLeft: dockPosition === "left"
+  panelAnchorRight: dockPosition === "right"
+  panelAnchorHorizontalCenter: !isVertical
+  panelAnchorVerticalCenter: isVertical
+
+  forceAttachToBar: true
+  exclusiveKeyboard: false
+
+  preferredWidth: Math.max(1, dockWidth)
+  preferredHeight: Math.max(1, dockHeight)
+
+  panelContent: Item {
+    id: panelContent
+
+    property bool allowAttach: true
+    property real contentPreferredWidth: Math.max(1, root.dockWidth)
+    property real contentPreferredHeight: Math.max(1, root.dockHeight)
+  }
+}

Modules/Panels/Settings/Tabs/Dock/AppearanceSubTab.qml

@@ -74,6 +74,25 @@ ColumnLayout {
                   }
     }
 
+    NComboBox {
+      Layout.fillWidth: true
+      label: I18n.tr("panels.dock.appearance-type-label")
+      description: I18n.tr("panels.dock.appearance-type-description")
+      model: [
+        {
+          "key": "floating",
+          "name": I18n.tr("panels.dock.appearance-type-floating")
+        },
+        {
+          "key": "static",
+          "name": I18n.tr("panels.dock.appearance-type-static")
+        }
+      ]
+      currentKey: Settings.data.dock.dockType
+      defaultValue: Settings.getDefaultValue("dock.dockType")
+      onSelected: key => Settings.data.dock.dockType = key
+    }
+
     NValueSlider {
       Layout.fillWidth: true
       label: I18n.tr("panels.osd.background-opacity-label")