[txmt-dev] Re: Main Window UI Concept

[Elia Schito]

I think adding new datasources for the file browser to meet different needs
is a good way to go. This is even suggested here
(#4)<https://github.com/textmate/textmate/wiki/Hacking-on-the-Code>
(for
example I would like to see a locked project window as in TM1)

Elia

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On Thu, Sep 20, 2012 at 4:34 PM, Timothy Bates <timothy.c.bates at gmail.com>wrote:

> On 20 Sep 2012, at 5:30 AM, Scott Richardson <
> scott.richardson at visionsystemsinc.com> wrote:
> > I like the new UI concept, however, I would like the features of the Go
> To File pallet to be more easily exposed.
> > For instance, I think a little search bar at the bottom of the side bar
> that searched for a file in the project to open would be very useful (like
> XCode does).
>
> definitely.
>
> > I also like having a list of open windows. A tab bar only serves me for
> so long. Pretty soon I fill it up to the point where I cant flip between
> files quickly anymore. The file browser doesnt work well for this either
> when projects have large numbers of files. However, I rarely work with more
> than ~20 files at a time so leaving them open works well enough. Maybe a
> list of bookmarked files and a list of recent files (per project) would
> better fill this role.
> A list focussed on files that have been opened, perhaps with a
> user-setable cap (last n) would be very helpful to me.
>
> I think it’s important to consider that not all people work in the same
> way, or on the same collections of files, and thus have different needs:
> compare person working in one svn project, to person working on a website
> with 1000s of files to person working on half a dozen projects which change
> from week to week
>
> This recently used tab would have a list of files that suits the search
> needs of the latter type of user, and somewhat the person working in
> folders with thousands of files, where maybe only a dozen are relevant to
> them.
>
> tim
>
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