+1!
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From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On
Behalf Of Bartley, Chris
Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 4:48 PM
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Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature'
+1
I agree with everything Thomas wrote (even the wish for reordering of
programs in the Windows taskbar) Thanks Thomas! :) I too love the current
behavior (build 521) and dread anything like in the WinXP screenshot.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Vollmer, Thomas - CannonSA [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 5:57 PM
> To: '[EMAIL PROTECTED]'
> Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature'
>
>
> I looked at the WinXP screenshot, and I'm not sure if I would
> like it. The way it currently is in IDEA gives me almost
> everything I want:
>
> - an editor tab for each file I'm working on
> - editor tabs don't change their spacial relationships just by
> activating a file, but only when opening or closing files
> - take up as little screen real estate as possible while still
> showing all editor tabs at the same time
>
> (I have the tab limit set to a very high number so editor tabs
> don't disappear automatically when opening many files.)
>
> All this gives me the ability to take advantage of the spacial
> relationships between the editor tabs to be able to navigate to
> them quickly.
>
> Also, I tend to think about the editor tabs not so much as the
> tabs of physical folders in a filing cabinet (which is probably
> where this UI widget originally came from) but as tokens for the
> files I am working with. As such, I like the token-"handling" to
> exibit all the properties I mentioned above. For me, "handling"
> the tokens aka editor tabs aka files is kind of like handling
> index cards in Extreme Programming. For the full touchy-feely
> experience though, IDEA lacks one thing: the ability to reorder
> the editor tabs. Call me crazy but it also frequently drives me
> nuts that I can't reorder the programs in the windows task bar.
>
> To make a long story short. Please be careful when changing
> this functionality in IDEA, and, if it were up to me, I wouldn't
> change it at all (other than adding tab-reordering).
>
> My 2 cents.
> -Thomas
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: Eugene Belyaev [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 12:35 PM
> > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature'
> >
> >
> > I agree. We'll try to work out this issue for the next version,
> > probably also adding the close buttons to every tab. But how about
> > using Ctrl-E in Pandora to quickly jump to a recent file?
> >
> > Best regards,
> >
> > Eugene Belyaev
> > IntelliJ Software, http://www.intellij.com
> > "Develop with pleasure"
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]] On Behalf Of Ara Abrahamian
> > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 11:30 PM
> > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > Subject: RE: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature'
> > >
> > >
> > > The best things to do IMHO is the way WinXP handles it in
> > > task bar. An image showing it in action is attached. Up and
> > > down arrow buttons. When you click on down arrow you see the
> > > second row. TextPad offers a left/right arrow button but it's
> > > hard to use, you need to press right arrow button repeatedly
> > > to get to the document you want! Another good idea for the
> > > tabs is taken from Opera browser: you have several tabs open,
> > > tab1 has focus, you go to tab2, if you single-click on tab2,
> > > tab1 comes up, or in other words in recently used order, so
> > > you can very easily navigate in open tabs.
> > >
> > > Ara.
> > >
> > > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]
> > > On
> > > > Behalf Of Christian
> > > Sell
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, November 27, 2001 5:03 PM
> > > > To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> > > > Subject: [Eap-list] Annoying editor tabs 'feature'
> > > >
> > > > >In Early Access version 521 - An annoying feature has
> > > appeared on the
> > > > tabs
> > > > >for open editors. If there is more than one row of tabs
> > > and a tab at
> > > the
> > > > >back is clicked, it isn't brought to the front. Also
> opening new
> > > editors
> > > > >places the new tab next to the tab currently in focus,
> > rather than
> > > after
> > > > the
> > > > >last tab to the front-right.
> > > > >
> > > > >Is this a 'Feature' or a bug?
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > AFAIK its a feature. It was changed from the default swing tab
> > > behavior
> > > > because some users (and IDEA developers I assume) agreed
> > > that it was
> > > > irritating. I tended to agree at that time, but now that
> > I see the
> > > > results, I must say that I agree with you. The swing designers
> > > probably
> > > > went through the same thought/experience process before
> > deciding as
> > > they
> > > > did.
> > > >
> > > > I have seen apps that only allow one row of tabs, and
> provide some
> > > sort of
> > > > horizontal scroll function to allow for more tabs than
> fit on the
> > > page.
> > > > Maybe there is no ideal solution.
> > > >
> > > > Christian
> > > >
> > > > P.S.: what I do like is the new (?) CVS diff viewer. Nice.
> > > >
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