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File list sidebar? Is this possible?
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I like my file list to be visible as I write, so is there any way in Python (or in the existing workflow actions) to call up a sidebar with a scrollable list of files (along with previews of the first few lines of text) and then, upon selecting a specific file, having it load into the editor? (But, unlike the default file list, not disappear afterwards?)
Thanks!
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Also, just curious, can a Python sidebar be loaded from the left as well as the right? Thanks!
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Thanks! I'll give it a look.
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Also, ed which is a Codemirror based editor, capable of editing many file types.
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It all seems terribly complicated to me, since I am by no means a coder. I'd even be satisfied with a sidebar merely showing the contents of a file directory, without the ability to click them and pull them into the main writing space. I mainly want that Scrivener-like ability to view my documents as I write, so I can see where exactly I am within the structure of a big project.
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Putting filenav in the Action Menu (under the wrench icon) might get you closer to your objective.
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Thanks. I've actually spent the day picking apart some of the simpler sidebar workflows to see what makes them tick, and having some success figuring out what I want to do and how I want to implement it. What I want the sidebar to do has evolved a bit since I asked my original question. Now, having discovered that I can load UI elements into the sidebar, what I want to have is several textview windows in that sidebar, into which I'd be able load the contents of different files (which I'd choose via selecting from a list). I've managed to make it work via actions in Custom UI, but making it work in a sidebar is going to be just a bit more complicated. Still, it seems very doable.