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Bug 770945 - Bottom panel unpredictably pops in and out
Bottom panel unpredictably pops in and out
Status: RESOLVED FIXED
Product: gnome-builder
Classification: Other
Component: general
unspecified
Other Linux
: Normal normal
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Assigned To: GNOME Builder Maintainers
GNOME Builder Maintainers
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
 
Reported: 2016-09-06 11:46 UTC by Allan Day
Modified: 2017-09-09 01:25 UTC
See Also:
GNOME target: ---
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Attachments
schema: default to hiding bottom/right panels (1.29 KB, patch)
2017-04-25 03:37 UTC, Christian Hergert
committed Details | Review

Description Allan Day 2016-09-06 11:46:13 UTC
When I open a project the bottom panel automatically pops up. Then when I press the hamburger button in order to close it, it hides. This feels unpredictable and out of control.

For clarity: I never use the bottom panel.

Generally speaking, prominent transitions and UI choices are generally best left to the user to control.
Comment 1 Christian Hergert 2016-09-06 16:56:19 UTC
The bottom panel defaults to "visible" for new projects. Although, if it doesn't maintain it's position/visibility between project loads, that is also a bug.

Should we set the default visibility of the bottom panel to hidden?
Comment 2 Christian Hergert 2016-09-06 16:58:10 UTC
Hrmm, also, I just looked at the load/unload code for those settings. And it looks like the panel settings are global to Builder, not per-project like I thought.
Comment 3 Allan Day 2017-04-24 08:06:02 UTC
(In reply to Christian Hergert from comment #1)
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> Should we set the default visibility of the bottom panel to hidden?

I would. Two reasons:

1. A minimal environment that doesn't distract from code editing seems better. I would start with something basic and let people add panels as they want.
2. It's a lot of UI to throw at a new Builder user. Better to let them explore in their own time, rather than throwing the kitchen sink at them.
Comment 4 Christian Hergert 2017-04-25 03:37:43 UTC
Created attachment 350358 [details] [review]
schema: default to hiding bottom/right panels

These don't help at all on first launch, so just hide them until the
user explores the UI.
Comment 5 Christian Hergert 2017-04-25 03:38:10 UTC
Comment on attachment 350358 [details] [review]
schema: default to hiding bottom/right panels

Attachment 350358 [details] pushed as 886ee83 - schema: default to hiding bottom/right panels
Comment 6 Allan Day 2017-04-25 10:02:14 UTC
Lovely, thanks!
Comment 7 Christian Hergert 2017-09-09 01:25:49 UTC
This should be fixed now that we changed how the bottom panel works internally.