Bug 337893

Summary: Selectbox to choose launch target on main toolbar.
Product: [Applications] kdevelop Reporter: Manu <turkeyman>
Component: All editorsAssignee: kdevelop-bugs-null
Status: REPORTED ---    
Severity: wishlist CC: julian.g, mail, zpon.dk
Priority: NOR    
Version First Reported In: unspecified   
Target Milestone: ---   
Platform: Other   
OS: Linux   
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Description Manu 2014-07-30 04:06:56 UTC
Going through the drop-down menu every time I want to change launcher is very annoying.
Can we please have a selectbox in the main toolbar to select between launchers?
Comment 1 Sven Brauch 2016-03-09 10:18:24 UTC
We had a patch for this feature for at least 2 times already, one of them written by me. The problem is this: There is an Execute an a Debug button. One executes, one debugs the current launch configuration. If you add a dropdown to Execute, that will change the (global) current launch config, so it will also change for the debug button, which is quite counter-intuitive. If you want the two to be different configurations, you have to refactor quite some things.

So, not a JJ maybe?
Comment 2 Kevin Funk 2016-03-09 10:43:06 UTC
Thanks for the update. Removed the junior job tag again.
Comment 3 Søren Juul 2016-06-10 07:58:45 UTC
I would really like something like this as well. I very often need to run two instances of the same binary (with different arguments). And it is really inconvenient to have to navigate the drop-down menu.
While not ideal, it would be a bit easier if I could choose the the "Current Launch Configuration" from the main toolbar (a bit like the stop button has a drop down, but without having to long press). Could this be a middle ground until the two run and debug buttons gets separate launch configurations?

PS. eclipse actually works like described by Sven, i.e. if you choose a launch target for running, it would also change the debug launch target selection, and vice versa.
Comment 4 Kevin Funk 2016-06-10 11:58:25 UTC
Patches welcome! I'm sorry, but I don't think this is super high on our priority list; so we'd need your help!
Comment 5 Julian Groß 2026-01-11 21:35:22 UTC
CLion just has a target selector next to the debug and execute buttons. Having it display the name of the target in a full combobox instead of having a little arrow next to the execute button works very well in my opinion.