void RackWindow::createPluginHost(int position)
{
    //layout settings widget:
    QWidget *settingsWidget = new QWidget;
    settingsWidget->setPalette(QPalette(QColor(0,0,0,160)));
    settingsWidget->setAutoFillBackground(true);

    RPushButton *leftButton = new RPushButton;
    leftButton->setObjectName("rackSettingsLeftArrowButton");
    RPushButton *rightButton = new RPushButton;
    rightButton->setObjectName("rackSettingsRightArrowButton");
    RPushButton *topButton = new RPushButton;
    topButton->setObjectName("rackSettingsTopArrowButton");
    RPushButton *bottomButton = new RPushButton;
    bottomButton->setObjectName("rackSettingsBottomArrowButton");
    RPushButton *closeButton = new RPushButton;
    closeButton->setObjectName("rackSettingsCloseButton");

    //vertical toolbar for plugin buttons:
    QToolBar *pluginHostToolBar = new QToolBar;
    pluginHostToolBar->setObjectName("rackPluginHostToolBar");
    pluginHostToolBar->setOrientation(Qt::Vertical);
    //actiongroup for exclusive handling of buttons:
    QActionGroup *ag = new QActionGroup(pluginHostToolBar);
    ag->setExclusive(true);

    RPushButton *addPluginWidgetButton = new RPushButton(tr("Add Widget ..."));
    addPluginWidgetButton->setObjectName("rackAddPluginWidgetButton");

    QWidget *middleWidget = new QWidget;
    QVBoxLayout *middleLayout = new QVBoxLayout(middleWidget);
    middleLayout->setSpacing(0);
    middleLayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
    middleLayout->addWidget(pluginHostToolBar, 0, Qt::AlignHCenter);
    middleLayout->addWidget(addPluginWidgetButton, 0, Qt::AlignHCenter);

    QGridLayout *settingsLayout = new QGridLayout(settingsWidget);
    settingsLayout->setSpacing(0);
    settingsLayout->setContentsMargins(0,0,0,0);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(topButton,0,1, Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignHCenter);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(closeButton,0,2, Qt::AlignTop | Qt::AlignRight);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(leftButton,1,0, Qt::AlignLeft);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(rightButton,1,2, Qt::AlignRight);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(bottomButton,2,1, Qt::AlignBottom| Qt::AlignHCenter);
    settingsLayout->addWidget(middleWidget,1,1);

    QStackedWidget *pluginStack = new QStackedWidget;
    pluginStack->setObjectName("rackPluginStack");
    pluginStack->setAutoFillBackground(true);

    QWidget *pluginHost = new QWidget;
    pluginHost->setMinimumSize(200,80);

    QStackedLayout *overlayLayout = new QStackedLayout(pluginHost);
    overlayLayout->setStackingMode(QStackedLayout::StackAll);
    overlayLayout->addWidget(pluginStack);
    overlayLayout->addWidget(settingsWidget);
    overlayLayout->setCurrentIndex(1);

    //enter/leave settings signals:
    QSignalMapper *mapperShowSettingsMode = new QSignalMapper(pluginHost);
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(enterSettingsMode()), mapperShowSettingsMode, SLOT(map()));
    mapperShowSettingsMode->setMapping(this, 1);
    QSignalMapper *mapperHideSettingsMode = new QSignalMapper(pluginHost);
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(leaveSettingsMode()), mapperHideSettingsMode, SLOT(map()));
    mapperHideSettingsMode->setMapping(this, 0);
    QObject::connect(mapperShowSettingsMode, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), overlayLayout, SLOT(setCurrentIndex(int)));
    QObject::connect(mapperHideSettingsMode, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), overlayLayout, SLOT(setCurrentIndex(int)));

    //create plugin host widget signals:
    QSignalMapper *mapperCreatePluginHost = new QSignalMapper(pluginHost);
    QObject::connect(leftButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mapperCreatePluginHost, SLOT(map()));
    QObject::connect(rightButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mapperCreatePluginHost, SLOT(map()));
    QObject::connect(topButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mapperCreatePluginHost, SLOT(map()));
    QObject::connect(bottomButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), mapperCreatePluginHost, SLOT(map()));
    mapperCreatePluginHost->setMapping(leftButton, NewSplitterLeft);
    mapperCreatePluginHost->setMapping(rightButton, NewSplitterRight);
    mapperCreatePluginHost->setMapping(topButton, NewSplitterTop);
    mapperCreatePluginHost->setMapping(bottomButton, NewSplitterBottom);
    QObject::connect(mapperCreatePluginHost, SIGNAL(mapped(int)), SLOT(createPluginHost(int)));

