Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
Why a complete second window? Why not simply use a split-screen like
what is done in many existing editors - including Visual Basic 6?
That's why I said: when/if there will be docking.
The 2nd 2indow is just a cheap fix for the meantime. ( I know most
people want less, rather than more windows)
Well yes, and the other reasons are: more work will have to be done
before it could go into a splitted window (and then many of the
keyshortcuts would work too).
- At the moment, it can simply create a form per extra view. With a
split-window, it either comes down to a single 2nd view, or a
notebook/tab control is needed. (and neither source/editor nor source
notebook have yet been extended) / once they are, it can become a split
window.
In VB6 you had a little bar in the top right above the scrollbar if I
remember correctly. Simply drag the bar down and you have a horizontal
split-screen showing the same file.
some want horizantol, some (me) vertical split
That way you can reuse the statusbar, probably keyboard shortcut
handling etc too.
They are missing, because source-editor isn't yet ready for it. All you
currently get is a plain SynEdit. (I know this is a limitation, but I
only just started on it)
Martin
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