Hi! On Sat, 30 Jan 2016 16:44:25 +0100 d_jan <d_...@ymail.com> wrote: > > while we're still at brainstorming, I'll toss in a further thought > > in this category: Turn the "Preview"-checkbox itself into a > > tri-state control, e.g. a drop-down menu "Preview disabled", > > "Docked Preview", "Separate window".[…] > > What I know as a sort of standard from dockable windows in > applications is having the preview on/off button on the "main" > window, and the attached/detached button on the dockable (sub) window. > > E.g. Developer Tools in the browser: Open them via the menu or > shortcut; dock/undock them via a button at the dev tool window. > > Or see this mockup: http://codepen.io/anon/pen/obyGpv (wording > dock/sockable etc. needs to be discussed, but I think it is clear > enough to get what it does) > > Does this make sense?
Yes. The problem I was trying to address was making it really easy to get something close to the old behavior (which, despite its problems, allows for a really convenient workflow, too). However, if we can simply add a menu bar / menu button to the preview window (as suggested by Meik, further down), then we will have that workflow covered, already. Detach-button would still be useful in that case, but more in the nice-to-have category. (And in fact, I think, it would behave different, too: _Copying_ the plot to an independent detached window, and thereby also logically detaching it from the plugin). Regards Thomas
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