I shared these ideas in previously on this post but sharing here again so we can have a healthy discussion on these features.
These are the Ideas
Fullscreen Mode
Layout Icons Changes
This will help user to know on which layout he is currently on, This will solve this github's issue as well
opened 06:47AM - 21 Apr 20 UTC
closed 07:10PM - 30 Jun 20 UTC
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I want to propose a UX related adjustment. Joplin provides three type of layouts… .
1. Full screen writing
2. Full screen viewing
3. Split screen (write and view in parallel)
Speaking of my self, I don't like Split screen writing. So every time when I want to switch from full screen writing to viewing or vise versa, I have to click twice which is very uncomfortable. And I believe it would same for someone who prefer Split screen view.
It would be great if you provide three buttons, one for each layout instead of one. I am attaching a quick drawing that will help you to understand my point.
![image](https://user-images.githubusercontent.com/11066354/79833624-24f42f00-83c5-11ea-84c8-d81b7c5f2146.png)
Properties
Focus Mode
This mode has been requested by many people and they really want it.
These designs looks awesome. But not really a fan of moving the text formatting toolbar anywhere else. It’s the best place for it to be IMO. Maybe a zen-mode that hides all sidebars and toolbars? Now that’s what I’d wish for.
Nice design, very clean and simple. Any chance of it having just the Note editor maximized with everything hidden so that you can stay focused on writing… like iA Writer?
Search
This feature need a lot of discussion because it needs effort and changes to build it. and it is not perfect right now, instead of using tabs we have alternative to use regex only just like we currently have on joplin like "#" for tags
Feature we can implement right now in Joplin
Fullscreen Icon - In the toolbar we can add this button
Layout Icon - This will let user know the current screen he is using. Just need to change the icon of layout in toolbar
Hide & Show for Joplin
Focus mode is not complicated, it will just hide the sidebars and will play with opacity of objects, like this
Properties - Instead of showing Note Properties and content properties with different icon, we can show them using single icon
I like to know everyones opinions on these Ideas
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Can anybody take a look at last three images?
This looks very good; I hope it will be implemented. For me, I particularly am looking for the full screen (distraction-free) mode.
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I would love to have this features - the Full Screen Mode and the Focus Mode - implemented!
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Distraction free (focus) mode and full screen mode would be great, also presentation mode with a bigger font and spoilers (sensitive information) not showing for the audience
Hi,
I'm new to Joplin, I often use it on a vertical screen where there isn't much room in width. So I use the keyboard shortcuts to toggle the sidebar and the list of notes, and I also often have to toggle the panels of the plugins I use: Favorites, History, Outline.
A button to toggle everything at once would be great.
While waiting for the possible addition of this functionality, are there other solutions?
I saw this but I don't really understand what to do, and I'm afraid it might be risky:
Re: One button to toggle on and off the sidebar, notes list and favorites
Hi all. In case anyone is interested, I managed to work out how to fix this. The current visibility of panels is held in a global setting, so I use that. I can't just use the existing toggle commands, because the order in which you make each panel visible and invisible is important, and different depending on whether you are toggling on or off!
If you happen to want a button which toggles the sidebar, notes list and favo…
Thanks