Felipe Ferreira da Silva schrieb:
I would like to propose and discuss about a new graphical user interface for the next major releases. Nowadays, most of the RAD tools use a docked interface(MonoDevelop, Delphi, VS), and in some cases they are stylish(like the recent Visual Studio versions). I think that a better-looking IDE would not just make the programming task more pleasant, but also could attract more people to Pascal.
When I looked at the IDE code, in implementing the EasyDockMaster, I found that code specialized for use with no or with anchor docking. It must be hell to add further layouts, regardless of the docking manager to be used :-(
Hint: Delphi allows for an CodeExplorer attached to *every* source code window. Lazarus only allows for an single CodeExplorer.
I know about the existence of AnchorDocking package for a docked IDE, but I think that if such feature were built-in, the IDE could be improved with appropriated features for a docked app - and since the forms would be still undockable, the user could switch back to the "Delphi7-like" interface.
Yep. The flaws of *monolithic* IDEs are well known, such a model is only easy to *implement*, but not really nice to *use* :-(
I frequently need two or more source code windows visible at the same time, and thus have no use for a monolithic IDE.
My propose is ask if you guys would mind if I work on some projects with a different interface and made in Lazarus(of course) to you evaluate. I'm good at create components and customize to give them a stylish appearance like in the case of VS. But I would like to know from you guys first.
Did you have a look at the EasyDocking sample? It includes a fully dockable sample IDE, and has provisions for any kind/style of dock headers.
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