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diff --git a/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/advanced_dock_area/advanced_dock_area.py b/bec_widgets/widgets/containers/advanced_dock_area/advanced_dock_area.py
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+import PySide6QtAds as QtAds
+from PySide6.QtWidgets import QApplication
+
+from bec_widgets.widgets.containers.main_window.main_window import BECMainWindow
+from bec_widgets.widgets.control.scan_control import ScanControl
+from bec_widgets.widgets.editors.monaco.monaco_widget import MonacoWidget
+from bec_widgets.widgets.plots.waveform.waveform import Waveform
+from bec_widgets.widgets.services.bec_queue.bec_queue import BECQueue
+
+
+class AdvancedDockArea(BECMainWindow):
+    def __init__(self, parent=None):
+        super().__init__(parent)
+        self.setWindowTitle("Advanced Dock Area Example")
+        self.setMinimumSize(800, 600)
+
+        # Set the dock manager configuration flags
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(QtAds.CDockManager.eConfigFlag.FocusHighlighting, True)
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(
+            QtAds.CDockManager.eConfigFlag.DockAreaDynamicTabsMenuButtonVisibility, True
+        )
+        QtAds.CDockManager.setConfigFlag(
+            QtAds.CDockManager.eConfigFlag.ShowTabTextOnlyForActiveTab, True
+        )
+
+        # Initialize the dock manager
+        self.dock_manager = QtAds.CDockManager(self)
+
+        # Some bec widgets setup
+        self.wf1 = Waveform()
+        self.wf1.plot("bpm4i")
+        self.sc = ScanControl()
+        self.qw = BECQueue()
+        self.monaco_1 = MonacoWidget()
+        self.monaco_2 = MonacoWidget()
+
+        # put them into docks
+        self.dock_wf1 = QtAds.CDockWidget("Waveform 1")
+        self.dock_wf1.setWidget(self.wf1)
+
+        self.dock_sc = QtAds.CDockWidget("Scan Control")
+        self.dock_sc.setWidget(self.sc)
+
+        self.dock_qw = QtAds.CDockWidget("Queue")
+        self.dock_qw.setWidget(self.qw)
+
+        self.dock_monaco_1 = QtAds.CDockWidget("Script 1")
+        self.dock_monaco_1.setWidget(self.monaco_1)
+        self.dock_monaco_2 = QtAds.CDockWidget("Script 2")
+        self.dock_monaco_2.setWidget(self.monaco_2)
+
+        # Put docks into the dock manager
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.RightDockWidgetArea, self.dock_sc)
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.RightDockWidgetArea, self.dock_qw)
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidget(QtAds.DockWidgetArea.TopDockWidgetArea, self.dock_wf1)
+
+        editor_area = self.dock_manager.addDockWidgetTab(
+            QtAds.DockWidgetArea.LeftDockWidgetArea, self.dock_monaco_1
+        )
+        self.dock_manager.addDockWidgetTabToArea(self.dock_monaco_2, editor_area)
+
+
+if __name__ == "__main__":
+    import sys
+
+    app = QApplication(sys.argv)
+    main_window = AdvancedDockArea()
+    main_window.show()
+    main_window.resize(1200, 1000)
+    sys.exit(app.exec())