- added toggle effect for the tools in the toolbar.

- enhanced the toggle effect for the tools in the Tools Toolbar and also for Notebook Tab selection: if the current tool is activated it will toggle the notebook side but only if the installed widget is itself. If coming from another tool, the notebook will stay visible

flatcamTools/ToolSolderPaste.py

@@ -414,13 +414,17 @@ class SolderPaste(FlatCAMTool):
     def run(self):
         self.app.report_usage("ToolSolderPaste()")
 
+        # if the splitter is hidden, display it, else hide it but only if the current widget is the same
+        if self.app.ui.splitter.sizes()[0] == 0:
+            self.app.ui.splitter.setSizes([1, 1])
+        else:
+            if self.app.ui.tool_scroll_area.widget().objectName() == self.toolName:
+                self.app.ui.splitter.setSizes([0, 1])
+
         FlatCAMTool.run(self)
         self.set_tool_ui()
         self.build_ui()
 
-        # if the splitter us hidden, display it
-        if self.app.ui.splitter.sizes()[0] == 0:
-            self.app.ui.splitter.setSizes([1, 1])
         self.app.ui.notebook.setTabText(2, "SolderPaste Tool")
 
     def install(self, icon=None, separator=None, **kwargs):