what i am saying is have 'HIDE' feature for all the windows.. mmm.. of course keep the editor ;)
since 'FULLSCREEN' mode is appealing to everyone.. +1 "Michael Kirby" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote in message news:[EMAIL PROTECTED]... > > > On 7 Jun 2002 at 14:03, Muthu Ramadoss wrote: > > > hi intellij's, > > > > can you make the splitscreen OPTIONAL? really annoying! > > -1. It takes up 8 pixels. By creating as many options as we have, we slowly make the > operability of IDEA more and more confusing to average users (of course when I make my > request for options its different :-) > > I would prefer to see the size of the grab-bar shrunk to around 4 pixels. Or better yet, > create a splitter like is done in microsoft word. The splitter grab point is north of the > scrollbar, and only becomes visible across the editing area when it is dragged. This way it > is always available (no option), but takes up no vertical real-estate until it is activated. > > > > > also, any of the functionality that eats 'EDITORS' real estate, should > > be made optional by ON/OFF. > > Any is rather vague. For example, vertical real-estate is more precious than horizontal > real-estate. We could move the tabs from being on the top to on the side (optionaly of > course). A similar statement could be made with the tool buttons along the top. or the > status bar on the bottom. > > Taken to the extreme we create bizare operability designed to maximize vertical real- > estate. > > I personaly would prefer to see work spent on other features, or perhaps something like > side-by-side display where code flows from the first column to the second. Larger screens > (like mine) can easily accommodate two "pages" of code side by side. > > > new functionalities are great, but dont FORCE them upon us. > > As a general principle I agree with this, but in the case of the splitter bar, I think splitters > are part of a general editor's function. Focus on minimizing their visual impact, not in > optionaly providing them. > > > > maybe, have a FULLSCREEN button like visual studio, so editor can be > > maximized. > > -1. Part of the beauty of Intellij is the integration of editing and navigation functionality. A > fullscreen mode ends up hiding the navigational part of IDEA. So, why not just use vim as > an external tool? > > Mike > > --- > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > To obtain my PGP public key, mail "SEND PUB KEY" in the > subject to "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" > _______________________________________________ Eap-features mailing list [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://lists.jetbrains.com/mailman/listinfo/eap-features
