[Gambas-user] About Gambas 3 IDE...

[Fabien TONIUTTI]

Hello every one,

Gambas IDE became better and better with years and years and has now a 
lot of options, tips, etc...

But as a simple user, here you find list of options i don't or never use :

A-) Top of IDE, menus :

Menu File:
Reload project : I never use this command because if i need to reload 
project, it's because a crash of IDE.

Menu EDIT:
Advanced: All submenu are never used.
Select all: i use only key shotcut like cut, paste copy.
Go to line: i use scroll button on mouse.
Lock form : This option is good but has a lot of problems.(impossible to 
unlock sometime, impossible to move scroll after, impossible to copy 
some code if it's locked, etc..) in this moment like this, i don't use.

Menu PROJECT:
Follow version with Git : never use
create patch : never use and i don't know for what, and for who?

Menu DEBUG :
I never use all options.

Menu VIEW :
Console view and proejct view, i use keybaord shortcut. Rest i never use.

Menu TOOLS :
search and find menu should be in EDIT menu.
Open terminal menu never use
send mail : never use
update forms : never use
logitheque : never use
shotcut menu : Never use

Menu HELP
Tips of the day : never show
keyboard shortcuts : never personalise.

B-) Treeview classes Project on the left:
Filter : i never use this option.
icon home for start class : I never use because i double clic on bold 
class and i have the same result.

C-) Tab 'Form designer' on the center
I use all and it's great !!!
I don't use Lock icon because some problems (see follow)

D-) Tab  'code designer' on the center
In menu bar i don't use a lot of icon:
Go to form icon : i use all the time
Save icon : never use
refresh icon : never use
print icon : never use (printer exist in 2023?)
undo redo icon, never use
paste icon : never use
color icon : never use
Character icon : never use (why exist here?)
Quote unquote icon : use all the time
Stop point icon : never use this option.
Combobox choose procedure : Use all the time

E-) Widget toolbox:
All is ok but i need two very important things :
- When i maximise my IDE, and move cursor on widgets, descriptions of 
widget are behind my xfce taskbar and impossible to know what widget i 
select.

- To hide or show help, i need to click on the very very smal arrow on 
hbox in IDE. Is it possible to put small toolicon bar on the top of 
widgets properties.

What does it mean icon : Show depreciated widgets? For what this icon exist?

F-) On the bottom :
Console : I push F11 all the time to remove this console. I use a lot 
but if it's possible, console need to be hidden by default.
Notes icon : I never use this option.

Conclusion :
Gambas IDE is a very good tool, but it could be more slim and cleaned to 
be more efficient.
Thanks for your comments.