Show only the assembly-tree pane in the default dock config

Search, Analyzer and Debug Steps cluttered the default layout. They now opt out via ExportToolPane.IsVisibleByDefault = false (which BuildToolDock finally honours), so a fresh launch shows just the assembly tree. Each pane keeps its home alignment and is materialised there on demand by ShowToolPane, so opening Search / Analyze surfaces it in the same place as before.

ILSpy.Tests/Analyzers/AnalyzeContextMenuTests.cs

@@ -154,32 +154,23 @@ public class AnalyzeContextMenuTests
 		var methodNode = typeNode.Children.OfType<MethodTreeNode>()
 			.First(m => m.MethodDefinition.Name == "Count");
 
-		// Walk the dock layout to find the analyzer pane's current visibility state.
+		// The analyzer pane is hidden by default — not in the layout until something surfaces it.
-		var analyzerPane = FindAnalyzerPane(dockWorkspace);
+		FindAnalyzerPane(dockWorkspace).Should().BeNull(
-		Assert.That(analyzerPane, Is.Not.Null, "the analyzer pane must be in the dock layout");
+			"baseline: the analyzer pane is hidden until invoked");
-		var owningDock = analyzerPane!.Owner as global::Dock.Model.Core.IDock;
-		Assert.That(owningDock, Is.Not.Null, "the analyzer pane must have a dock parent");
-
-		// Pick any sibling dockable and force it to be active first, so the analyzer pane
-		// starts in the inactive state — that's the regression we're testing.
-		var sibling = owningDock!.VisibleDockables?
-			.FirstOrDefault(d => !ReferenceEquals(d, analyzerPane));
-		if (sibling != null)
-		{
-			owningDock.ActiveDockable = sibling;
-			((object?)owningDock.ActiveDockable).Should().NotBeSameAs(analyzerPane,
-				"baseline: sibling-active must really make the analyzer pane inactive");
-		}
 
 		entry.Execute(new TextViewContext {
 			SelectedTreeNodes = new ICSharpCode.ILSpyX.TreeView.SharpTreeNode[] { methodNode }
 		});
 		TestCapture.Step("analyzer-pane-surfaced");
 
-		// After Execute, the active dockable in the analyzer pane's owning dock should be
+		// After Execute, the pane is materialised into the layout and active in its dock —
-		// the analyzer pane itself — that's what ShowToolPane does.
+		// that's what ShowToolPane does, so the user sees the entity they just analysed.
-		((object?)owningDock.ActiveDockable).Should().BeSameAs(analyzerPane,
+		var analyzerPane = FindAnalyzerPane(dockWorkspace);
-			"Execute must call ShowToolPane so the analyzer pane surfaces");
+		analyzerPane.Should().NotBeNull("Execute must surface (materialise) the analyzer pane");
+		var owningDock = analyzerPane!.Owner as global::Dock.Model.Core.IDock;
+		owningDock.Should().NotBeNull("the surfaced analyzer pane must have a dock parent");
+		((object?)owningDock!.ActiveDockable).Should().BeSameAs(analyzerPane,
+			"Execute must call ShowToolPane so the analyzer pane surfaces and is active");
 	}
 
 	[AvaloniaTest]

ILSpy.Tests/Analyzers/AnalyzerPaneVisibilityTests.cs

@@ -17,6 +17,7 @@
 // DEALINGS IN THE SOFTWARE.
 
 using System.Collections.Generic;
+using System.Linq;
 using System.Threading.Tasks;
 
 using Avalonia.Headless.NUnit;
@@ -59,8 +60,10 @@ public class AnalyzerPaneVisibilityTests
 		var analyzer = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<AnalyzerTreeViewModel>();
 		var factory = (ILSpyDockFactory)dockWorkspace.Factory;
 
+		// The analyzer pane is hidden by default; show it so the user has it open.
+		dockWorkspace.ShowToolPane(AnalyzerTreeViewModel.PaneContentId);
 		AllDockables(dockWorkspace.Layout).Should().Contain(analyzer,
-			"baseline: the analyzer pane is in the default layout");
+			"showing the analyzer pane adds it to the layout");
 
