Thanks for clarifying! That AI summary seems to be confusing the Cascade Windows operation with the cascading effect when opening new windows. When I'm cascading existing open windows, it just resizes them all to some fixed width that isn't (as far as I can tell) tied to any of my default window sizes.
-cary On Monday, November 11, 2024 at 4:27:54 PM UTC-8 David G Wagner wrote: > This was the first item up. I have not tried it. Also attached a > screenshot of the initial screen. > > I pray this helps… ;) > > Search Labs | AI Overview > > To set the default cascading window size in BBEdit, use the "Save Default > Window" command within the Window menu while your window is positioned and > sized to your preferred cascading layout; this will save the current window > size and position as the default for newly opened documents in BBEdit. > > Key steps: > > - *Open BBEdit and arrange windows as desired:*Position and resize > your BBEdit windows to the cascading layout you want to use as the > default. > - *Go to the "Window" menu:*Navigate to the menu bar and click on > "Window". > - *Select "Save Default Window":*From the dropdown menu, choose "Save > Default Window". > > > Important points to remember: > > - *Applies to all new windows:* > - This action will set the current window size and position as the > default for all newly opened documents in BBEdit. > - *Can be adjusted later:* > - If you want to change your default window size, simply rearrange > your windows again and repeat the "Save Default Window" command > > > > Wags ;) > > WagsWorld > Hebrews 4:15 > Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 <(408)%20914-1341> > Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 <(408)%20761-7391> > > On Nov 11, 2024 at 15:43 -0800, Cary Coutant <[email protected]>, wrote: > > Believe it or not, I have done that search with several different > wordings. I haven't found any answer to my question. I see answers for how > to set default window sizes for new windows, but haven't found anything > that talks about window sizes when using the cascade windows command. > Perhaps you could point me to the answer you found, please? > > -cary > > On Saturday, November 9, 2024 at 4:49:31 PM UTC-8 David G Wagner wrote: > >> I did a search on Yahoo using Google: >> >> how to set defsult cascading window size in bbedit >> >> It came up with what you want… >> >> Wags ;) >> >> WagsWorld >> Hebrews 4:15 >> Ph(primary) : 408-914-1341 <(408)%20914-1341> >> Ph(secondary): 408-761-7391 <(408)%20761-7391> >> >> On Nov 9, 2024 at 13:51 -0800, Cary Coutant <[email protected]>, wrote: >> >> Whenever I use Window > Cascade Windows, BBEdit shrinks my windows to >> some default width, but I can't figure out how to set that default. It >> doesn't seem to use the "default Text Window" or "default Project Window" >> settings when cascading and I can't find any preference that would let me >> set a default width when cascading windows. Is there one? >> >> -cary >> >> -- >> This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature >> request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please >> email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on >> Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@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 visit >> https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/74d2b537-6b7a-4150-b580-25f5a743a817n%40googlegroups.com >> >> <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/74d2b537-6b7a-4150-b580-25f5a743a817n%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> >> . >> >> -- > This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature > request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please > email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on > Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@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 visit > https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/7c28bb4b-0a19-43bb-a7be-9f85811880can%40googlegroups.com > > <https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/7c28bb4b-0a19-43bb-a7be-9f85811880can%40googlegroups.com?utm_medium=email&utm_source=footer> > . > > -- This is the BBEdit Talk public discussion group. If you have a feature request or believe that the application isn't working correctly, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting here. Follow @bbedit on Mastodon: <https://mastodon.social/@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 visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/bbedit/d27415a5-e0b2-4ee5-9050-069645652395n%40googlegroups.com.
