jupyterlab_toscmode

JupyterLab v4 extension providing command Toggle Showcase Mode that allows to switch between normal mode and showcase mode. In Showcase Mode, the following elements are hidden:

• The menu panel (at the top of the screen)
• The notebook panel (at the top of the notebook)
• The cell toolbar (inside the currently selected cell)
• Optional: cells not part of the currently selected chapter (requires option Grey out cells outside of current chapter to be set to true)

Installation

Execute the following command in a shell:

pip install jupyterlab_toscmode

Or install it via the grafical extension manager as shown below:

Usage

1. Enter Ctrl+Shift+D to switch to the "Simple Interface", i.e. no tabs are shown.
2. Enter Ctrl+Shift+C to open the Command Panel and run command "Toggle Showcase Mode".
3. To switch back to normal mode, repeat.

Configuration

Enable cell grey out

1. In Jupyter, go to Settings tab -> Settings editor
2. Enter toscmode in the search bar
3. Enable/diable setting Grey out cells outside of current chapter

Set custom Shortcuts

1. In Jupyter, go to Settings tab -> Settings editor
2. Choose Keyboard Shortcuts from the left sidebar
3. Open the JSON Settings Editor in the top right corner
4. Edit the User Preferences on the right and save. The following is a template to quickly toggle between full functionality (Menu bars enabled) and Showcase mode (Menu bars disabled) with the following maps:
   • Ctrl+Shift+1: toggle left sidebar
   • Ctrl+Shift+2: toggle simple interface (Jupyter tabs)
   • Ctrl+Shift+3: toggle Showcase mode
5. Save changes. Reload browser to activate.

{
    "shortcuts": [
        {
            "args": {},
            "command": "application:toggle-left-area",
            "keys": ["Ctrl Shift 1"],
            "selector": "body"
        },
        {
            "args": {},
            "command": "application:toggle-mode",
            "keys": ["Ctrl Shift 2"],
            "selector": "body"
        },
        {
            "args": {},
            "command": "jupyterlab_toscmode:toggle-showcase-mode",
            "keys": ["Ctrl Shift 3"],
            "selector": "body"
        }
    ]
}

Contribute

See CONTRIBUTING.md for details on how to contribute to this project.