QtCreator and multiple monitors
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Because I read someone mentioning debugging windows, that is actually one of the few things that should work wrt multiple monitors:
In Debug Mode uncheck Window->Views->Locked, you can then drag the debugger views around, and also float them. When you've decided about your favorite layout, just re-check Locked to get rid of the visual clutter again (floating states etc will be preserved). -
Eike, yeah you're right. But it will be awesome to have complete debug panel detaching (with start/stop/step buttons).
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You could always have the separate panels render as separate windows, and separate processes, using a hub process for communication between them.
now if i could get Gnome to like dragging windows to a separate X desktop..... it lets me move the mouse just fine, but it hates dragging windows... I can't just set it up as a dual view, because my graphics card doesn't like me, dual CRT's it really doesn't like, it says it's too much work :D. It's already forced me to make wine emulate a virtual desktop, just to be able to see everything. At this point I wish it Couldn't render monitors at 320 by 175 pixels, as that's what it keeps wanting to do....
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what I noticed for multiple monitors is, that if you close creator in maximized mode, and start it again after, it is maximized on your primary screen, not on the screen where you closed it. Im working on Windows7 64bit. Is it a bug or are there any reasons for that?
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wait, why aren't you using it on your main monitor and using the secondary one for reference? I have a dual monitor setup so i do at least know what your talking about, although i am using Ubuntu linux, and have the second monitor configured as a seperate X session, so the windows don't really drag, but oh well (i can't get my 512mb nvidia graphics card to like linux, and i don't want to buy windows, so i'm working with it as i am able, hopefully i can manage to get it to support a decent resolution on both monitors (their both CRT monitors at 1024 by 768 pixels, i would prefer they be at 1280 by 1024, but the graphics card doesn't seem to like that idea)
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because of the position of the screens, i want to have on my left screen, the documentation on my right.
Also my taskbar shall be on the right aswell as some other applications (Browser, outlook etc.). so it makes more sence to me that the right one is the primary monitor, since on the left is only creator. -
I use last QtCreator from "http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/qt-creator":http://qt.gitorious.org/qt-creator/qt-creator and it's really comfortable to have documentation in the separate window on the second screen. Thanks:)
[marked up link, Tobias Hunger]
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[quote author="Tobias Hunger" date="1277302790"]Unfortunately we have not yet come up with a good way to do it. Suggestions are always welcome! Of course demos and merge requests are even more welcome:-)[/quote]
Hmm... ==sigh== if only I could create an extra ten or twelve hours a day, or not need to sleep or something, this would all be so much easier :)
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[quote author="GordonSchumacher" date="1291820857"]Hmm... ==sigh== if only I could create an extra ten or twelve hours a day, or not need to sleep or something, this would all be so much easier :)[/quote]
Here is a book I enjoyed about a future where some people don't need sleep: "Beggars in Spain by Nancy Kress":http://www.amazon.com/Beggars-Spain-Nancy-Kress/dp/0060733489
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Just to make sure this issue isn't forgotten. Support for dual-head currently is restricted to QtAssistant on second monitor and for debugging at least the stack trace and variable watch.
Why not let us split off editors (maybe with own hierarchy/file/project sidebar), too?Another issue at least on linux: The undocked windows don't have proper frames, they're just kind of flying white boxes which don't properly interact with the window manager like e.g. QMainWindows. Further, and this is most annoying, column widths are obviously not saved. So I have my right screen filled with stack trace and variable watch, yet, when I restart QtCreator, the columns are smashed to the left border where little to nothing is readable (except in the last column, that's stretched over 80% of the screen – great). So I have to resize them every time. Isn't restoring column layout kind of standard in this century ;)?
//EDIT: Oh yes, and I love QtCreator. The add to implementation refactoring is very handy to now also have in QtCreator.
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I'm unsure if that helps, but i do the following to my Qt Creator if i wish to use 2 displays to edit single project:
"split side by side":http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4005/twodisplay.jpg
As for documentation, I'd suggested openning the second instance of creator. -
[quote author="RaubTieR" date="1333972955"]I'm unsure if that helps, but i do the following to my Qt Creator if i wish to use 2 displays to edit single project:
"split side by side":http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4005/twodisplay.jpg[/quote]I've had that idea, too. Unfortunately, it gets messed up completely when restarting QtCreator. It opens the window on the right monitor, stretching into nirvana to the right.
I still can't believe making this possible should be such a big issue for someone who's familiar with QtCreator code, especially because all the mechanisms for synchronizing and maintaining multiple editors on one file are already in place (see Ctrl+E,3)! All that needs to be done is have such an editor not in a splitter-ish layout but in a new QMainWindow... nothing fancy.
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[quote author="DerManu" date="1333988284"][quote author="RaubTieR" date="1333972955"]I'm unsure if that helps, but i do the following to my Qt Creator if i wish to use 2 displays to edit single project:
"split side by side":http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/4005/twodisplay.jpg[/quote]I've had that idea, too. Unfortunately, it gets messed up completely when restarting QtCreator. It opens the window on the right monitor, stretching into nirvana to the right.
I still can't believe making this possible should be such a big issue for someone who's familiar with QtCreator code.[/quote]
The other problem with the splitter approach is that it doesn't allow you to rearrange the "windows" independently. As I often have four or five windows open at a time, not being able to layer them over each other and move them around at will is a big drawback. I do like the xCode approach though - it has one main window, which can be split similarly to QtCreator, but if you double click on a file rather than single-clicking (which would be another nice thing to get in creator - the ability to load files with a single click) it opens a new window for that file.