Get 10 more pixels of coding space with CFBuilder

Ok, if you are like me, and I hope to God you aren't, you anal retentively scan the desktop and application settings of people giving presentations. Maybe it's a bit of ADD - but I obsess over it. Dock icons. Desktop shortcuts. You name it. Anyway, I just got out of a presentation and noticed the user's ColdFusion Builder layout was missing a small tweak I've done to mine. Have you noticed that - by default - you have a CFBuilder perspective button on a line all by itself?

Yeah, on a wide screen, that's a lot of space wasted for one little button. On a laptop it's even more valuable. Just right click and select Dock On and Top Right:

That shifts it to the right and up into the row above it.

Archived Comments

Comment 1 by Jason Brookins posted on 2/10/2010 at 10:39 PM

Thanks, Ray. The reclaimed space just "feels" better.

Comment 2 by marc esher posted on 2/10/2010 at 11:30 PM

Shameless plug, but it's relevant, so... I put another tip or two for maximizing CFBuilder screen real estate here -- http://blog.mxunit.org/2009...

Comment 3 by Jim Priest posted on 2/11/2010 at 12:39 AM

I do Dock Left, Show Text (off). And I also drag that small toolbar on the right in your screenshot above to the left as well.

That gives me a small toolbar down the left side and those icons still show up when using the full screen plugin.

Comment 4 by Brian W. posted on 2/11/2010 at 1:38 AM

A quick, but extremely helpful tip! I am now 10px more efficient.

Thx Ray!

Comment 5 by Mark Mandel posted on 2/11/2010 at 5:28 AM

That's weird - mine's always been top right by default.

Maybe because I do a plugin install? Is this on the standalone installer?

Comment 6 by Raymond Camden posted on 2/11/2010 at 6:57 AM

Yep, standalone.