hide properties pane

[Jesan.S]

Is it possible to hide the properties pane by default when application starts?

[Dwight Arthur]

Hi, Jesan. I don’t know how to do what you are asking but this is close: If you create a new workspace (tab) and collapse either or both of the properties panes, when you close MLO and later open it again the properties pane(s) will still be closed in that workspace.

-Dwight

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[Stéph]

And Alt-F2 toggles the Properties & Notes pane on/off - This status is also remembered next time to load MLO and go into that Workspace.

 

Slightly annoyingly, there's no shortcut key to collapse the whole properties pane (Alt-0 only collapses the group in that pane) and leave the Notes visible.

 

Stéphane

[Dwight Arthur]

Hi, Stéphane.

If I’m not mistaken, Alt-1 does what you are looking for. You might have to hit it once or twice depending on where your cursor is when you start. Alt-2 seems to reverse the effect.

-Dwight

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[Stéph]

Hello Dwight,

Maybe you've managed to set up some custom hotkeys to do what I was looking for (though I can't see how to do that myself)?  With the standard shortcut key settings, Alt-1 toggles between the task description in the outline pane and the Notes pane. Alt-2 opens and closes the General properties group.

There are various Alt-number combinations which open and close groups of properties but, to my knowledge, no keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys which collapse the properties pane to the bottom of the window (so that the Notes pane gets maximised). As far as I can see, to do that you have to click on the title bar of the properties pane.

Stéphane

[Dwight Arthur]

Hi, Stéph. I'm dealing with unmodified out-of-the-box hotkeys. As you noted below, "Alt-1 toggles [the focus] between the task description in the outline pane and the Notes pane" - but when toggling from the outline to the notes pane, it also makes the notes pane visible, which means that if the right pane is hidden (alt-f2) then alt-1 reverses that and reveals the pane, and if the pane is showing task properties, alt-1 collapses the task properties revealing the notes pane.So, by hitting Alt-1 once (if the current focus is in the outline) or twice (if the current focus is anywhere else) the notes panel is expanded and focus goes to the notes.

Similar situation happens on the reverse. Alt-2, as you noted, "opens and closes the General Properties Group." If the General Properties group is not visible, opening it causes it to become revealed, reversing alt-F2 if necessary and hiding the expanded notes if it's showing. Closing the General Properties group moves the focus to the outline but leaves the right pane displayed and task properties displayed. So hitting Alt-2 once or twice will result in the focus in the outline and task properties showing.

On Sunday, December 28, 2014 at 3:34:50 AM UTC-5, Stéph wrote:

[. . .]Maybe you've managed to set up some custom hotkeys to do what I was looking for (though I can't see how to do that myself)?  With the standard shortcut key settings, Alt-1 toggles between the task description in the outline pane and the Notes pane. Alt-2 opens and closes the General properties group.There are various Alt-number combinations which open and close groups of properties but, to my knowledge, no keyboard shortcuts or hotkeys which collapse the properties pane to the bottom of the window (so that the Notes pane gets maximised). As far as I can see, to do that you have to click on the title bar of the properties pane.[. . .]

On Tuesday, 23 December 2014 17:16:00 UTC, Dwight Arthur wrote:

If I’m not mistaken, Alt-1 does what you are looking for. You might have to hit it once or twice depending on where your cursor is when you start. Alt-2 seems to reverse the effect. 

On: Tuesday, December 23, Stéph wrote:

[. . .]Slightly annoyingly, there's no shortcut key to collapse the whole properties pane (Alt-0 only collapses the group in that pane) and leave the Notes visible.

[Stéph]

I stand corrected by your comprehensive clarification. All you say is, indeed, correct.

For me, though, hitting Alt-1 to shift focus doesn't collapse the Properties sub-pane. The Properties remain expanded to fill half the space of the Notes/Properties pane. This is something I've always wanted - to have a keystroke to hide the properties sub-pane.

I'd just add: Once you've used Alt-<number> to reveal the Notes & Properties pane, only Alt-F2 will hide it again.

Stéphane