Cool! How do you use this feature? I only use a single layout, really, and the only thing I do is change the width of the editor window as I change between smaller/bigger screens :)

Ah, zen mode (#289)

@almarklein

There is a description at the top of the new file:

Demonstration

Create a new view:

1. Start Pyzo with your favourite layout (window/widgets geometries and active tools).
2. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and keep at least one modifier key pressed (to keep the dialog open).
3. The currently selected entry in the left list widget is the currently active view ("[NORMAL]" after starting Pyzo).
4. Click the button "Add view" (while still holding the modifier key) [or move the focus to that button using the arrow keys and then press Space/Enter/Return].
5. Now you can release the modifier key(s).
6. Enter a name for the new view and press "OK" -- the "Views" dialog will also disappear.
7. Now you are in a different view -- you can quickly check the currently activated view by pressing and releasing the key combination and looking at the selected list entry.
8. Now modify window and widget geometries, and switch on/off some tools.
9. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and keep at least one modifier key pressed (to keep the dialog open).
10. Press the "Update view" button (or simply press Space because that button has the default focus).

Switch back to the normal view:

1. Press Ctrl+Shift+A and keep at least one modifier key pressed (to keep the dialog open).
2. Select the "[NORMAL]" entry for example by clicking on that list entry and release all keys.
3. The dialog will disappear and Pyzo switches the geometries.

To quickly switch between the two recently used views, press the "A" key again when the dialog is open. This will move the selection in the list widget, similar to repeatedly pressing the Tab key in the "Editor tab history" dialog.

The "[NORMAL]" view is exactly like in older Pyzo versions. Custom views keep their geometry settings until you update them manually.

My use cases

Currently I have following views in my user settings:

• "narrow": the shell is below the editor; no tools; good for having the Pyzo window next to another window on a (smaller) single monitor.
• "backup_normal": this is a backup of my nomal view, with the editor in the horizontal center, shell on the left, some tools tabbed on the bottom left, and some other tools along the right side of the editor. I sometimes use this to quickly restore the size after having closed Pyzo in maximized state (because of an issue with Qt and Wayland).
• "large_search": like the normal view, but giving the file browser tool on the very right side much more horizontal space so that I can see full lines in search results.