On Wed, Sep 5, 2018 at 7:16 AM Tomasz Siekierda <sierd...@gmail.com> wrote: > > On Tue, 4 Sep 2018 at 20:52, Szyk Cech <szykc...@spoko.pl> wrote: > > > > Hi > > > > I want introduce big improvement (at least in my humble opinion) to Qt > > Creator. > > > > My idea is very simple and very strong logical/rational/sensible and Qt > > projects oriented (but not limited to Qt projects). > > > > I don't pretend to be renter of this idea, but if you use/follow this > > idea, then I suppose you mention this concept as "Szyk Cech's project > > menu style". > > > > So lets sum up typical Qt project: > > > > * plenty cpp, h, ui and qml files - typically related to each others and > > names only differ with extensions (eg. MainWindow.h, MainWindow.cpp, > > MainWindow.ui) > > > > * few cpp and h files typically differs only with extensions (Factory.h, > > Factory.cpp) > > > > * main.cpp > > > > Now we have big Qt project tree which is pretty unusable for bigger > > projects (like Qt Creator). But we can improve this greatly! > > > > We can use full advantage of QTreeView widget and display all 3 (or 4) > > Qt files in 1 row!!! > > > > I recognize following use cases: > > > > 1. We have Qt widget file (eg. MainWindow.h, MainWindow.cpp, > > MainWindow.ui), so we display in first column only file name without > > extension, and in next 3 columns h, cpp, ui . Then when we have direct > > access for every files related to our ui file (h and cpp) - without > > stupid clicking headers or sources (in order to unroll them) and without > > annoying scrolling!!! > > I'd rather keep the project tree as thin as possible and leave more > space for code editor views. So I'd rather suggest making base file > name an expandable item with 3-4 children (concrete files .cpp, h. > etc.). > > Also, there is a big problem here: Qt Creator would have to assume > (or, even worse for performance - check) that someString.h and > someString.cpp are related. What if they are not? > > And what if there are multiple files with the same name? > > And lastly, what if there are multiple implementations for a single > header? (class.h, classWin.cpp, classMac.cpp etc.) > > By the way, in most cases scrolling is not necessary - just hit F4 to > switch between header and source files. And if that fails, there is > also the Locator which allows you to open relevant files quickly. > > > 2. if additionally to 1. we have qml file with the same name as h, cpp, > > ui - display it in 4. column > > > > 3. If we have only h and cpp (or c) file: display name in first column > > and h and cpp in next 2. > > > > 4. If project does not contain Qml files or not contain Ui files, then > > QTreeView should not display Qml or Ui columns accordingly (only h and cpp). > > > > 5. If project is pure c project then c extension should display in Cpp > > column. > > > > 6. Any other files names are displayed traditionally in first column. > > > > You can see my mock interface in attached png file. > > > > I can't implement this great feature for many reasons: > > > > 1. I work and have limited free time, and: > > > > 2. I have other great ideas for my projects (which I consider more > > important). > > > > 3. I have experience in writing mods for Qt Creator, but: Most important > > problem is that I can't be sure my mod will be accepted by developers. > > So I can spend few weeks writing this mod and polish this idea, and end > > up with rejected opinions. I do not believe using this idea only for my > > self, because I can't adjust my patches for every new Qt Creator > > releases (it is very tedious and frustrating work to me - so I give up > > with my Qt Creator mod and use official version only). > > > > best wishes > > > > Szyk Cech > > > > > > _______________________________________________ > > Qt-creator mailing list > > Qt-creator@qt-project.org > > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator > _______________________________________________ > Qt-creator mailing list > Qt-creator@qt-project.org > http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator
I think this is a very good idea. One thing about Qt Creator is it is a bit frustrating to work with the Project file tree, and combining the ones with the same name could be a good improvement. That said, I am not sure about the proposed solution/presentation (yet) since I agree with what Tomas is saying. I do normally use the locator, but sometimes one needs to work with the tree then It gets annoying. We use a lot of libraries and folders and for that the simplified view is too simplified and the normal is too cluttered. I would prefer if it keeps the folder structures but remove the Headers, Sources, Forms, etc. and collapse that in an intuitive way. _______________________________________________ Qt-creator mailing list Qt-creator@qt-project.org http://lists.qt-project.org/mailman/listinfo/qt-creator
