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Bug 30203 - Debugger Window Usability
Summary: Debugger Window Usability
Status: CLOSED DUPLICATE of bug 32456
Alias: None
Product: debugger
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Code (show other bugs)
Version: 3.x
Hardware: PC Linux
: P3 blocker (vote)
Assignee: issues@debugger
URL:
Keywords: UI
Depends on:
Blocks:
 
Reported: 2003-01-17 13:22 UTC by _ pkuzel
Modified: 2008-04-15 18:26 UTC (History)
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See Also:
Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
Exception Reporter:

Attachments
Frame context debugger view (24.79 KB, image/png)
2003-01-17 14:05 UTC, _ pkuzel 		Details
Global debugger state view (14.30 KB, image/png)
2003-01-17 14:06 UTC, _ pkuzel 		Details
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Description _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 13:22:39 UTC 
I see several problems with debugger window:

  - how can I dock the watches view to the output
window mode? (I cannot and there is a bug when I
want to dock whole debugger view).

  - why are there missing splitters, how can I
resize debugger window subviews?

  - why are there at the top two rows of icons
that steals my window space estate?

I think that we can address all above problems by
making standalone topcomponents from current subviews.
Comment 1 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 13:24:03 UTC 
Wasting screen estate is a performance issue as well.
Comment 2 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 13:51:29 UTC 
Module owner asked me to make an enhancement from this issue. He
pointed me how can I change layout to get desired result. It's very
complex task.

Still I consider it an UI bug. It's probably NB4DEV_CANDIDATE.
Comment 3 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 13:54:59 UTC 
Hanz, the hack works for one subview only. I cannot undock all
subviews an place them into output window (one or two of them per tab).
Comment 4 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 14:05:54 UTC 
Created attachment 8610 [details]
Frame context debugger view
Comment 5 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 14:06:32 UTC 
Created attachment 8611 [details]
Global debugger state view
Comment 6 _ pkuzel 2003-01-17 14:10:50 UTC 
Finally I got following layout (see attachments):
 - Frame context debugger view
 - Global debugger state view

It is pretty close to my desired layout except that above views are
mutually exclusive (view clonning is not supported).

Besides I like the Frame context debugger view more than IDEA's
debugger layout (so turning to enhancement :-)).
Comment 7 Jan Jancura 2003-06-09 15:35:37 UTC 
should be fixed by New Window System
Comment 8 Jan Jancura 2003-06-26 15:16:34 UTC 
Will be fixed by new window system.
Comment 9 Jan Jancura 2003-06-26 15:53:41 UTC 
bla
Comment 10 Jan Jancura 2003-06-26 15:54:45 UTC 

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 32456 ***
Comment 11 Petr Cyhelsky 2008-04-15 18:24:16 UTC 
verified duplicate + info about fix in duplicate
Comment 12 Petr Cyhelsky 2008-04-15 18:25:33 UTC 
verified duplicate (of closed fixed issue)