I’m really impressed with the forum responses that I get from the Theia team and others in the community. Just recently, @kittaakos wrote an excellent answer to my question. And then another community member followed up with more info. I’ve gotten similar help in the past, too—many kudos to the community and maintainers.
But my questions are always quite basic, and I find myself wondering if I’m missing something in the documentation. If I’m not missing something, I wonder if the community could be more efficient by having a “cookbook” or something similar. My learning pattern is a) search the web and the forum for a precise solution; b) search the TypeDocs site; c) parse the source. This all seems to complex for my rather basic questions.
So: Am I missing something, or can you point me to the best place to answers my questions? Or perhaps the answer is “you simply need to spend more time in the source code.” For example:
- What is the best way to open a file when Theia starts? Do I simply create an EditorWidget instance? Where do I create it? Should I use the EditorManager? What about the monaco editor plugin: is that the best way to go?
- How do I open a terminal when Theia starts?
- How to automatically preview a file when Theia starts?
- What’s the easiest way to store a user’s settings for the next session?
I’m thinking about a “cookbook” or something similar. Though in a different language and context, something like this: https://mkaz.blog/code/python-argparse-cookbook/.
Thoughts?