Re: [Serna] Serna 4.0b comment 1 (fwd)

Hello,

> One more suggestion regarding the "Insert element" dialog. It can be 
> docked as the left panel in the application. But it is actually docked 
> only for the document, which was opened when the dialog was docked. 
> When more than one document are open and user switches to another 
> document, then the docked dialog disappears. It is not only not very 
> usable, but also looks weird because the tabs panel with the list of 
> documents is actually to the right from that docked dialog, suggesting 
> that the dialog is docked for all documents, not just for one. If it 
> should be docked only for the current document, then these tabs should 
> be below both windows: Insert Element, and the current document view.
>
> I think it might be useful to be able to switch the Insert Element 
> dialog as permanently docked somewhere in the application (i.e. Option 
> in View menu to show the window regardless of documents open, and then 
> remember where it has been docked and leave it there for all documents 
> - similarly to how Toolbox and many other windows in MS VisualStudio).

This is not a bug really.
It's possible to customize Serna view for each document separately. See 
documentation:

"Syntext Serna 3.8 User's Guide" -> "Customizing Serna" -> "Making 
Customizations" -> "Serna View Customization" -> "Changing Serna View" 
-> "Serna GUI Layout Customization"

In your case we suggest you save view of the documents where docked 
"Insert Element" dialog is necessary. You should do the following:
  - open document
  - dock "Insert Element" dialog
  - click "Main menu" -> "View" -> "Save view..." menu item
  - click "Save" button in "Serna: Save view" dialog -> then "Insert 
Element" dialog will be docked for all documents opened with a 
particular template.

For more information see Serna documentation:

"Syntext Serna 3.8 User's Guide" -> "Customizing Serna" -> "Making 
Customizations" -> "Serna View Customization" -> "Saving Customized 
Serna View"

Thank you.
Regards,
Nadia Sidorova.

>
> cherdn@... wrote:
>>  Hello,
>>
>>  It's not an expected behavior, of course.
>>  The question is too complicated to be answered at once. Your inquiry 
>> has
>>  been
>>  forwarded to our engineers for working it out.
>>
>>  Thank you.
>>  Regards,
>>  Daria Chernova
>>
>>
>>  On Sun, 22 Jun 2008, Grzegorz Junka wrote:
>>
>> >  Hi,
>> >  I am using two monitors and Serna 4.0b version. Whenever I select 
>> any >  option
>> >  from Element menu (i.e. Insert Element, or Element Attributes) the 
>> window >  is
>> >  being opened on the other monitor than the Serna program itself 
>> (i.e. if >  Serna
>> >  is on monitor 1 these windows are being opened on monitor 2). It 
>> is not >  very
>> >  useful and rather annoying. I hope that feature is not an expected 
>> >  behavior?
>> >  Regards
>> >  Grzegorz Junka
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