 		// The user closes the bottom Analyzer panel (its close button calls CloseDockable).
 		factory.CloseDockable(analyzer);
@@ -75,4 +78,31 @@ public class AnalyzerPaneVisibilityTests
 		(analyzer.Owner as IDock)?.ActiveDockable.Should().BeSameAs(analyzer,
 			"the restored pane must be the active dockable in its dock");
 	}
+
+	[AvaloniaTest]
+	public async Task Default_Layout_Shows_Only_The_Assembly_Tree_Pane()
+	{
+		// The default dock config shows just the assembly-tree pane: Search, Analyzer and Debug
+		// Steps are hidden until invoked (IsVisibleByDefault = false), while keeping their home
+		// locations for when they are first opened.
+		var (_, vm) = await TestHarness.BootAsync(3);
+		var dockWorkspace = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<DockWorkspace>();
+		var analyzer = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<AnalyzerTreeViewModel>();
+		var search = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.Search.SearchPaneModel>();
+
+		var paneIds = AllDockables(dockWorkspace.Layout)
+			.OfType<global::ILSpy.ViewModels.ToolPaneModel>()
+			.Select(p => p.Id)
+			.ToList();
+		paneIds.Should().Contain("AssemblyTree", "the assembly-tree pane is visible by default");
+		paneIds.Should().NotContain("Search", "Search is hidden until invoked");
+		paneIds.Should().NotContain("Analyzer", "Analyzer is hidden until invoked");
+
+		// ...but showing one materialises it into its home location.
+		dockWorkspace.ShowToolPane(global::ILSpy.Search.SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
+		AllDockables(dockWorkspace.Layout).Should().Contain(search,
+			"Show Search must materialise the hidden Search pane");
+		(search.Owner as IDock)!.Id.Should().Be("TopTools",
+			"Search keeps its top-edge home dock");
+	}
 }

ILSpy.Tests/Docking/LayoutPersistenceTests.cs

@@ -61,6 +61,9 @@ public class LayoutPersistenceTests
 		_ = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
 
 		var dockWorkspace = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<DockWorkspace>();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so the round-trip covers a tool pane that
+		// lives in a materialised-on-demand dock, not just the assembly tree.
+		dockWorkspace.ShowToolPane(global::ILSpy.Search.SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
 		var path = Path.Combine(Path.GetTempPath(), $"ILSpy.Layout.test.{System.Guid.NewGuid():N}.json");
 
 		try

ILSpy.Tests/MainWindow/ToolPaneRegistryTests.cs

@@ -74,19 +74,19 @@ public class ToolPaneRegistryTests
 	[AvaloniaTest]
 	public void DockFactory_Builds_Layout_Zones_Driven_By_The_Registry()
 	{
-		// ILSpyDockFactory iterates the registry instead of taking each pane in its ctor —
+		// ILSpyDockFactory iterates the registry instead of taking each pane in its ctor.
-		// verifies via the live DockWorkspace that the same three docks (Left/Top/Bottom)
+		// The default config places only the visible-by-default assembly-tree pane; Search and
-		// still get created and contain the right panes.
+		// Analyzer are hidden (IsVisibleByDefault = false) and materialised on demand.
 
 		// Arrange + Act — DockWorkspace is constructed by the composition host; its layout is
 		// built eagerly in the constructor.
 		var workspace = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<DockWorkspace>();
 		var allDockables = FlattenDockables(workspace.Layout).ToArray();
 
-		// Assert — each pane is registered as a dockable inside the layout.
+		// Assert — only the assembly-tree pane is placed up front.
 		allDockables.OfType<AssemblyTreeModel>().Should().ContainSingle();
-		allDockables.OfType<SearchPaneModel>().Should().ContainSingle();
+		allDockables.OfType<SearchPaneModel>().Should().BeEmpty("Search is hidden until invoked");
-		allDockables.OfType<AnalyzerTreeViewModel>().Should().ContainSingle();
+		allDockables.OfType<AnalyzerTreeViewModel>().Should().BeEmpty("Analyzer is hidden until invoked");
 	}
 
 	static System.Collections.Generic.IEnumerable<Dock.Model.Core.IDockable> FlattenDockables(Dock.Model.Core.IDockable root)

