Well, I can't argue with you there. Tab size is pretty useless to me too. I can think of a few ways to provide that visual feedback & not clutter TM. I could see lumping tab size and line endings into the same widget as tab size & letting the widget remember what you would like it display. I could also see giving the option to add more status items to the line / column indicator at the bottom left of the window. For that matter, one thing I like about the OS X terminal app is the ability (although limited) to customize the window title with some useful info. Maybe giving the user the ability to specify custom info into the window title would work. I don't think I'd use it but I don't use but a fraction of what TM has to offer anyway.
On May 16, 2007, at 5:46 PM, Tim Mansour wrote:
That's true Cliff, but there are two uses for a widget: (1) perform an action, (2) provide feedback. Currently there's no quick visual way to tell what line endings or encoding a file has, and that's one thing I'd like. On the other hand, the "Tab Size" that's currently in the status bar is of no use to me at all.
I agree with you wholeheartedly that TM should remain as clutter- free as possible, but the elements that constitute what clutter *is* there should be my choice.