Zeus IDE

Hi Jussi,

I've seen numerous requests for a fixed window compiler output window.
Here's some ideas I expect are simple to add to Zeus which basically
gives this capability.

Idea #1
There is currently an option which controls how a window is created (
cascaded, tiled, etc) Add an option for build and tool windows to always
be created in the same user specified location. For me, I would always
want these windows full width at the bottom of the display showing about
10 lines.

Idea #2
The goal of this idea is to make finding open files easier.
Keep the tabs at the top of the display sorted. Sort first by type (
document, tool, output, etc) and then by file name. This has 2
benefits. The tool windows which are all on top of each other ( if idea
#1 is done) will be easy to navigate because their tabs are all together
at the right hand end of the tabs. Also, if your working on a source
file, its header file will be the next tab.

Hopefully, these are as easy to add as I'm hoping. It would be a great
improvement to an already great editor.

Thanks!
Jack

Hi Jussij

Did you miss this entry? Usually, you great at responding!

Jack

Idea #1

This could be implemented quite easily but I am not sure how well it would work since it would force the user to run Zeus in MDI restored mode

I for one run Zeus in MDI maximised mode so this option would definitely not work for me

Idea #2

Zeus already tries to position related windows close together. This feature is very important when opening, closing and navigating the window list via the keyboard, so I not sure I would really want to mess with this existing code.

But it would be easy enough to add a Zeus function that implements this sorting algorithm, which would allow the user to sort the windows via key press or via a toolbar button press.

Would that be a useful addition

The goal of this idea is to make finding open files easier.

FWIW the document window list already has options to sort open documents by type and the Navigator Files panel groups the open documents based on their type

Cheers Jussi

Idea #1
Since I always use zeus in "window restore" mode, it didn't occur to me that everyone doesn't do this. I would imagine that this is always the best mode when working with a compiler output window where you switch back and forth fixing errors. From the comments I read on this forum about docking the compiler output windows, I think an option to position the compiler output and tool windows in a fixed location would be welcomed by many users. Hopefully, you can add it to the Zeus To Do list. Such a feature would be reason enough to upgrade.

Idea #2
Believe it or not, I never use the document list but it sorts exactly as I wanted. That works for me! Looks like I also need to use the Files tab in the navigator which also does what I requested.

Thanks for the great editor!
Jack