[Stefan]

I played around and want to share a tip with you:
> use Layouts to switch between different visible surface / user interface views.

First:
Customize the Layouts: “Tools > All Commands: Tools > Customize > Layouts”
– [Add]
– Add a name like “minimal”
– [Save Current Layout] to get all checkboxes set as like as the “normal” (or current?) layout
– Configure the layout as wanted, for example disable all toolbars
– [OK]

Maybe do that a second time and save the current layout as “normal”-Layout (otherwise we would have to use F11 two times to go back to “normal” ?):
– [Add]
– Add a name like “Normal”
– [Save Current Layout] to get all checkboxes set as like as the “normal” (or current?) layout
– [OK]

Test:
Toggle between the layouts “Tools > All Commands: View > Layouts > (Layout)”

Usage:
Use EmEditor for example as notepad replacement with Total Commander:
– Total Commander Menu “Configuration > Options…”
> Edit/View > Editor for F4:
>> TOOLs\EmEditor\EmEditor.exe /sp /layout “minimal” “%1”
(((Note: TOOLs and EmEditor are sub folders of my TC folder, I use portable EmEditor)))

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That way I have EmEditor running with all wanted toolbars visible and also the snipped plugin open,
and I can run a visible minimal set up EmEditor as a quick text editor/viewer from TC.

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The switch /sp will open EmEditor as a second process and doesn’t touch my open full featured EmEditor.
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I just saw that is new feature and needs EmEditor v21.0 beta 6 from August 2, 2021 or newer.

have fun
/Stefan

[Stefan]

Switching between layouts doesn’t remember open Plug-ins on the left (at least for me, I am on 21.5.2).
After switching back to a layout with before open Snippets-plugin the pane is closed and I have to re-open it.

Maybe you can add a checkbox “[_]Remember open Plugin” to “Customize > Layouts – Options” ?

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Just an hint ;-)
/Stefan

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