mhalachev commented on PR #7239: URL: https://github.com/apache/netbeans/pull/7239#issuecomment-2039751712
@neilcsmith-net Looks very nice! :) Below are some suggestions, partially inspired by the old Welcome screen which actually contains some helpful information scattered across the tabs. Should the layout be rearranged a little bit, an additional pane may be placed, for example, a set of links to demos and tutorials, or something else:  With a little bit of rearrangement a 3x2 layout may be obtained in a way, that on the first row, there will be items that can be open (projects, files, tutorials), and on the second -- items related to the IDE itself: Eventually, the atom feed (preferably with the latest item only) may be added below as a "counterweight" to the header. It is also useful -- actually, I often get the new release announcements there first :) Here is a mockup of what it might look like:  What about making the dashboard itself customisable in future releases, so that the user can add/remove and rearrange items? P.S. Noticed a small glitch with the dev build: While using some themes (CDE/Motif, Mac OS X), each pane is delineated by borders, and the links/buttons share the same color as the main text: <img width="791" alt="motif" src="https://github.com/apache/netbeans/assets/2463597/b889257f-a4fc-405a-ae17-8ad55da009da";> <img width="787" alt="macosx" src="https://github.com/apache/netbeans/assets/2463597/0a748520-8fa9-4e0b-bfe4-8a288a096b0a";> -- This is an automated message from the Apache Git Service. To respond to the message, please log on to GitHub and use the URL above to go to the specific comment. To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For queries about this service, please contact Infrastructure at: [email protected] --------------------------------------------------------------------- To unsubscribe, e-mail: [email protected] For additional commands, e-mail: [email protected] For further information about the NetBeans mailing lists, visit: https://cwiki.apache.org/confluence/display/NETBEANS/Mailing+lists
