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While I agree with this point, I also like my interfaces small. Because, since I don't click around on them, I don't like them taking up space.

I also use a mouse on my PC, so I'm fairly precise in case I want to use the icons. There's no need to blow them up, so my fat fingers wouldn't misclick on a tablet.

I like to code with two windows side by side, usually IDE + browser for docs, sometimes on a small screen. I'd rather have the extra pixels for the docs instead of random useless space around the IDE's widgets.



I like them small too which is why I hide basically everything except for the editor itself :)


I just wish the panels would default hide. I run bazel sync and half my window is build logs until I get around to closing them. If it’s not in active use, maybe after 5s, get it out of the way of code.


I hear you, but...when in the editor, ⇧ ⌘ F12 hides all windows except the active editor. I also added ⌘⇧H as a shortcut.




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