JabRef
Allow rearrangement of UI elements
Is your suggestion for improvement related to a problem? Please describe. From Visual Studio Code (and other applications), I am used to easy rearrangement of UI elements, ideally by drag and drop. This would be a nice feature, especially for large screens. Personally, I am mostly thinking about the entry editor, which for me would probably be more usable on the right (compared to below the entries). This is how I know it from Citavi.
Describe the solution you'd like As written above, drag and drop rearrangement, possibly also some adjustments of the UI of the rearranged items.
Additional context
Entry editor on the right might be especially useful in combination with #6857.
- Requires discussion about UI, general concept of UI and potential effects on other UI components
- Requires checking if compatible and doable with JavaFX
- Warning: NOT "good first issue" (at least not yet at this point in time)
This would IMHO lead to a complete rewrite of the JabRef UI. Brave persons could look into Eclipse RCP.
Other UI frameworks seem to be outdated (see the links at https://stackoverflow.com/a/2381696/873282) or not that flexible (Jetbrains IDE) or web based (that's what we are aiming for with JabRef-online).
Actually, web based might not be that bad, if you look at VS Code for example. It can be executed both locally and in a web browser. That way, development efforts of JabRef and JabRef-online could be shared. However, I assume that it currently might not be an ideal decision and that other frameworks are favorable.