good to see so many participating in this thread!
On 9/23/25 01:44, Eirik Bakke wrote: > The tab names would probably have to remain a single word each, or they will > end up being abbreviated. > > One idea would be to combine Favorites and Files, by having a single tab that > shows a union of folders from the two. lets keep this discussion about first-open and what-opens-where/when. Or in other words: Initial UI state after first project/file open. this is not about adding buttons, merging tabs or changing names - unless something discussed here would be a showstopper for something someone envisions for the future. But to steer future discussions a little bit: One reason why I added tooltips was to try to make it clearer that both Project/Files tabs are in fact about projects. They are logical and physical views of your project (I actually really like the names the implementation has for them). The logical view can even show files which don't even exist (aggregated layer.xml just to pick an example or maven settings.xml also isn't even in your project but important context for pom.xmls and therefore shown) UX wise, I don't understand the suggestions to merge Files with Favorites. How this is even supposed to work or what clicks are saved. (we can't go below 1 click/kb button which is the current state). So if someone wants to lead an effort like that, please make a clear proposal how this would actually work and what the pros/cons would be. best regards -mbien > That way there won't have to be 4 different tabs. Perhaps favorited folders > could have a "pin" badge on them to distinguish them from folders that are > showing automatically due to belonging to a project. > > Having a visible button for the Add to Favorites action would make it easier > to discover. Right now it's only accessible from the right-click context menu. > > -- Eirik > > From: Matthias Bläsing <mblaes...@doppel-helix.eu.INVALID> > Date: Monday, September 22, 2025 at 5:25 AM > To: dev@netbeans.apache.org <dev@netbeans.apache.org> > Subject: Re: [DISCUSS] Open favorites tab by default (post first launch > experience) > Hi, > > Am Sonntag, dem 21.09.2025 um 16:26 +0200 schrieb Michael Bien: >> I think we should also open the Favorites tab in the same tab group, since >> it serves as >> view for non-project based use cases (also #8798 for adding the project dir >> by default). > sounds ok to me. > >> It might get tight in that tab group since the Services tab is there too, so >> this might >> mean that we move it over where the Navigator is, or possibly not open >> Services >> by default? (I have it usually closed or at least minimized and generally >> don't use it very >> often) > This would be a no-go for me. From my perspective it is in a good > location and work. Closing the tab is one-click. Finding that it exists > when closed is hard. > > Greetings > > Matthias > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- > To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org > For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org > > For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: > https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists > > --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: dev-unsubscr...@netbeans.apache.org For additional commands, e-mail: dev-h...@netbeans.apache.org For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
