Re: Window management, was Re: Where did the GDB drawer go?
Re: Window management, was Re: Where did the GDB drawer go?
- Subject: Re: Window management, was Re: Where did the GDB drawer go?
- From: goochrules! <email@hidden>
- Date: Sat, 7 Aug 2004 00:58:52 -0600
On Aug 6, 2004, at 6:46 PM, j o a r wrote:
> So, to wrap up, suggestions for how my fellow list members manages
> their Xcode windows would be appreciated. This is a missing chapter in
> the current crop of tutorials and books... ;)
In Xcode 1.2 I tried to use each window for their distinct purposes:
project window for managing the project (I collapsed the 'detials'
pane and had only the project tree visible), build window for looking
at build results, editor window for viewing & editing files. The only
exception was the debug window, since there was no way to attach the
step [next|in|out] buttons to the editor. And that's the way I really
liked it. I never used the embedded editor (except during debugging)
and every window offered a distinct bit of information.
In Xcode 1.5 it seems that it has been decided that the embedded
editor is what people should be using. To me, this is going to be
hard to adapt to. I really want the meta-information about my code
displayed in a window separate from my code.
Idealy, I would have the project window on the top-left with the SCM
and target colums enabled and the details pane hidden, build results
towards the top-right, SCM bottom-left. The debugger would appear
over the build window, and show only the tool bar and the program
stack/thread list/local variables (i.e., no embedded editor). The
debugger console would go on the bottom-right. Editor windows would
appear on the left side of the screen, or where ever else appropriate.
I could also see an arrangement with all the non-editor windows on
the left, and the editors towards the right. But the main goal I have
is to separate editors from everything else and have everything else
show as little as necessary.
At least on my 17" powerbook (read: short, wide screen) this setup has
worked great. I can send screen shots upon request for clarification.
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-- Matthew Peltzer
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