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Bug 89885 - Provide a possibility to have a default layout
Summary: Provide a possibility to have a default layout
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: All All
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@platform
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Reported: 2006-11-22 16:51 UTC by Erno Mononen
Modified: 2009-01-06 14:29 UTC (History)
3 users (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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Description Erno Mononen 2006-11-22 16:51:23 UTC
One of my favorite features in a competing IDE was the possibility to define a 
default windows layout and then quickly restore it using a shortcut. For 
example, say that most of the time you want to have the editor, project view 
and navigator open. Now when you build the project, run unit tests and do CVS 
show changes, the respective windows are opened. At this point it is not 
possible to quickly return to the default layout - you have to close these 
windows one by one. I know that you can minimize the windows, but is not the 
same thing - I don't necessarily want the windows to minimize automatically 
when I click on the editor, I'd like be able control it myself. It might be a 
bit difficult to see why this would be that important, but when you are used to 
have this feature it is a bit difficult to do without. 

Of course, even better than having just one default layout would be a 
possibility to define several layouts and access them using a shortcut.
Comment 1 Peter Pis 2007-08-31 11:04:34 UTC
Reassigning to "core".
Comment 2 David Simonek 2008-10-15 13:05:50 UTC
Partly implemented by "Reset windows" action. However no plans for user's customized version of default layout. If
anyone from community wants to work on this, patches are welcomed.