csanyk
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For reference, my screen resolution is 2048x1152. Like many users, I have a problem with workspace layout being too spread out.
Here's what my project looks like currently:
I could take some actions to make this fit a little bit better:
At least here the code editor doesn't overflow the workspace area. I can see the bottom of the code editor, which is vital for me to be able to read the signature of the function I'm coding, so I don't have to memorize the arguments and get them in the correct order. I also don't have to scroll to the right to see the end of long lines of code. But this code window STILL only takes up maybe a quarter of the total area of the window, and this is not good if I have a long script.
Note that I don't have ANYTHING in the right-hand dock, and if I did, the IDE becomes much more cramped:
My biggest gripe with scrolling is horizontal scrolling. When I have to horizontal scroll, it's back and forth, every time I go down a line of text. Vertical scrolling, I scroll down occasionally when I need to page down a bit. Vertical scrolling is not nearly as irritating as horizontal scrolling, so if we can eliminate horizontal scrolling, it will be a huge win.
That brings us to my suggestion: add the option to flow Chain Views down rather than right.
Here's a mock-up:
The advantage here is that the Chain becomes narrow, and so it will fit in a narrower Workspace region without overflowing horizontally, eliminating horizontal scrolling. I can easily scroll down vertically to bring the entire code editor into view, and make the code editor as wide and tall as the viewpane for the workspace, effectively maximizing it, which makes me comfortable, and takes less set up to get comfortable and be productive.
Here's what my project looks like currently:
I could take some actions to make this fit a little bit better:
At least here the code editor doesn't overflow the workspace area. I can see the bottom of the code editor, which is vital for me to be able to read the signature of the function I'm coding, so I don't have to memorize the arguments and get them in the correct order. I also don't have to scroll to the right to see the end of long lines of code. But this code window STILL only takes up maybe a quarter of the total area of the window, and this is not good if I have a long script.
Note that I don't have ANYTHING in the right-hand dock, and if I did, the IDE becomes much more cramped:
My biggest gripe with scrolling is horizontal scrolling. When I have to horizontal scroll, it's back and forth, every time I go down a line of text. Vertical scrolling, I scroll down occasionally when I need to page down a bit. Vertical scrolling is not nearly as irritating as horizontal scrolling, so if we can eliminate horizontal scrolling, it will be a huge win.
That brings us to my suggestion: add the option to flow Chain Views down rather than right.
Here's a mock-up:
The advantage here is that the Chain becomes narrow, and so it will fit in a narrower Workspace region without overflowing horizontally, eliminating horizontal scrolling. I can easily scroll down vertically to bring the entire code editor into view, and make the code editor as wide and tall as the viewpane for the workspace, effectively maximizing it, which makes me comfortable, and takes less set up to get comfortable and be productive.
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