On Tue, 23 Sept 2025 at 00:46, Eirik Bakke <[email protected]> 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. 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.
That came up in a discussion elsewhere on this (Slack maybe?). I like that, but it's going to be a lot more work to get that to work cleanly and compatibly, particularly given that platform applications might have one, both or neither. eg. I have things that use Projects, hide Files, and rebrand Favorites as File Browser. If the consensus seems to be we need to keep Services open by default, then one or other should probably go next to Navigator, keeping a maximum 3 per group. I'd be inclined to move Services, and keep the file oriented tabs together, which also marries up with their keyboard shortcuts. On the other hand, having Favorites in the Navigator group might make it easier to manage files between projects and the wider filesystem? If a single word title is preferred, and I share the abbreviated title concern, then maybe something like Filesystem for Favorites? Best wishes, Neil --------------------------------------------------------------------- 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
