Save Views/Message Windows Positions

[toni.heckmeier]

Hello!

Is there a way, to save the positions of the last used views and message windows in the XML editor?

Every time, i switch to a different file type and back (e.g. XSL -> TXT -> XSL), my Outline wiew is opening in the old positon. Why not store for every filetype the last opened views and their positions?

The same for the XSLT transformation messages. I would like to have the result and the messages side by side. Currently, their positions are always reseted.

It would be really great!

Never the less: A really great (the best?) editor!

Toni

[adrian]

Hello,

Thank you for the feedback.

What version of Oxygen are you currently using(Help -> About)?

The position of the views(Outline, Project, etc) is remembered, but it is the same one for all file types. Why would you want to place the outline in a different location for XML than for XSL or XSD.

Text files don't have an Outline so the view is hidden. But when switching to an XML file type the view appears where you last left it(so its position is remembered).

The results pane(where messages, errors and transformations results are shown) is considered critical so its location and its inner views are always reset to make sure that they remain in the most visible location.

I'll log your request to our issue tracking tool. This will be analyzed and if found appropriate it will be implemented in a future version of Oxygen.

Regards,
Adrian

[toni.heckmeier]

Hello Adrian!

Thanks for your quick reply!

We are using Oxygen V 13.1

I've undocked the Outline View from the main application and moved it to the 2nd monitor on the left side.
So, every time, I'm switching through different file formats (xsl, txt, xsl), the Outline View reopens in the center of my main screen.
It would be also okay, to keep the Outline for text files open (empty). Just keep it, where it was.

Thats true, that the results pane output is quite critical. But it might be enough, to reset the position for every software start. Or maybe an additional menu entry "Reset Views".

Regards,


Toni

[adrian]

Hi,

We've reproduced the bug with the view position. This was introduced in v13.0.
The remembered position is where the view was last undocked(made floating), not the actual position where it was last moved. I've logged this to our issue tracking tool and we will resolve it in a future version of Oxygen, hopefully v13.2.

A simple workaround for this issue is to dock and then undock a view after having moved it to a new location:
1. Move the view to where you want it to stay
2. Dock the view: double click on its title bar or right click on it and deselect Floating from the popup menu
3. Undock the view(make the view floating again): double click on its title tab(if stacked) or title bar(if alone). Or right click on the same item(tab/bar) and select Floating from the popup menu.
Note that if the view is stacked(has other views docked in the same location), the actions from the title bar will affect all the stacked views.

Regards,
Adrian