[scribus] Request for a feature - 'window memory'

["Christoph Schäfer"]

> Gesendet: Dienstag, 12. November 2019 um 18:05 Uhr
> Von: "Craig Bradney" <cbradney at scribus.info>
> An: "Scribus User Mailing List" <scribus at lists.scribus.net>
> Betreff: Re: [scribus] Request for a feature - 'window memory'
>
> 
> 
> > On 12 Nov 2019, at 17:04, ale rimoldi <ale.comp_06 at xox.ch> wrote:
> > 
> > hi mike
> > 
> > 
> >> I played around a little and soem 'windows' did persist after
> >> restarting Scribus, but not all. It seems that one has to dock them
> >> and then move them to get them to persist. This is the first time
> >> I've observed any behaviour like this in Scribus!
> > 
> > if you can steps that can be replicated please open a ticket with the
> > exact steps to https://bugs.scribus.net
> > 
> >> 
> >> Just docking them means less space for viewing the actual document
> > 
> > i tend to work on (very) small screens.
> > it's not because a window is docked, that it should stay forever on the
> > screen.
> > in my case, for documents where i need more space, i do an F2 and f3 if
> > i want to hide or restore the palettes.
> > 
> > the big advantage is that i don't have to move around my palettes but
> > they are always at the same place, outside of the area where i'm
> > editing my document.
> > 
> > other people prefer to dock everything and keep the windows around
> > forever.
> > de gustibus.
> > 
> > (i've seen people working with very little usable space...
> > terrifying! ... not only with scribus. and they won't change their
> > mind.)
> 
> 
> Scribus has been saving window locations for more than a decade. There might be an issue with using multiple screens or something else so please describe your configuration in a bug and we can review.
> 
> Craig
> 

What's really required ist the possibility to save "session" data either with a document or generally. This would allow users to save a particular collection of palettes and dialogues as they were when they closed a document or Scribus, including their position. Most, if not all of Adobe's offerings have this option.

The question is how to handle this feature if users are operating in different environments, for instance, one with a dual monitor setup, another one with a single monitor. The easiest way, I think, is to simply revert to the default settings if a file with a dual monitor setting is being opened in a single monitor environment.


Christoph