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Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:42 pm
by npc
Today I opened OWM on my laptop (Windows 10) to do some work, and the main floating tools menu was completely missing. It was not hidden underneath anything that I could control. I looked through the menus and options and nothing allowed me to find it.
The only thing that worked to bring it back was the "Reset Workspace" option. However, this was a bit unfortunate for me, as I had put a lot of effort into adjusting and rearranging my workspace for optimal speed use with my drawing pen. Now everything is resent, and it will be a bit of a chore to re-position all the things to my liking again.
One fix would be to add a new "Recover Tools" menu option, which could work like a partial reset, affecting only the floating picker.
Another option - and possibly even a more preferable one - would be to implement the Tools Menu as an actual Alt-Tab-able Window all its own. This would give it a number of system improvements, including being able to grab it and bring it back using basic Windows positioning controls.
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 8:16 am
by nDervish
npc wrote: ↑Tue Apr 20, 2021 1:42 pm
Another option - and possibly even a more preferable one - would be to implement the Tools Menu as an actual Alt-Tab-able Window all its own. This would give it a number of system improvements, including being able to grab it and bring it back using basic Windows positioning controls.
My personal ideal would be if it were dockable. No matter where I put it, it's rarely more than five minutes before I have to move it again so that I can see or touch whatever it's sitting in front of.
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:03 am
by Balmung
Yes, dockable would be nice. I have plenty of room at the top menu, but also in the left and right sidebar.
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Wed Apr 21, 2021 10:26 am
by npc
Yeah, making it dockable would be fantastic. This would be a great third option.
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:12 pm
by Kyete
The tools menu should be able to dock to the right or left side of the program window. Is it not working for any of you?
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-Katie
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:19 pm
by Balmung
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:07 am
by nDervish
I initially thought it didn't, but it did with further experimentation. The thing that tripped me up is that I'm used to things docking when the floating window reaches the location it should dock to, but OWM's implementation doesn't dock until the actual mouse pointer gets there, so I was giving up too soon. Thanks for the prompt to try harder.
Re: Request: Add a "Recover Tools Menu" Function, or instead make that menu an actual Window
Posted: Sun Jun 27, 2021 6:25 pm
by npc
Kyete wrote: ↑Fri Jun 25, 2021 4:12 pm
The tools menu should be able to dock to the right or left side of the program window. Is it not working for any of you?
nDervish wrote: ↑Sat Jun 26, 2021 7:07 am
I initially thought it didn't, but it did with further experimentation. The thing that tripped me up is that I'm used to things docking when the floating window reaches the location it should dock to, but OWM's implementation doesn't dock until the actual mouse pointer gets there, so I was giving up too soon. Thanks for the prompt to try harder.
Holy crap, same here. I am so used to docking window features being based on the window borders and not the mouse cursor, I never even noticed. This is great!
