http://www.mcelhearn.com/article.php?story=20041116135640496
highlights some of the drawer's shortcomings.
Todd
On Apr 5, 2005 2:39 PM, Jonathan Chaffer jchaffer@structureinteractive.com wrote:
On Apr 5, 2005, at 2:31 PM, Todd Boland wrote:
I am not a big fan of the drawer widget. I was excited to hear that apple mail is dropping the drawer come 10.4. I would like to request comments about converting the drawer to a mini panel (the type that disappears when focus is lost). near the top of the panel, there would be a drop down which would list all open projects and files (if an open file has it's own window). as you focus a new window, the mini panel will update to reflect the currently focused window's project or file. in the case of a file, the mini panel would be blank.
I would dislike this. The physical attachment of the file list to the project window is very meaningful and useful to me.
If TextMate were to move to a "source pane" like iTunes and the new Mail instead of the drawer, that would be fine (as well as consistent with those apps). I don't have a problem with the drawer, though.
What are your reservations about the drawer? I know it can sometimes "forget" its assigned width and height when the window is resized, due to some window manager bugs. Anything else?