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I'd
like to see it changed, as well. However, since I don't use the "undocked"
panes, it will sound a bit myopic.
Why
not use a pop-up dialog instead of an undocked pane?
The
metaphor I try to reconcile this with is the one used in the MS VB studio.
Granted, they have "floating" panels/toolbars, but when I "dock" something I
expect it to stay put.
I'd
prefer to see (or be able to configure the app such that) every one of the view
tabs on a side share the same area (size, placement). I'd suggest
something akin to the CardPanel for that: http://java.sun.com/products/jfc/tsc/articles/cardpanel/index.html
If I hide the panel, only THEN will the editor widen up to take the available
real estate. Otherwise, if I switch from Source to ClassPath to Project,
only the contents of the panel will change and no visible juggling will
occur. (The same goes for the bottom and right side views, although I hide
these when I'm done with them.)
This
is only my $0.01 -- I hope it is not too confusing. I am lucky to run at
1600x1200 res so I know that others will not want the panes to always be
docked.
-sms
That
reminds me: I have the Project, Structure and Classpath
pane
undocked
and only the Source pane docked (and not auto-hiding).
Suppose
only the Source pane is shown (my default state).
Then,
consider the following (unexpected) sequence of events:
1. Click
Project pane. Project pane opens.
2. Click
Structure pane. Project pane closes. Structure pane opens.
3. Click
Classpath pane. Structure pane closes. Classpath pane
opens.
4. Click
Classpath pane. Classpath pane closes. Structure pane opens.
5. Click
Structure pane. Structure pane closes. Project pane opens.
6. Click
Project pane. Project pane closes.
I would
have expected the following:
1. Click
Project pane. Project pane opens.
2. Click
Structure pane. Project pane closes. Structure pane opens.
3. Click
Classpath pane. Structure pane closes. Classpath pane
opens.
4. Click
Classpath pane. Classpath pane closes.
My mental model is that only one undocked pane can be
visible at
the same
time and if I close whichever one is visible, none of
them is
visible.
Something
similar happens with docked panes being opened "on top
of each
other". It seems to keep some kind of stack or
something...
I'd like
to have this changed. What do others think?
BTW, I
never have any pane docked and auto-hiding.
Is
anybody doing this?
Regards.
-Thomas
-----Original
Message-----
From: Eugene Belyaev
[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
Sent: Tuesday, November 13, 2001 1:39
PM
To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
Subject: RE: [Eap-list]
Docked and Undocked...
Auto-hiding panels hide automatically when they lose
focus.
Docked panels are aligned to one of the four sides of the frame and
share the frame area with the editor area and other windows. They are
supposed to be used when you need the editors visible at the same
time. For example, having the structure view docked allows for
browsing the file contents and viewing the text at the same time without
switching between the windows.
Undocked panels when visible overlap the frame area and are supposed
to be used as temporary tools. For example, the Structure View can be
used while editing the code to quickly navigate to a method or a field
inside the current class. After you press F4 to open the corresponding
text location, the editor receives the focus and the Structure View pane
hides automatically. Sliding undocked windows are always
auto-hidden.
Best regards,
Eugene Belyaev,
IntelliJ Software,
http://www.intellij.com
"Develop
with pleasure"
Hello all -
This is just to satisfy my curiosity, but
I've not been able to figure out the difference between undocked panels
and docked, auto-hide enabled panels... Could someone fill me
in?
Thanks,
Chad
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