06-23-2020, 09:25 AM | #1 |
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Editor statusbar query
Is it possible for Editor plugins to utilise the middle portion of the Editor's statusbar?
Background: As a result of another recent bout of RSI I decided to try to reduce the amount of "excess clicking" in my many Editor plugins. For years I used a simple standard calibre info_dialog widget to report "Toolname: No action required", which needed to be manually closed with click/keystroke. This is the "excess clicking" I want to try to reduce. I do want to have positive confirmation when a plugin runs OK but nothing needed to be changed. I've tried the other approach of "just do nothing if nothing changed", but I don't like it. So far I've tried a few alternatives for displaying a temporary "No action required" message. They all work OK with pros & cons.
I've been using option 1. for a few weeks. It works pretty well but the message appears in the bottom left corner which is not really in the natural eye-line and is already quite busy with other tabs and panels. If I could force the message into the wide-open spaces of the central portion of the statusbar I think this would be my option of choice. [For anyone wondering whether all this experimenting risked more RSI - the irony is not lost on me.] |
06-23-2020, 11:12 AM | #2 |
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There is no middle portion as such, simply stick a bunch of non breaking spaces at the start of your message to shift it rightwards.
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06-23-2020, 11:37 AM | #3 |
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