QDockWidget size

[user]

I would like to know if there were any updates regarding the setting of initial size for the dockWidget.
I found a previous post http://www.qtcentre.org/forum/f-qt-programming-2/t-qdockwidget-size-556.html that mentioned there will be a fix in version 4.2.
I use Qt version 4.4.3 but the only way I can find to set initial size is by using setMinimumWidth() which I don't want to do (since I want to be able to resize the widget).

In a different post there was a link to a closed bug report http://trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?method=entry&id=146752
but when I resize my dockWidget (horizontally or vertically) than hide and show it, the widget goes back to it's original size (this only happens for docked windows) is there something I should do for the window to remember it's state?

[user]

After a bit of searching I found in the Qt examples Main Windows->Dock Widgets the same problem of resizing-hiding-showing the dock widget and getting the original size.
Also http://trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?method=entry&id=173854 and http://trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?method=entry&id=235188
mention a fix scheduled for 4.5.0.

As for setting initial size for the dockWidget I found http://trolltech.com/developer/task-tracker/index_html?method=entry&id=170298 which doesn't have a fix. All I want to do is to get my dockWidget to expand to full screen (since my central widget is empty).

Can anyone provide any more info or suggestions?

[jpn]

You can check how this bug was worked around in QxtDockWidget (http://doc.libqxt.org/latest/classQxtDockWidget.html).