[TxMt] UI

[Kai Vermehr]

On 09.02.2006, at 02:41, Sean Schertell wrote:

> Personally, I really don't like multi-window interfaces.  Please  
> don't clutter up textmate's beautiful one-window design with little  
> floating palettes!  ;-)

I agree. And I'm pretty sure the one-window approach is one of the  
reasons TM feels slick and fast.

> On Feb 9, 2006, at 8:41 AM, Allan Odgaard wrote:
>
>> On 8/2/2006, at 9:49, Nicholas Cole wrote:
>>
>>> [ Status bar action menu ]
>>> […] Is there any way it could be made more obvious?
>>
>> I could add some gravitational pull and make it blink and howl as  
>> the mouse gets pulled in ;)
>>
>> Seriously though, placing it in the top (as a tool bar item) with  
>> the function pop-up is something I am likely going to do (partly  
>> due to how the menus misbehave when the status bar is near the  
>> bottom of the visible screen rectangle).
>>
>> I am aware of the panel (and drawer) ideas for bundle items  
>> (brought up in this thread), though it does not address the main  
>> issue here (that users may not find the action menu in the first  
>> place).
>>
>> As to adding utility windows, that may come, but currently I'm not  
>> too happy with the ideas I have for setting up that stuff, though  
>> honestly I just haven't spent much time considering possible ways,  
>> as I don't think it's the most pressing issue ATM, and I have some  
>> more long-term plans of changing bundle “editing”, activation of  
>> items, etc., and I plan to give the issue more thoughts at that time.
>>
>>
>>
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