[Qt-creator] OT: Re: Poll: Contents / styling of editor toolbars

[Robert Löhning]

Am 05.04.23 um 04:44 schrieb EXT Mitch Curtis via Qt-creator:
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>> From: Qt-creator <qt-creator-bounces at qt-project.org> On Behalf Of A. Pönitz
>> Sent: Wednesday, April 5, 2023 12:58 AM
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>> Subject: [Qt-creator] Poll: Contents / styling of editor toolbars
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>>
>> Not exactly the right time of the year for a wish list, still:
>>
>> If you could freely re-design the main editor toolbar(s) (currently containing
>> (one of) the file switcher, document close button, additional #defines, line and
>> column numbers, etc), what would you do?
> 
> I very much like the idea of making it configurable, and that is a very standard feature of toolbars by now. I use shortcuts heavily, but like others, there are probably some that I forget and end up using menus for. From memory, On macOS, there are no shortcuts for certain things, so that's another case where configurable actions would be useful.
> 
> As for what I use and don't use:
> 
> I don't think I've ever used "Additional Processor Directives".
> 
> I have looked at the class hierarchy thing maybe a handful of times in 10+ years. Same goes for QML files, not just C++.
> 
> I've never used the encoding combo box - I'd always look to a menu for that first.
> 
> I didn't know that the "Language Client" and "Analyse File" buttons existed until I looked.
> 
> I use the line and column info too often, as there's no way to have a shortcut for "Wrap to 80 chars", "Wrap to 100 chars", etc.

ICYMI: You can toggle a line at your preferred width, see:
Edit -> Preferences... -> Text Editor -> Display -> Display right margin 
at column

> 
> I use the split thing rarely. I guess an X icon could be better, but there's the risk that it could be confused with closing the document altogether, so I personally wouldn't change it.
>   
>> In-scope are size/presentation of the elements and actual contents, out-of-
>> scope would be "make coffee" similar. "Keep as-is" is also a valid option.
>>
>> Opinions?
>>
>> Andre'
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