[Qt-creator] Qt-creator Digest, Vol 8, Issue 32

[Paulo Silva]

>>>>> 3. IMO tabs rapidly become unusable while number of open files grow; however
>>>>> I rarely use "Xcode-like" outline in editor toolbar and prefer sidebar outline, so
>>>>> place in editor's toolbar could be used for something else tabs for recent 2-3 files.
>>>>
>>>> I also agree. But since the open files widget is still there, the
>>>> current usability would not change.
>>>
>>> What benefits would tabs bring over the open documents pane?
>>
>> Not over, but replacing it. No fat here. And the answer is why not?
>
> You say in the sentence above "But since the open files widget is still there", i.e. that you wouldn't want to replace it.
> Maybe we have a terminology problem here. With "open documents pane" I mean the thing titled "Open Documents" at the left hand side where also the project tree is shown.
>

Indeed. My idea being just to replace the current contained of those
widgets with a tabbar, plus minor mods on the buttons.


>>>> Using a scheme ?-l? chrome then I would say it would be incomparably better.
>>>> In chrome the tabs don't go out of screen (could be a layout option),
>>>> they are just resized (all to the same size).
>>>
>>> Comparing an editor to a web browser doesn't help finding a good solution... the use cases are just too different, but one could argue that a tab that doesn't show a sensible name to see what's behind it is even useless in the browser case.
>>
>> I could argue I would probably like it. That's why I asked "is it
>> possibly to make it as a plugin".
>
> It's not possible as a plugin on top of what is there "as is".
>
That's a pity. But let's see what we can do...
Maybe the best path, if this kind of customization makes sense to
anyone, is to make it either a more plugin friendly UI, or even use
some other kind of customization strategy.
 =)