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Idea #19953: Attachable PDF windows for Applications

Written by slooksterpsv the 22 May 09 at 00:39. Related project: Eclipse. Status: New
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My Problem: When programming an application or learning a new programming language using a PDF eBook, I usually have to switch back and forth between applications just to read the PDF. This takes up a lot of my time trying to learn a language. A book I have to keep moving my head to look at the book and what not. The windows won't stay put or scale with the IDE (you have to do it manually I understand). But still if you read the PDF and start to type it switches focus to the pdf so you have to click back on the editor.
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Solution #1: Attachable window to "look & feel" like its integrated into the app.
Written by slooksterpsv the 22 May 09 at 00:39.
Here's what I'd like to see:
You open a PDF and place the PDF window next to an application such as Eclipse. It adds on its window size or sizes it down to where you can still read the pdf, but also work in the IDE. If you move the window the IDE window, it moves the PDF window with it. Instead of leaving the IDE you can click to scroll down in the book or that. This may have uses for other things like OpenOffice when students are working on projects or assignments.

This could be attachable next to the IDE, it could be placed ontop, but the focus make it to where other windows could overlap it if its not for that application, but those windows for the applications make it where it bumps into it and can't over lap it. Have a menu where you could reference the app the PDF window should be part of.

NOTE: PDF could also be a web page and what not.

Other uses for this would be combining windows for PIMs, calendar, email, really anything that you want to integrate another app with or a window of another app with a window of an app you want to use.
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Solution #2: Use the scroll wheel.
Written by Mårten Woxberg the 12 Jun 09 at 22:06.
Place Eclipse on one side, Evince on the other.

When you need to scroll the text DO NOT click on Evince,
instead just scroll..
The scroll will go through and Evince will still have focus when you type.

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r0g wrote on the 25 May 09 at 07:47
I know what you mean but, if you're working in eclipse you probably don't want it to have to share screen space with anything. This is where multiple desktops/screens comes in v.handy - PDF on one screen, eclipse on an adjacent one, quick keyboard shortcut to switch between the two - this works for me at least.


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