wxGUI/preferences: allow the user save/load single-window mode panes layout

gui/wxpython/core/settings.py

@@ -152,6 +152,10 @@ def _defaultSettings(self):
                 "region": {
                     "resAlign": {"enabled": False},
                 },
+                "singleWinPanesLayoutPos": {
+                    "enabled": False,
+                    "pos": "",
+                },
             },
             #
             # datacatalog

gui/wxpython/gui_core/preferences.py

@@ -36,6 +36,7 @@
     havePwd = False
 
 import wx
+import wx.lib.agw.aui as aui
 import wx.lib.colourselect as csel
 import wx.lib.mixins.listctrl as listmix
 import wx.lib.scrolledpanel as SP
@@ -473,6 +474,43 @@ def _createGeneralPage(self, notebook):
 
         gridSizer.Add(defaultPos, pos=(row, 0), span=(1, 2))
 
+        #
+        # single window layout panes position
+        #
+        row += 1
+        singleWinPanesLayoutPos = wx.CheckBox(
+            parent=panel,
+            id=wx.ID_ANY,
+            label=_("Save current single window panes layout as default"),
+            name="SingleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+        )
+        singleWinPanesLayoutPos.SetValue(
+            self.settings.Get(
+                group="general",
+                key="singleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+                subkey="enabled",
+            )
+        )
+        singleWinPanesLayoutPos.SetToolTip(
+            wx.ToolTip(
+                _(
+                    "Save current position and size of single-window mode panes"
+                    " and use as default for next sessions."
+                )
+            )
+        )
+        if not self.settings.Get(
+            group="appearance",
+            key="singleWindow",
+            subkey="enabled",
+        ):
+            singleWinPanesLayoutPos.Disable()
+        self.winId[
+            "general:singleWinPanesLayoutPos:enabled"
+        ] = singleWinPanesLayoutPos.GetId()
+
+        gridSizer.Add(singleWinPanesLayoutPos, pos=(row, 0), span=(1, 2))
+
         gridSizer.AddGrowableCol(0)
         sizer.Add(gridSizer, proportion=1, flag=wx.ALL | wx.EXPAND, border=5)
         border.Add(sizer, proportion=0, flag=wx.ALL | wx.EXPAND, border=3)
@@ -1902,6 +1940,24 @@ def _updateSettings(self):
                     group="general", key="defWindowPos", subkey="dim", value=dim
                 )
 
+        #
+        # update single window panes layout
+        #
+        single_win_panes_layout_pos = self.settings.Get(
+            group="general",
+            key="singleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+            subkey="enabled",
+        )
+        if single_window and single_win_panes_layout_pos:
+            aui_manager = aui.GetManager(self.parent)
+            if aui_manager:
+                self.settings.Set(
+                    group="general",
+                    key="singleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+                    subkey="pos",
+                    value=aui_manager.SavePerspective(),
+                )
+
         return True
 
     def OnCheckColorTable(self, event):

gui/wxpython/main_window/frame.py

@@ -742,6 +742,20 @@ def BuildPanes(self):
 
         wx.CallAfter(self.datacatalog.LoadItems)
 
+        single_win_panes_layout_pos_enabled = UserSettings.Get(
+            group="general",
+            key="singleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+            subkey="enabled",
+        )
+
+        single_win_panes_layout_pos = UserSettings.Get(
+            group="general",
+            key="singleWinPanesLayoutPos",
+            subkey="pos",
+        )
+        if single_win_panes_layout_pos_enabled and single_win_panes_layout_pos:
+            self._auimgr.LoadPerspective(single_win_panes_layout_pos)
+
         self._auimgr.Update()
 
     def BindEvents(self):