On 4/5/07, Bill Baxter <wbaxter@...400...> wrote:
Ok, in that case I think the feature could be improved. In my opinion a) the option in the preferences should be labeled: "Save window geometry with document"
It says so in the tooltip - but yes, I agree.
b) that perhaps shouldn't even be an option -- just save it all the time (It's a tiny amount of data, isn't it?) c) Regardless of b), there should be a preference for whether or not to _use_ stored geometry values when they are found.
I think this option actually controls both writing and reading (not sure, need to check out the code)
It seems kind of an odd feature, though, since the values are intrinsically user-specific. I think a more logical option would be to save the data in the user's preferences. So instead of embedding it in the file you'd save a list of (file path, geometry) pairs in the user prefs somewhere.
But then, this information would be lost when you move the file from one identical system to the other. So it's still not ideal. But, perhaps this approach is indeed better overall.
I mean, I can just imagine what would happen now if two artists were collaborating on the same file and one uses a dual monitor setup and the other a laptop. Heck even that even applies to a single user. I use dual monitor at work and a laptop when not at work.
This in fact happens, and we're getting complaints about it.