ILSpy.Tests/Search/SearchInputFocusTests.cs

@@ -64,8 +64,10 @@ public class SearchInputFocusTests
 	{
 		var (window, _) = await TestHarness.BootAsync();
 
-		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 		var dockWorkspace = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<DockWorkspace>();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so its view realises.
+		dockWorkspace.ShowToolPane(global::ILSpy.Search.SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
+		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 
 		dockWorkspace.ShowSearchCommand.Execute(null);
 

ILSpy.Tests/Search/SearchPaneViewTests.cs

@@ -45,6 +45,9 @@ public class SearchPaneViewTests
 
 		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
 		window.Show();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so its view realises.
+		AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.Docking.DockWorkspace>()
+			.ShowToolPane(SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
 		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 		TestCapture.Step("booted");
 
@@ -65,6 +68,9 @@ public class SearchPaneViewTests
 	{
 		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
 		window.Show();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so its view realises.
+		AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.Docking.DockWorkspace>()
+			.ShowToolPane(SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
 		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 		TestCapture.Step("booted");
 		var vm = (SearchPaneModel)pane.DataContext!;
@@ -87,6 +93,9 @@ public class SearchPaneViewTests
 
 		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
 		window.Show();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so its view realises.
+		AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.Docking.DockWorkspace>()
+			.ShowToolPane(SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
 		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 		TestCapture.Step("booted");
 		var vm = (SearchPaneModel)pane.DataContext!;

ILSpy.Tests/Search/SearchProgressTests.cs

@@ -106,6 +106,9 @@ public class SearchProgressTests
 	{
 		var window = AppComposition.Current.GetExport<MainWindow>();
 		window.Show();
+		// Search is hidden by default; surface it so its view realises.
+		AppComposition.Current.GetExport<global::ILSpy.Docking.DockWorkspace>()
+			.ShowToolPane(global::ILSpy.Search.SearchPaneModel.PaneContentId);
 		var pane = await window.WaitForComponent<SearchPane>();
 		TestCapture.Step("booted");
 

ILSpy/Analyzers/AnalyzerTreeViewModel.cs

@@ -31,7 +31,7 @@ using ILSpy.ViewModels;
 namespace ILSpy.Analyzers
 {
 	[Export]
-	[ExportToolPane(ContentId = PaneContentId, Alignment = ToolPaneAlignment.Bottom, Order = 0)]
+	[ExportToolPane(ContentId = PaneContentId, Alignment = ToolPaneAlignment.Bottom, Order = 0, IsVisibleByDefault = false)]
 	[Shared]
 	public class AnalyzerTreeViewModel : ToolPaneModel
 	{

ILSpy/Docking/ILSpyDockFactory.cs

@@ -416,8 +416,12 @@ namespace ILSpy.Docking
 
 		ToolDock? BuildToolDock(string id, ToolPaneAlignment alignment, double proportion)
 		{
+			// Only panes that opt into the default layout are placed up front; the rest
+			// (Search, Analyzer, Debug Steps) are materialised on demand by ShowToolPane, so the
+			// default config shows just the assembly-tree pane while keeping every pane's home
+			// location intact for when it is first opened.
 			var dockables = panes
-				.Where(p => p.Metadata.Alignment == alignment)
+				.Where(p => p.Metadata.Alignment == alignment && p.Metadata.IsVisibleByDefault)
 				.OrderBy(p => p.Metadata.Order)
 				.Select(p => (IDockable)p.Pane)
 				.ToArray();

ILSpy/Search/SearchPaneModel.cs

@@ -51,7 +51,7 @@ namespace ILSpy.Search
 	}
 
 	[Export]
-	[ExportToolPane(ContentId = PaneContentId, Alignment = ToolPaneAlignment.Top, Order = 0)]
+	[ExportToolPane(ContentId = PaneContentId, Alignment = ToolPaneAlignment.Top, Order = 0, IsVisibleByDefault = false)]
 	[Shared]
 	public partial class SearchPaneModel : ToolPaneModel
 	{