Alumni
Champion Level 2Hi,
Not sure I got the fundamental difference between the current layout and suggested one(s)...
My preferences just in case:
1) I really like all buttons on the given toolbar to be constantly visible and on the same place. This makes the process of locating the needed button to be more fast and predictable and constantly refreshes my memory about available functionality;
2) Context-sensitive buttons applicable to the current context must be within the immediate direct accessibility. E.g. when test code is in the debugging state, the debugger buttons must be on the toolbar but not on the second level of the hierarchy below the 'Debug \/' toolbar button.
Generally speaking, I like the current concept with the common (dynamic) toolbar(s) that are below the main menu and context-specific toolbars that are bound to their windows (Editor, Test Items, Object Browser, etc.). The only minor case here is that some of those dynamic toolbars are not customizable.
AlumniHi Alex, I put these together, hopefully I can clarify things a bit!
The fundamental difference is that, instead of letting users customize every aspect of the toolbars, from individual buttons to whether they appear on screen, I am proposing to make most of their titles constantly visible by default as dropdown headers.
In the current implementation, the right-click menu to activate each toolbar hides which functions are in what groups, and hover text is required to identify buttons. The proposed redesign keeps everything in the same place, with the tradeoff that, aside from Edit and Debug, many items live in dropdowns; although I tried to limit these to ones that don't require "instant" direct access.
I too see the value of common tools below the main menu with context-specific in windows, so this would not abandon that.
Thanks,
Phil