Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
I think it would be convenient to have a button that toggles the Preview Pane, identical to the one we have for the Info Panel.
I think this should be duplicated in Status Bar context menu, the first place where I was looking for it
Window | Show Status Bar Buttons
It's confusing that you can show/hide Breadcrumb Bar buttons this way but nos Status Bar buttons.
PS (Independent of the button idea) I think this should be duplicated in Status Bar context menu, the first place where I was looking for it
Window | Show Status Bar Buttons
It's confusing that you can show/hide Breadcrumb Bar buttons this way but nos Status Bar buttons.
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Re: Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
Actually I'm thinking about removing that button. If you press it, it will jump away from the mouse, which is a silly experience.
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I think it's very common and intuitive enough
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I will keep it. After all you can hide it (Window | Show Status Bar Buttons).
But I had a cute idea for (additional) alternative approach... next beta.
But I had a cute idea for (additional) alternative approach... next beta.
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+ Status Bar: Now you can left-button-drag the Status Bar left/right to open/close the
Preview Pane. The action is fired when you drag more than 8 pixels horizontally.
- If "Window | Arrangement | Preview Pane to the Left" is ticked then of course you
drag to the right to open the pane, and to the left to close it.
- You can undo/redo the last action while the mouse is held down, so you can quickly
open and close the Preview Pane by a slick mouse move (or finger move if you have
a touch screen).
PS: And also, it should block activation of CEA | Left-click on status bar
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Or maybe a tweak: 0 no sliding 1 PP 2 SB 3 PP+SB
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I already have the button and my CEA Double-Click on Status Bar also opens the Info Panel (always forget about it so I leave the button anyway). I don't need the third one. Plus there will always be users who don't like some particular feature no matter how cool it is. There should be a way to disable it.
PPS: But the left-right swap opening PP is really, really cool! I never downloaded a beta that fast after reading the description
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Re: Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
And what I meant by that is when I release LMB after dragging, it not only opens/closes PP but also activates CEA | Left-click on status bar. Sorry for a poor explanation, I was probably too excited to go into the details.
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Re: Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
I'll fix that CEA thing, but I don't see why I should add a way to totally disable the feature. How would anybody by accident click and drag the status bar?
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I like the new feature. It is cool!
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Following this logic the next step should be removing of the entire page Configuration | Safety Belts
Disallow left-dragging from folder tree - How would anybody by accident left-drag something from the tree
Dissallow left-draggin from the list - How would anybody by accident ...
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PS: And don't forget, we're talking here about the control freak who convinced you to make the locked tree even more locked so the nodes wouldn't get collapsed by accident
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I don't see how any casual user will ever find such hidden features without reading the forum.
Why not a simple button in the status bar as original requested.
Everyone will see it and there would be no special actions needed to use it.
Why not a simple button in the status bar as original requested.
Everyone will see it and there would be no special actions needed to use it.
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Re: Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
Acc. to Evolve he will find it by accident. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
I will add toggles to turn the feature on/off. Such options also advertise the feature. I will put them in the status bar context menu. (Which again nobody will find
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I will add toggles to turn the feature on/off. Such options also advertise the feature. I will put them in the status bar context menu. (Which again nobody will find
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I want to disable only up-down part, there is already too many ways to open the Info Panel, but I love the left-right part
so there will be a way to only partially disable it, cool!
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;Tweak: disallow left-dragging in Status Bar, 0=Allow All, 1=Preview Pane, 2=Info Pannel , 3=PP+IP
StatusBarDisallowDragging=0
Having this reread after a coffee injection, now I see it's plural,
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Yep. ![Smile :)](./images/smilies/icon_smile.gif)
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Re: Preview Pane toggle button in Status Bar
What about adding the same swipe actions to the breadcrumb bar? Could mean shorter mouse movements.
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I think the toolbar button "Show Preview Pane" pretty much covers this top area.
What Breadcrumb Bar really deserves is a major feature i.e. to become integrated with the Address Bar one way or the other.
What Breadcrumb Bar really deserves is a major feature i.e. to become integrated with the Address Bar one way or the other.