249188 - Only show network/server tab if directly requested

Status: RESOLVED INCOMPLETE

(Other Applications Graveyard :: ChatZilla, defect)

Description

[Tobias Burnus]

Since I run out of visible tabs (compare bug 249187), I usually /hide all
server/network tabs. It would be nice, if all those tabs could be set to hidden
in preference|startup.

(By the way, what is the opposite command to /hide? /help hide doesn't mention
anything, neither /show nor /unhide do exist.)
This is with mozilla-1.7-0.1 and thus ChatZilla 0.9.61.

Comment 1

[James Ross]

The only option at present is to re-attach to a view, either using /attach,
/server, /network, /join or whatever got you (or would get you) the view.

Comment 2

[James Ross]

The Window Manager will remember all views, hidden or not, so that if you hide a
server view (closing it will kill the connection) you'll never see it again. We
could also use simple heuristics; if you /attach irc.example.com you get the
server view, if you /attach irc.example.com/channel you get the server view
created, but hidden, and then the channel view as expected.

Comment 3

[James Ross]

OK, I'm morphing this bug slightly. Instead of an option, we should simple have network/server views hidden if they're only being used as stepping-stones.

So you'd not have a network view for things like:
 - /attach moznet/chatzilla
 - IRC URL link to a channel or user
 - Only channels/users set to Open At Startup

But you would have a network view for:
 - /attach moznet
 - IRC URL link to a network or server
 - The network is (also) in Open At Startup list

Of course, being hidden, the network view would appear if anything of interest happened on it, or /attach moznet or similar was once. We need to revisit deleted vs hidden network views in another bug though...

Comment 4

[Glen Mailer]

The network should also appear if copy important messages is on, imo - as having the new tab with the copied messages pop up on the right might be a bit odd.