Bug 502301 - Alternate general purpose layout, for your consideration
Summary: Alternate general purpose layout, for your consideration
Status: REPORTED
Alias: None
Product: kdenlive
Classification: Applications
Component: User Interface & Miscellaneous (other bugs)
Version First Reported In: unspecified
Platform: Other Other
: NOR wishlist
Target Milestone: ---
Assignee: Jean-Baptiste Mardelle
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Reported: 2025-04-02 00:03 UTC by Gabriel Gazzán
Modified: 2025-04-02 00:05 UTC (History)
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2025-04-02 00:03 UTC, Gabriel Gazzán
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2025-04-02 00:04 UTC, Gabriel Gazzán
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2025-04-02 00:05 UTC, Gabriel Gazzán
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2025-04-02 00:05 UTC, Gabriel Gazzán
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Description Gabriel Gazzán 2025-04-02 00:03:13 UTC
Created attachment 179920 [details]
Alternate general purpose layout

Hi,

Just to propose the inclusion of this alternate general purpose layout, along with the default ones.
It's somewhat similar to a layout seen in older Kdenlive versions, but adapted to the new capabilities of Kdenlive and modern screen sizes. 
Honestly I'm finding it quite comfortable to work with. 
Some of the reasons:
- bigger monitors to see more details while editing.
- bigger Effects/Comp Stack, etc to improve comfort while tweaking technical parameters.
- smaller but functional Effects/Compositions widgets, close to the effects stack.
- smaller but still functional Project Bin.
coupled with a:
- Timeline using less tall tracks by default, to give space for the upper areas.

The philosophy behind it is to have fewer, bigger areas in the layout (to prioritize the ones where more time is spent during a typical session):
UPPER REGION
- One big "monitors" area. After all, I can't think of usual cases where seeing both monitors at the same time is needed for a task. Some other widgets can find its place here as well (Clip/Project Monitors, Media Browser, Online Resources)
- One big "options" area, where widgets showing lots of data can be better accommodated without constant scrolling or resizing. (Effect/Composition Stack, Clip Properties, Subtitles, Speech Editor, Time remapping, Audio Mixer)
- A mid "thin" area, where widgets which mainly list items can find its place (Compositions, Effects, Guides, Project Notes, Library, Undo History, some scopes)
LOWER REGION
- A slimmer Timeline, with slightly shorter tracks. (50 px tall, in the screenshot below).
- A left side area for the Project Bin and a few other widgets that can serve well in that place. (Project Bin, Audio Spectrum, Vectorscope, Screen Grab)


The described layout is attached here.
Below you can find some screenshots of it in action.
Comment 1 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-04-02 00:04:45 UTC
Created attachment 179921 [details]
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Comment 2 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-04-02 00:05:08 UTC
Created attachment 179922 [details]
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Comment 3 Gabriel Gazzán 2025-04-02 00:05:39 UTC
Created attachment 179923 [details]
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