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We should review how users interact with the workbench, such as how editors, views, and other screen real-estate are managed (e.g. fix the broken minimize), and find ways to make this a better experience for them. This includes improving the new trim support by allowing the end user to hide/show, close and otherwise configure trim items, improving navigation from hovers (e.g. quick diff), making fast views more flexible (fast views on all sides, fast view orientation affinity, fast view bars show text option). [Platform UI, Platform Text, JDT UI, JDT Text]
I'd like to suggest that the items in bug 151715 be considered for improving workbench usability. Enterprise RCP applications would provide a better user experience if the workbench could be configured to allow limited user flexibility -- more flexibility than fixed perspectives, but less than the full control to dock/move/resize that is given to Eclipse IDE users.
Here are some bug reports regarding user interface and user interaction which I think are worth to add in the next release: Bug 30781 [Workbench] Please allow hiding of toolbars Bug 43421 [Workbench] Eclipse title bar should have more options Bug 52217 [PerspectiveBar] use coolbar for perspective selector Bug 53345 [Contributions] fast way to hide unwanted toolbars Bug 72936 [Viewers] Show line numbers in comparision Bug 77209 [IDE] Add lock icon to read-only files in package explorer Bug 105041 [IDE] Double-clicking on a closed project should open it (Bug 65856 [Viewers] Provide splitters for a large Views) And last but not least Bug 151510 [DetachedView] Multi Monitor support: sash-based detached windows This is my favorite enhancement, because if you work with two monitors, it's very annoying to size and move all your views seperatly on the second screen and arrange them by hand :/
Those interested may wish to check out bug 153957 which is a start at both the multi-FVB support and a step along the way towards making 'maximize' (and, potentially, 'minimize') more intelligent.
>improving navigation from hovers (e.g. quick diff) F2 support is now available for all textual editors and clients have full control over the sticky window.
Removing plan keyword for bugs that are not linked to the 3.5 (Galileo) plan.
This bug hasn't had any activity in quite some time. Maybe the problem got resolved, was a duplicate of something else, or became less pressing for some reason - or maybe it's still relevant but just hasn't been looked at yet. If you have further information on the current state of the bug, please add it. The information can be, for example, that the problem still occurs, that you still want the feature, that more information is needed, or that the bug is (for whatever reason) no longer relevant.
