A discussion about a vertical post editor for widescreen high-resolution displays has begun. internet_cookie proposed the idea, sharing images of a potential design, citing the benefits of easier navigation and composition. The question arose whether this could be achieved through a theme component or plugin, or if it would require a core change. codinghorror expressed concerns about the difficulty of implementing such a change due to the horizontal design being deeply ingrained in the code. However, awesomerobot disagreed, suggesting it could be possible to create a theme that repositions the composer and rearranges its content. bts showed support for the idea, citing the benefits of utilizing extra horizontal space and referencing the precedent of vertical docking of browser dev tools.
On wide high res displays I have a lot of horizontal space, but vertical space is at a premium. I’d love to see a vertical post editor, maybe something like this:
It should be possible in a theme. The composer is a fixed element, so it’s already positioned separate from the main page content, which makes repositioning it fairly straightforward… the trickier part is rearranging the content of the composer itself.
I like this idea a lot, 100% agree this could be a great way to use my tons of extra horizontal space on an iMac, particularly useful for replies with extensive quoting.
