Detachable sidebar

[Joshua Root]

Jonathan Tyzack wrote:
>> On 16 Apr 2006, at 17:02, Marcus Jüngling wrote:
>>
>> Hello group, hello developers,
>>
>> I've got wish about a function that is standard for other programms:
>>
>> 1. The sidebar with the tabs should be detachable to take it anywhere
>> all over the screen.
>> 2. Second is to change the size in every direction of the sidebar when
>> it is detached.
>>
> Hi,
> 
> while on the surface that sounds like a nice idea, it just wouldn't work
> in the real world. Which window would it be associated with if you have
> more than one open at a time? It would be impossible to tell.
> 

While I don't think this is a very useful thing to do, in its defence
GraphicConverter does something similar with its tool palettes. Each image
window has an associated palette which can be moved anywhere, and the problem
of associating palettes with windows is solved by hiding all the palettes
which belong to background windows.

- Josh