Suppress command line output when invoking external tool?
Posted: Wed Dec 15, 2010 10:23 pm
Hi,
This is a minor convenience issue:
When I invoke an External Tools command, a console output pane opens up displaying the associated terminal output.
Sometimes this is exactly what I want.
Other times, my external tool command is something trivial (like, for example, starting my browser or a Mac Quicklook viewer to bring up a preconfigured documentation page.
In the latter case, I'd really rather not have the console output pane open up and take up space in my layout.
I can see where this is problematic, since if something goes wrong with the command line instruction, not having the console pane available could cause a seize-up.
But, that said, is there any way to either suppress the console output pane; or make it open in some kind of minimized state; or maybe as a floating window?
John
This is a minor convenience issue:
When I invoke an External Tools command, a console output pane opens up displaying the associated terminal output.
Sometimes this is exactly what I want.
Other times, my external tool command is something trivial (like, for example, starting my browser or a Mac Quicklook viewer to bring up a preconfigured documentation page.
In the latter case, I'd really rather not have the console output pane open up and take up space in my layout.
I can see where this is problematic, since if something goes wrong with the command line instruction, not having the console pane available could cause a seize-up.
But, that said, is there any way to either suppress the console output pane; or make it open in some kind of minimized state; or maybe as a floating window?
John