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Improve default UI elements position

Open njourdane opened this issue 4 years ago • 0 comments

This is the default UI, maximized:

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The most important area, the source code, is very small: even the very small line like import cadquery as cq doesn't fit. Also, there are many UI elements, that makes the UI too complex for a new user.

The default UI elements position could be improved.

I suggest something like that:

  • main container, vertical split:
    • 75% "workspace" container with horizontal split:
      • 50% code block;
      • 50% rendering block;
    • 25% "information" container with horizontal split:
      • 67% "text" container, with tabs:
        • log viewer
        • console
        • current traceback
      • 33% "inspector container", with tabs:
        • Objects
        • CQ object inspector
        • Variables

Which leads to a lighter and more usable UI:

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njourdane avatar Mar 02 '21 03:03 njourdane