[Digikam-devel] sidebar width

[Marcel Wiesweg]

> Ok, I think I found the problem or misunderstanding:
> The width that was chosen when an editor tool is active, is not used for
> restoring the sidebar width. Instead it's the width of a tab that exists
> without an editor tool. Eg:
> 1. open a non-raw file in the editor
> 2. open the image properties tab and make the sidebar as fill half the
> screen
> 3. close the properties tab
> 4. open an editor tool (it opens with the size chosen in step 2 - what I
> expect)
> 5. in the tool mode make the sidebar smaller again
> 6. close the tool
> 7. try opening the properties tab again
> 
> First of all you have to click the tab icon two times (most likely not
> desired). Second, the sidebar is restored with the size specified in
> step 2, not the last one. This also happens if you replace step 7 with
> opening another editor tool.
> 
> Is this the desired behaviour? I was really surprised by this and it
> took weeks for me to understand the system. ;)

Yes. Typically you will have set your sidebar to a convenient size for work. 
Image plugins tend to need more vertical space than standard sidebars. So when 
a plugin's sidebar is added, the current setting is stored, when the tab is 
removed, it is restored.