Docking Panels

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Christopher.

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Jun 10, 2015, 11:16:29 AM6/10/15
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I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong name for the outliner ?

dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner"

Justin Israel

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Jun 10, 2015, 5:11:30 PM6/10/15
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string $panel = `outlinerPanel`;
dockControl -area "left" -content $panel;


On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:16 AM Christopher. <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:
I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong name for the outliner ?

dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner"

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Christopher.

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Jun 10, 2015, 7:14:55 PM6/10/15
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Syntax error, my guess is you need to know the exact outliner window you want to dock, can you find out the name of the window you want to dock ?


On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 5:11:30 PM UTC-4, Justin Israel wrote:
string $panel = `outlinerPanel`;
dockControl -area "left" -content $panel;


On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:16 AM Christopher. <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:
I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong name for the outliner ?

dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner"

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Justin Israel

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Jun 10, 2015, 7:23:57 PM6/10/15
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On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM Christopher. <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:
Syntax error, my guess is you need to know the exact outliner window you want to dock, can you find out the name of the window you want to dock ?

Are you saying my suggestion was a syntax error? 
You do you have to pass it a valid name of your panel.
 


On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 5:11:30 PM UTC-4, Justin Israel wrote:
string $panel = `outlinerPanel`;
dockControl -area "left" -content $panel;


On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:16 AM Christopher. <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:
I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong name for the outliner ?

dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner"

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Crest Christopher

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Jun 10, 2015, 8:05:28 PM6/10/15
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I know, that is what I'm forgetting, how do I find the correct name of the panel, regardless if it has "1" added on it it or not (outliner1 example), that is what I said, how do I find out the name of the window ?

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On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 11:14 AM Christopher.
<crestchr...@gmail.com <mailto:crestchr...@gmail.com>> wrote:

    Syntax error, my guess is you need to know the exact outliner
    window you want to dock, can you find out the name of the window
    you want to dock ?


Are you saying my suggestion was a syntax error?
You do you have to pass it a valid name of your panel.



    On Wednesday, June 10, 2015 at 5:11:30 PM UTC-4, Justin Israel wrote:

  &nbsp ;     string $panel = `outlinerPanel`;

        dockControl -area "left" -content $panel;


        On Thu, Jun 11, 2015 at 3:16 AM Christopher.
        <crestchr...@gmail.com> wrote:

            I want to dock the outliner (MEL). I know there is code
            online that can do this, I want to do it my way. The
            following code doesn't work, I'm thinking I have the wrong
            name for the outliner ?

            dockControl -area "left" -content "outliner"

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Jun 10, 2015, 8:53:17 PM6/10/15
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In my example...I created the Outliner panel and saved the name in a string. Then I used the name in the dock command. 

You can list all of the outliner panels:

    getPanel -type "outlinerPanel"


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Thanks !

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