Vi Mode Bar => Status-Bar

[Christoph Cullmann]

> But where? An extra bar for just the view mode is kind of wasteful.
> And even *more* stuff in the tab bar is really not what kdevelop
> needs...
> Isn't the mode sort of obvious from the cursor shape anyways? I
> cannot
> remember ever having a problem with not knowing what mode I'm in.
Hi,

I guess for Vi Mode its not that obvious and any normal application has such a status bar around ;)
I am not sure if the place in the tab widget header is a that nice location, either,
but thats an other issue.

Greetings
Christoph

> 
> Cheers,
> Sven
> 
> 2013/4/2 Christoph Cullmann <cullmann at absint.com>:
> > Hi,
> >
> > IMHO that is kind of un-clever, as all applications I know of, like
> > our ones (Kate/KWrite) and Kile
> > that use KatePart show a status bar with at least line/col and the
> > viewMode string, to allow users to see
> > if INS/OVR/RO/...
> >
> > I can revert the commits that remove the KateViModeBar, but on the
> > other side, for all applications with a statusbar,
> > the vi mode bar is just a waste of one screen line and duplicated
> > code...
> >
> > Couldn't KDevelop at least show the viewMode (and update on
> > viewModeChanged)?
> >
> > Greetings
> > Christoph
> >
> > ----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> >> No, kdevelop doesn't show those status bits. We moved the
> >> line/column
> >> number to the top right, and the rest of the bar was rationalized
> >> away.
> >>
> >> 2013/4/2 Christoph Cullmann <cullmann at absint.com>:
> >> > Actually, the container applications should show that in the
> >> > viewMode.
> >> > Like KWrite and Kate do.
> >> >
> >> > Seems to work fine here, for the message/error I now use the
> >> > passive notifications.
> >> > Somehow KDevelop is missing any serious status bar, is that an
> >> > accident of my side or does it really not show any of the normal
> >> > status bits?
> >> >
> >> > Greetings
> >> > Christoph
> >> >
> >> > ----- Ursprüngliche Mail -----
> >> >> Hi Christoph,
> >> >>
> >> >> On Tuesday 02 Apr 2013 12:54:54 you wrote:
> >> >> > Hi,
> >> >> >
> >> >> > the status bar in normal kate containers should contain the
> >> >> > viewMode()
> >> >> > string (like it does in Kate and KWrite). Would you mind if I
> >> >> > change the vi
> >> >> > mode to use that string to indicate the current mode instead
> >> >> > of
> >> >> > the
> >> >> > optional extra bar? Would save screen estate and still the
> >> >> > current
> >> >> > mode
> >> >> > would be very visible.
> >> >>
> >> >> Would this mean removing the bar completely? It's also used to
> >> >> show
> >> >> transient
> >> >> Vim messages, plus the current command being executed, etc,
> >> >> plus I
> >> >> was going
> >> >> to add a "macro recording" status label to it, too.  Where
> >> >> would
> >> >> the
> >> >> current
> >> >> mode string appear in, say, KDevelop?
> >> >>
> >> >> Erlend is probably the best person to ask about this, really -
> >> >> he's
> >> >> the Vim
> >> >> mode maintainer, whereas I'm just doing a few odds and ends
> >> >> before
> >> >> moving on
> >> >> :)
> >> >>
> >> >> Cheers,
> >> >> Simon
> >> >>
> >> >> > Greetings
> >> >> > Christoph
> >> >>
> >> >
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