RE: R[cdt-debug-dev] GDB console

["Lott, Jeremiah" <jeremiah.lott@xxxxxxxxxxx>]

I think if this PR were implemented that this would at least mostly
solve this problem.  In particular, viewing the gdb console and the
inferior output at the same time.  If there was a way to "pin" a view to
the top of a tab group, then it would be totally solved.

https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=74524

  Jeremiah Lott
  TimeSys Corporation

-----Original Message-----
From: Alain Magloire [mailto:alain@xxxxxxx] 
Sent: Thursday, October 21, 2004 8:43 PM
To: cdt-debug-dev@xxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: Re: R[cdt-debug-dev] GDB console


> 
> > >It isn't possible to pin the GDB console to front.
> > >
> > >I'd *really* like for the GDB console to be to front by default.=20
> > >
> > >Got pointers to where I can change CDT anyone?
> >=20
> > Don't know but you can tear out the gdb console and dock it  beside 
> >the rest. Like that it's always visible even if it needs more  space.
> 
> Unfortunally this does little to address the problem.
> 
> The most frequently asked question I get is due to confusion between 
> "GDB console" and the "stdin/stderr/stdout console".
> 
> If I could make the "GDB console" be the default to front, people 
> discover the less interesting(for embedded purposes) 
> "stdin/stderr/stdout console" when they need to.
> 
> I believe that "GDB console" must be to front by default.
> 

8-), you probably want this for your idle mode.

"GDB Console" used to be in separate view and not part of
"lauch/application Console" view. With the rewrite of the Console
Manager in Eclipse 2.x, it was remove and we took advantage of the
code(cleaner and less code to maintain for us)

The problem you have is probably(partly) due to the preference page:
Window -> Preferences -> Run/Debug -> Console
  * Show when program writes to standard out/err

This will probably make the console flip/flop between the gdb outputs
and the 
application/inferior outputs as both are writing logs.

But you have a good point, users may want to see this at the same time.
Something for 3.0, It would be good if we can provide this new "GDB
view" with the new Debug Console framework.


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