Thanks for the explanation. I think I see the reason BBedit doesn’t reopen all of the files in the currently open files list when the red button is clicked. And I usually use File -> Quit to end my BBedit session. However, I sometimes get busy and forget to do that, instead clicking the red button. I then lose all of the currently open files.
Is there is some place the list of currently open files are stored, e.g., somewhere in the BBedit configuration data, and would it be possible to save this file and then restore it to the configuration data? This would allow me to get back to a state where it would take less time reopening files when I mistakenly click the red button. I literally have 40-50 files open and to manually reopen those files takes a great deal of time. If I could save the list and restore it, it would reduce the amount of time it takes to get back to where I was before I erroneously clicked the red button. Thanks, Dan > On Dec 12, 2023, at 11:27 AM, Patrick Woolsey <[email protected]> wrote: > > On Dec 12, 2023, at 02:10, 'Dan Nessett' via BBEdit Talk > <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> Thanks for the reply. I am not sure I understand your explanation. When I >> quit BBedit from the BBedit menu, all of the windows are closed. However, >> when I then start BBedit again, all of the previously open documents appear >> on the left hand panel. > > This is the expected behavior, since when you quit any app -- including > BBEdit -- that naturally means its windows must close too. :-) > > However, *because* you quit BBEdit itself rather than closing individual > windows, when you relaunch the app, it will 'remember' all previously open > windows and restore them. > > >> When I use the red button on the upper left hand part of the BBedit window >> and reopen BBedit, none of the files that appeared in the left hand panel >> are shown. > > This is because when you click the red ("Close") button, you are telling > BBEdit "I am done with all the documents *in this window* and don't need them > anymore, so please close them", and BBEdit will do so; however, this action > has no bearing on any *other* windows which may be open. > > > >> Also, I am not sure what "Save as Project" does. I don't want a document >> that merges all of the files currently open in the window. I just want the >> left hand panel to show all of the files that were open before I closed the >> application. Is this what happens when I use "Save as Project"? > > The easiest way to obtain the behavior you want is to just quit the app (via > File -> Quit or Command-Q) *without* closing any windows beforehand. :-) > > > Regards, > > Patrick Woolsey > == > Bare Bones Software, Inc. <https://www.barebones.com/> > > -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" > rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: > <https://twitter.com/bbedit> > --- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "BBEdit Talk" group. > To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an > email to [email protected]. > To view this discussion on the web visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/396AC295-6763-43DD-AEAC-F04FC6FB3D51%40barebones.com. -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or need technical support, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Twitter: <https://twitter.com/bbedit> --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "BBEdit Talk" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/52E47C53-1DEA-4924-B12C-F0F397D8A938%40yahoo.com.
