While I like the drag docking feature, it can be problematic when left on all the time. It makes it easy to accidentally move a window you really want in a specific spot and it's hard to get back just right. I know you can turn off the drag docking for each window. But when you have 12 windows open in a room, it's easy to miss one. I also know about using the memory dots and use them. I also know those dots memorize if that feature is turned on for any window so if you miss one when you memorize, it changes. Could we perhaps get a master setting that will override the single options? Maybe have the options "Drag-Docking turned off for all", "Drag-Docked turned on for all", and "Follow individual window choice"?

Yeah, I can see that being a convenience.

That would be a good idea! The little thingamajig that controls the docking is often unfindable, especially when a window has accidentally expanded beyond the workspace.

Im the meantime you may make yourself a Python script.

Basic:

aui_mgr = poser.WxAuiManager()
for p in aui_mgr.AllPanes():
    p.Floatable(False)

(untested, may contain typos, but you may get the idea :) )

To save the current state in a variable as string (same as a "Dot"):

s = aui_mgr.SavePerspective()
aui_mgr.LoadPerspective(s)

Yes, it drives me up the wall when I forget to disable that and my panels end up wild.

aui_mgr = poser.WxAuiManager()
for p in aui_mgr.AllPanes():
    p.Floatable(False)

an update to this script by adp001 this will iterate through each room (poser 12 ) and set the "drag docking enabled" to off.

it remembers which tab you were working in and restores the view to that tab when finished.

it checks to see if the document has been saved, and gives the option to save it if not; if it has been saved it saves a copy to the temp folder and reloads it when finished.

# imports
from __future__ import print_function
from os.path import basename, join
import poser
import wx

# classes \ functions
class dialogs:
    def yes_no( self, scripttitle = "" , message = ""  ):
        style = ( wx.YES|wx.NO )
        YN_dialog = wx.MessageDialog( None, message, scripttitle, style )
        return True if YN_dialog.ShowModal() == wx.ID_YES else False
    
    def get_text( self, scripttitle = "", message = "" ):
        style = wx.ID_OK | wx.ID_CANCEL
        TE_dialog = wx.TextEntryDialog( None, message, scripttitle, "", style )
        TE_dialog.SetValue("")
        return TE_dialog.GetValue() if TE_dialog.ShowModal() == wx.ID_OK else False

# main script
aui_mgr = poser.WxAuiManager()
recallThisroom = poser.CurrentRoom()                    # remember the current room
scripttitle = "Disable Docking"
debugThis = False
temp = poser.TempLocation()                             # set temporary folder
title = poser.Scene().DocumentPath()                    # get the document title
if not title == None:                           
    title = basename( title )                           # set up the save title if the document has already been saved
    poser.SaveDocument( join( temp, title ) )           # save the scene to the temp folder
else:
    if dialogs().yes_no( scripttitle, "Do you want to save the current scene?" ):
        title = dialogs().get_text( scripttitle, "Enter the document title" )
        if title:
            poser.SaveDocument( join( temp, title ) )   # save the scene to the temp folder 

rooms = ( 1, 2, 3, 4, 7, 8 )                            # identify the poser rooms

for room in rooms:                                      # Cycle through the rooms
    poser.SetCurrentRoom( room )                        # change the room

    for pane in aui_mgr.AllPanes:                       # cycle through the panels in the room
        pane.Floatable(False)                           # uncheck the "drqg docking enabled" on each panel

poser.NewDocument()                                     # start a new scene
try:                        
    if title:                                           # check if document has been saved
        title =  join( temp, title + ".pz3" )           # modify title to open
        poser.OpenDocument( title )                     # reopen saved docunent
except Exception as e:      
    if hasattr( e, "message" ):                         # test to see if the exception has a built-in message
        print( e.message )                              # print the message
    else:                                       
        print( e )                                      # print the exception
poser.SetCurrentRoom( recallThisroom )                  # return to the last OPEN room
if debugThis:
    print( title )

thanks. I'll check this out

+1 vote for a master setting, that would be great.