    //load plugin signal:
    QObject::connect(addPluginWidgetButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), m_mapperLoadNewPlugin, SLOT(map()));
    m_mapperLoadNewPlugin->setMapping(addPluginWidgetButton, pluginHost);

    //close plugin host signal:
    QObject::connect(closeButton, SIGNAL(clicked()), m_mapperClosePluginHost, SLOT(map()));
    m_mapperClosePluginHost->setMapping(closeButton, pluginHost);

    //create plugin switch signalmapper
    QSignalMapper *mapperSwitchPlugin = new QSignalMapper(pluginHost);
    mapperSwitchPlugin->setObjectName("rackPluginSwitchMapper");
    QObject::connect(mapperSwitchPlugin, SIGNAL(mapped(QWidget *)), pluginStack, SLOT(setCurrentWidget(QWidget *)));


    ////test show/hide plugin widget

    ////QObject::connect(mapperSwitchPlugin, SIGNAL(mapped(QWidget *)), this, SLOT(showHidePluginWidget(QWidget*)));


    //////


    //create plugin toolbar for mainwindow
    QToolBar *pluginToolBar = new QToolBar;
    pluginToolBar->setObjectName("rackPluginToolBar");
    pluginToolBar->setMovable(false);
    pluginToolBar->hide();
    addToolBar(Qt::BottomToolBarArea, pluginToolBar);

    //store the toolbar pointer as dynamic property to access later when creating plugin toolbar buttons
    pluginHost->setProperty("pluginToolBar", qVariantFromValue((QWidget *)pluginToolBar));

    //plugin bar signals & slots:
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(enterSettingsMode()), pluginToolBar, SLOT(hide()));
    QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(leaveSettingsMode()), pluginToolBar, SLOT(show()));







    //insert new pluginhost widget in splitter, create new splitter if necessary
    if (position == 0)
    {
        m_mainSplitter->addWidget(pluginHost);
        return;
    }
    QSignalMapper *sm = qobject_cast<QSignalMapper *>(sender());
    QWidget *senderPluginHost = qobject_cast<QWidget *>(sm->mapping(position)->parent()->parent());
    RSplitter *parentSplitter = qobject_cast<RSplitter *>(senderPluginHost->parent());
    QList<int> widgetsizes;
    int senderpos = parentSplitter->indexOf(senderPluginHost);
    int newposition;
    if ((position == NewSplitterLeft) or (position == NewSplitterTop)) newposition = senderpos;
    else newposition = senderpos + 1;
    switch (position + parentSplitter->orientation()) {             //horizontal=1 vertical=2
    case 0:                                                         //left   horizontal / top vertical
    case 2:                                                         //right  horizontal
    case 4:                                                         //bottom vertical
        widgetsizes = parentSplitter->sizes();
        widgetsizes.replace(senderpos, int(widgetsizes.at(senderpos)/2));
        widgetsizes.insert(senderpos + 1, widgetsizes.at(senderpos));
        parentSplitter->insertWidget(newposition, pluginHost);
        parentSplitter->setSizes(widgetsizes);
        break;
    case  1:                                                        //left  vertical
    case  3:                                                        //right vertical / bottom horizontal
    case -1:                                                        //top   horizontal
        if (parentSplitter->count() == 1)
        {
            parentSplitter->setOrientation(Qt::Orientation(abs(position)));
            widgetsizes = parentSplitter->sizes();
            widgetsizes.replace(0, int(widgetsizes.at(0)/2));
            widgetsizes.append(widgetsizes.at(0));
            parentSplitter->insertWidget(newposition, pluginHost);
            parentSplitter->setSizes(widgetsizes);
        }
        else if (parentSplitter->count() > 1)
        {
            RSplitter *newSplitter = new RSplitter(Qt::Orientation(abs(position)));
            QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(enterSettingsMode()), newSplitter, SIGNAL(enterSettingsMode()));
            QObject::connect(this, SIGNAL(leaveSettingsMode()), newSplitter, SIGNAL(leaveSettingsMode()));
            widgetsizes = parentSplitter->sizes();
            parentSplitter->insertWidget(parentSplitter->indexOf(senderPluginHost), newSplitter);
            newSplitter->addWidget(senderPluginHost);
            QList<int> newsizes = newSplitter->sizes();
            newsizes.replace(0, int(newsizes.at(0)/2));
            newsizes.append(newsizes.at(0));
            if ((position == NewSplitterLeft) or (position == NewSplitterTop)) newSplitter->insertWidget(0, pluginHost);
            else newSplitter->addWidget(pluginHost);
            newSplitter->setSizes(newsizes);
            parentSplitter->setSizes(widgetsizes);
        }
        break;
    }
}