[Qt-creator] QtCreator vs QDevelop Features?

[Victor Sardina]

Andre Poenitz wrote:
> On Fri, Nov 21, 2008 at 10:57:39AM +0100, Sebastian Fischer wrote:
>> EZ> Well, "common" depends a lot on the platform, e.g. Xcode (which is  
>> EZ> quite common on the Mac) doesn't use Tabs :)
>>
>> The general trend seems to be to have Tabs nowadays for open documents
>> (like many browsers have), but it's not
> 
> The problem with tabs is that it does not scale well. You can see at most
> ten or twelve files that way, beyond that tabs are basically useless as
> they almost always show the "wrong" files as soon as your "working set"
> contains more than a few dozen files.s

I can see the rational behind it. Notwithstanding, if we consider its
wide target audience, then perhaps the QtCreator team should still
consider providing the tabs layout, at least as an option. So, for
instance, if your project has less than twelve files you can use tabs,
or go back to the default pull down menu offered as default otherwise.

> 
> And having to change habits depending on the size of the current project
> is not really a nice prospect either...

Offering a tabs option would allow everyone to tailor QtCreator to his
own habits or not, depending on need rather than strictly on personal
preferences.

My original suggestions regarding the tabs et al. has also a lot to do
with the fact that sooner or later people would end up comparing
QtCreator with other available IDEs. Accommodating people's habits and
the IDE appearance definitely weigh in heavily when people decide to
stick with an IDE (unfortunately sometimes). In my opinion, the Qt
toolkit offers the possibility of allowing you to accommodate virtually
any GUI layout. You should perhaps see it not only as a practical issue,
but also as a marketing tool.

Greetings,
Victor

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