rizinorg/cutter

Allow minimize / maximize widgets

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#3060 opened on Dec 23, 2022

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Description

Is your feature request related to a problem? Please describe.

Having multiple widgets is very useful to analysis binaries. Especially analyzer can view both disasm code and decompiled code. However, code blocks can be very huge therefore the monitor can't display them all. An example of 1920x1080 screenshot image

Describe the solution you'd like Having a feature that allow minimizing widgets, so users can simple "hide" it when they need more space on the monitor. It's similar to vscode:

  1. The widgets are in "normal" mode image
  2. Hide the "bookmark widget" therefore "Search" widget has more space to display data

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Describe alternatives you've considered

Double click on widget's title will maximum it, double click on it again restore previous size

Additional context

IMO, the advantage of this method is viewer don't have to remove, then add widgets again and again. And it could be very useful if user sets multiple widgets in 1 position (multiple tabs)

Contributor guide

Tech stack
cpp
Domain
desktop
Issue type
feature
DifficultyEstimated implementation difficulty for a new contributor, from 1 for very small changes to 5 for expert-level work.
3
Estimated timeA rough time range for an experienced contributor to investigate, implement, test, and prepare a pull request.
1-2 days
Activity statusHow available the issue appears right now: fresh, active, stale, blocked, or waiting on maintainer input.
stale
ClarityHow clearly the issue explains the expected change, acceptance criteria, and next step.
clear
Prerequisites
C++UI components
Newbie friendlinessA 1-100 score estimating how approachable this issue is for first-time contributors.
40
Research direction
The issue requests a minimize/maximize feature for widgets in Cutter. To implement, explore the widget container system in the C++ source code, likely in the GUI directory (e.g., src/gui/WidgetContainer.cpp). Look at how widgets are currently docked and resized. No existing PRs or maintainer comments provide further guidance.