IDE: Full Screen Editor

[Foz]

While working on my netbook with limited screen space (1024x600) I realised that for pure coding sessions a full screen mode so it only displays the editor would be most useful.

Especially with the improvements on the autocomplete via projects in 4.40.

[Kaeru Gaman]

you mean just to spare the toolbar and the menu?
yes, would be nice to have such a switch in the IDE...

as workaround ... try to use a font like proggy square from http://www.proggyfonts.com/
it's a bit smaller than Courier and displays more lines and rows on the same workingarea size.

[Foz]

I mean to remove everything except the editor part: window borders, menus, toolbars and side+bottom panels.

At the moment I have manually shrunk the side and bottom to the minimum to be me as much space as possible. I just think that being able to flick between "coding" mode and "organising, compiling, debugging" mode would be extremely useful.

At the very least, being able to hide the side and bottom panels would be a good start.

[UserOfPure]

At the very least, being able to hide the side and bottom panels would be a good start.

You can already set the side panel to auto-hide when not in use, so that it's not seen. Also, the bottom compiler panel can be dragged shorter as you see fit. Doing both of these means that you get an IDE window showing nothing but your code.

[Foz]

You can already set the side panel to auto-hide when not in use, so that it's not seen.

I didn't know that - thanks!

[freak]

You can hide the bottom panel too (and the main toolbar). Try reading the manual

[Foz]

*frowns*

Nope, I can't find where to remove the bottom panel (what is that panel called anyway? the messages panel?)

Hint pretty please!

[UserOfPure]

I can't find where to remove the bottom panel

Me neither. Please elaborate, Freak. Thanks!

[freak]

Its called the error log, and it can be removed in two ways:

For a single source file only with the "Debugger->Error Log->Show Error Log" menu entry.
For all files with the "Editor->Always hide the error log" setting in the preferences.

[Vera]

small Tip:

for the "Debugger->Error Log->Show Error Log" you may also create a toolbar-button (Preferences\General\Toolbar) for quickly toggling it on & off.

cheers ~ Vera

[Foz]

Awesomeness! That's as close as a full screen pb editor I can manage.

However, my request still stands - a toggle key for flipping between full screen mode and "normal" view would indeed be very useful for small screens.

Unless there is a method of creating a simple tool that could be called from the tools menu that toggles the editor preferences... could something like that be done?

[Kaeru Gaman]

... but you did read my hint about using another font ... ?

[Foz]

I did, but they aren't that much smaller than my existing font (Deja Vu Sans Mono 9pt), which it gains me an extra line or two, but I find does not like working with bold keywords (fixed width in my mind should be exactly that - a fixed width, including when it's mixing regular, bold or italics).

However, I'll be installing them for when I do printouts - they will be perfect for that! Cheers!