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The foremost problem with the main toolbar is that it doesn't fit on 1024 screen width when debugging (the debugging toolbar is on). This is not only the space issue, it's also about the number of items the user needs to comprehend. Recommendation: Eliminate toolbar items majority of users would not use. We need to eliminate at least 5 toolbar buttons so that the toolbar fits into 1 toolbar row when debugging. From profiler, we should remove the following toolbar button: Attach Profiler It should be fixed for 6.0 M9. Please reassign to responsible engineer. Jano Rojcek is your usability contact regarding this issue.
Profiler toolbar icons should be consistent with Debugger toolbar icons. So I'm fine with removing Attach Profiler if also Attach Debugger will be removed. Otherwise I would suggest to find more appropriate toolbar icon for removing.
Updating summary. We're trying to remove other items as well including the Attach Debugger action. During this week two new items appeared in the main toolbar (Advanced Search?, Add Web Service?). We're trying to remove that as well. See the debugger issue: http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100899 And umbrella toolbar issue: http://www.netbeans.org/issues/show_bug.cgi?id=100933
we will remove for M9. However, beyond M9 pls consider alternative approach for fixing #100933, by e.g. removing the toolbar items only if there are enough all-in-one IDE modules installed, etc.
Fixed in Profiler trunk. Please consider moving the Profile Project action next to the Debug Project action (placed in the same toolbar) if Attach Debugger/Profiler won't be restored. Now the standalone Profile Project in separate toolbar looks really strange (see the screenshot below).
Created attachment 41435 [details] Screenshot of current toolbar without Attach Debbuger and Attach Profiler
For those who are missing the Attach Profiler action in toolbar now: right- click the toolbar, choose Customize... and drag-drop the Attach Profiler... action back to the toolbar.
Thanks Jirko! Yes, we would most likely move the Profiler Main Project button into the so called "Build" toolbar for M10. Still TBD.
Verified with Beta1