[Lazarus] Powerpoint thumbnails

[Mattias Gaertner]

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Graeme Geldenhuys" <graemeg.lists at gmail.com>
To: "Lazarus mailing list" <lazarus at lists.lazarus.freepascal.org>
Sent: Thursday, December 10, 2009 5:45 PM
Subject: Re: [Lazarus] Lazarus minimization and code editor 
maximizationissues


> Paul Nicholls wrote:
>> 2.    When I click on the maximization button on the code editor window,
>> it maximizes over the top of all other windows in Lazarus, and doesn't
>> stop underneath the top part of Lazarus like it does in Delphi ( I do
>> realize this is NOT Delphi...LOL )
>
> And what would happen if the developer prefers to have the "main window" 
> of
> Lazarus IDE below the Editor window? What should maximize do then?
>
> +------+  +---------------+
> | OI   |  |               |
> |  &   |  |  Editor       |
> | Proj |  |               |
> | Insp.|  |               |
> +------+  +---------------+
> +-------------------------+
> | main window + palettes  |
> +-------------------------+
>
>
> There is no rule that says the Main Window must be above the Editor 
> Window?
> Just because it is at the top by default doesn't make it a fast rule. ;-)
>
> The solution (I think)… Lazarus needs docking support in the IDE. There 
> are
> people working on this, but I have no idea how far they have progressed.
>
>
> Regards,
>  - Graeme -

That is fair enough ;)
I don't really mind where the main window is, as long as the docking support
works so the editor window doesn't go over the other windows :)
cheers,
Paul