[Qt-creator] Feature request: Project and Build panels auto-hide options

[Ilyes Gouta]

Hi,

In my previous sentence, substitute mouse with the trackpad and
trackpoint. It's still better!

In my scenario, you just have to move away (that's move your hand, or
finger) for the panel to disappear (because you just want to have a
glimpse at the build status and not to have that panel sticking
around), however with the keyboard shortcuts, you'll have to push
another time the buttons! I know, it sounds ridiculous but it's
important! :) Any chance to have that?

-Ilyes

On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 4:57 PM, Nicolas Arnaud-Cormos <nicolas at kdab.com> wrote:
> On Wednesday 20 January 2010 16:35:43 Ilyes Gouta wrote:
>> > PS: Are you aware of the Alt-0 ("Zero") keyboard shortcut?
>>
>> Yes. It still requires me to push some buttons, Alt+0, Alt+1, Alt+2,
>> etc. Sometimes I confuse one shortcut for another one, whereas using
>> the mouse, it's just about hovering over a hot region (the edge of a
>> minimized panel?) to get to the functionality: It's a lot easier and
>> practical. It's about usability.
>
> Funny, using the mouse in an IDE is for me not practical at all. Most of your
> time you are typing your code, and using the mouse makes you move your hand
> from the keyboard.
> I find it way more easier to have shortcuts for all important things, and I can
> always navigate the menu with the keyboard for the rest.
>
> And Qt Creator is the only IDE I know that lets me do everything with the
> keyboard (thank you locator).
> It takes some time to learn the keyboard (easier with a reference card), but
> when it's done, you'll be more productive than using the mouse.
>
> That's just my point of view.
>
> Cheers,
> Nicolas
>
>> -Ilyes
>>
>> On Wed, Jan 20, 2010 at 2:21 PM, André Pönitz <andre.poenitz at nokia.com>
> wrote:
>> > On Wednesday 20 January 2010 14:18:09 ext Ilyes Gouta wrote:
>> >> Hi,
>> >>
>> >> Is it possible to consider the addition of this new feature request
>> >> "project and build panels auto-hide" in the next iteration of
>> >> QtCreator?
>> >>
>> >> Basically it's about adding a kind of a transition to the project tree
>> >> panel and the build status panels where they slide-in to become
>> >> visible once the mouse pointer hits a hot area to bring them in.
>> >> Otherwise, those windows stay hidden. This is will enable the source
>> >> code editor window to take entire screen estate which really increases
>> >> the productivity when you're like working/editing once single file at
>> >> once. It's really important, you know, for someone who spends like his
>> >> entire computer-time editing code :) Is it possible to consider it?
>> >
>> > Consider adding it to bugreports.qt.nokia.com
>> >
>> > Regards,
>> > Andre'
>> >
>> > PS: Are you aware of the Alt-0 ("Zero") keyboard shortcut?
>> >
>> >
>> >
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