UI idea: Turn the status bar into a docker (or several dockers)

[Boudewijn Rempt]

On Thursday 30 August 2012 Aug, Thomas Pfeiffer wrote:

> I'm starting to think that a general "layout configuration mode" switch like in 
> Amarok may be useful for Calligra in general (however it should be less hidden 
> then in Amarok, I guess). I don't think users want to move dockers so often that 
> clicking a button to switch between the modes before and afterward would be too 
> much of a burden. In the layout configuration mode, any docker could be dragged 
> from any point (not just the title bars). In the normal mode, no docker could be 
> dragged anymore.
> Do you guys happen to know how often users rearrange their dockers? If they 
> don't do it all the time, a mode switch would probably be useful, since it 
> increases consistency and prevents accidental moving.

I think it would happen more in Krita than in other applications, because we have a number of specialized dockers. Though looking at the available video's doesn't really substantiate that hunch.

I've cc'ed the kimageshop mailing list, so our core user group can give their opinion: how often do you move dockers about?

(There's one occasion where I change the layout of the dockers about a bit, and that's the tool option docker which sometimes needs to be higher and sometimes can be less high.)

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Boudewijn Rempt
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