Re: [Serna] Serna 4.0b comment 1

Hello,

> Thank you for your help. That almost works fine, besides that the 
> "Insert Element" and "Attributes of <>" windows each are being saved 
> with the default size. When I resize the docking panel and save again, 
> and then reopen the document, the docking panel restores with a 
> default width, which additionally depends on what windows are docked 
> (i.e. the panel is wider with Insert Element and Attributes of <> 
> windows one on top of another, than with only Insert Element). I am 
> testing with 4.0b version. It is not a big issue, however would be 
> nice to be able to save the size of docking panel too.

Thank you for your bug-report. I've managed to reproduce the issue. It 
is submitted to the engineers.

Thank you.
Regards,
Nadia Sidorova.

> Nadezhda Sidorova wrote:
>> 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
>>>> > > > >  To unsubscribe send empty e-mail to: 
>>>> serna-users-unsubscribe@...
>>>> >
>>>
>>
>>
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