Request for Sticky Output Panels

[karlinjf]

When I run tests in the build panel, or show code search results (e.g., via the Chromium X-Refs plugin) I’d really like the option of making the output panel sticky.

Use case 1: test output:

1. I run some tests via the build command, and see errors
2. I search for something I see in the error output, which causes the output panel to go away but I still need to reference it

Use case 2: plugins
I’m the developer of the Chromium X-Refs plugin, and it makes use of output panels and phantoms. It displays all the C++ cross-references for a piece of code (with links) in a phantom in an output panel.

1. Click on code, x-refs come up in output panel (yay!)
2. Jump to something (by pressing link in panel) and then start editing
3. While editing you inevitably the output panel goes away (e.g., while searching for code)
4. Now I have to hotkey to bring it back up when I want to navigate to the next place

Thanks!

[kingkeith]

I also find it annoying that only one panel can be visible at once, probably I’m affected by the same thing - I want the output panel and the find (and replace) panel visible together