Workbench

The workbench is the toplevel window for working with a project. It contains the window and the toplevel chrome such as the navigation, global search, run, and gear menu.

Status

• Needs design

  Design in progress

  Needs implementation

  Implementation in progress

  Stable

Goals

• Provide necessary chrome for moving throughout the project.

Tentative Design

• Workbench

  • The workbench is the toplevel window. It also contains the GtkHeaderBar controls.

• Drawer

  • The drawer is shown on the left side (ltr) and can be hidden by the user. It probably shouldn't be displayed until needed.

  • Items that can be embedded in the drawer should inherit from GbDrawerPage

• Command Bar

  • The command bar is revealed from the bottom.

• Multi View

  • The multi view is the horizontal area for tabs. They can be placed side by side, and there is currently no limit on the number of them that may be displayed.

• Tab

  • Items that can be displayed in the multi-view MUST inherit from GbTab.

• Search Bar

  • The global search bar should be centered in the header bar of the workbench.

Implementation

• gb-workbench.c

Prior Art

Xcode

Visual Studio

Xamarin Studio

Eclipse (PyDev)

Sketches