[Lazarus] Component-View Presets

[Bo Berglund]

On Sun, 3 Jan 2021 13:59:34 +0200, "R.Smith via lazarus"
<lazarus at lists.lazarus-ide.org> wrote:

>Hi All, I'm using Lazarus in a multi-screen setup and prefer the 
>Component-view form rather than using the menu-integrated top-palette to 
>pick components from.
>
>In the Component-view there are 3 tabs: List, Palette and Inheritence - 
>All of them great for what they do.
>
>My preference is to mainly use the Palette tab here, and then always 
>start from the "Collapsed" state. (I will open the section I wish to use 
>by clicking it - this is much faster than scrolling or typing in the 
>search bar).
>
>Currently, every time i start Lazarus, I have to click the "Palette" Tab 
>to select it, then right-click the list and do "Collapse all". It's not 
>an insurmountable pain, but it is a pain in an otherwise flawless 
>environment.
>
>Is there any way I could achieve that in a setting or such so that 
>Lazarus starts by showing the Palette tab and starts it with the 
>Collapsed state?
>
Is it not possible to set the palette in the wanted state and then
create a custom desktop with a new name.
Then if you use this desktop maybe the palette will appear in the
wanted state?
I cannot test this myself because I have crafted a custom desktop I
don't want to destroy and I don't have space on my screen either (it
is just 1920x1200 px).


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Bo Berglund
Developer in Sweden