[BBD] Left justification please

clpratt · January 03, 2015, 07:19:45 PM

Mario,
please can there be an option to set left justification in the panel which shows "Media & Folders" and "Categories" and to save that setting for the next IMatch session. It seems to default to centre justification which I find not very useful.

thank you
Chris

Mario · January 04, 2015, 09:05:42 AM

Which justification do you mean? The tree control elements?
Tree controls are always left justified (unless you use a RTL layout) and Windows will automatically scroll the tree to the right when the focused entry is not completely visible. In this case, just make the panel wider.

Menace · January 04, 2015, 10:39:44 AM

I'm not shure, but I think Chris wants (like me

), that IMatch opens in that place (on the left side inside the tree), were it been left. For example: My last activate folder was "Cytologie". If I open IMatch, it would be nice, when it is cytologie again. But maybe I understand Chris wrong.

Mario · January 04, 2015, 12:57:34 PM

IMatch automatically restores the last focused folder when it restarts. The folder and the expanded/collapsed states are stored in the workspace.
Do you say that IMatch selects a 'random' folder in the Media & Folders View when you restart it? It just checked and it works.

Menace · January 04, 2015, 06:22:13 PM

Quote from: Mario on January 04, 2015, 12:57:34 PM
IMatch automatically restores the last focused folder when it restarts.

But just, if you start the same database. If you change the database, it starts with a folder somewhere else.

Mario · January 04, 2015, 06:53:54 PM

This information is stored per database.

clpratt · January 04, 2015, 06:57:23 PM

Hi Mario,
I have attached 2 screenshots. "just_normal" shows how the panel normally opens.
"just_Left" shows how I would like it to open and reopen.
Otherwise I have to use the slidebar every time to see the tree icons and the + and - signs, or I have to have the panel wider than I would like.

Chris

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Menace · January 04, 2015, 07:52:07 PM

Quote from: Mario on January 04, 2015, 06:53:54 PM
This information is stored per database.

Yes: But not if you start meanwhile another database.

Example:
1. Database 1: close on "Biologie"-Folder
2. Start Database 2.
3. Close Database 2.
4. Start Database 1: NOT "Biologie", but something else is marked.

But this is another problem, than Cris wants to be solved.

Mario · January 05, 2015, 08:29:16 AM

Quote from: clpratt on January 04, 2015, 06:57:23 PM
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As said, Windows will automatically scroll the tree control to make the focused entry entirely visible. IMatch does not try to work against this by forcing the tree to scroll all the way to the left. Not only makes the Windows automatism sense, but if I would forcefully scroll the window to the left, users would complain because they cannot see the entire folder name...

Mario · January 05, 2015, 08:30:55 AM

Quote from: Menace on January 04, 2015, 07:52:07 PM
Quote from: Mario on January 04, 2015, 06:53:54 PM
This information is stored per database.

Yes: But not if you start meanwhile another database.

Example:
1. Database 1: close on "Biologie"-Folder
2. Start Database 2.
3. Close Database 2.
4. Start Database 1: NOT "Biologie", but something else is marked.

But this is another problem, than Cris wants to be solved.

I would consider this an constructed and exceptional situation. How often do you create databases? Most users create one database in the entire usage span for IMatch...

Please don't hijack feature requests to file a bug report. This is not helpful.
If you want to report a bug, do it the proper way - use the bug report board.

Menace · January 05, 2015, 09:54:12 AM

Sorry, Mario, I don't want to hijack this. I thought this would be the same problem.