Re: WXT window 'persist'

[<pl...@pi...>]

On 07/07/17 00:32, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
> On 07/06/2017 06:15 PM, Daniel J Sebald wrote:
>>> No, on the closing of the plot window at exit.  It is still persistent
>>> after exit.  I'll look into the code around "Checking window 0" if there
>>> might be something else at play.
>>
>> OK, this one was O.E.  I looked in the window's configuration dialog and
>> saw that there is a "persist" variable active.  I must have set that a
>> long time ago not realizing it is remembered between sessions, not
>> present-session-only.
> 
> There is a minor issue, which is that 'persist' and other wxConfig 
> settings are stored at wxt-window exit, rather than at the point of "OK" 
> or "Apply".  Say for example:
> 
> 1) Run 'gnuplot' and generate a WXT terminal window.  Exit when 
> 'persist' is active, the window stays on screen.
> 
> 2) Run 'gnuplot' again, generate a WXT plot and turn off 'persist'. Exit 
> and the most recent plot window closes, but the older plot is still 
> persistent, that's fine.
> 
> 3) But now close that older plot window and 'persist' is turned back on 
> the next time gnuplot is run.
> 
> Rare circumstances, and probably not worth a bug fix.
> 
> Dan
> 
> ----------

Why is persist being stored anywhere?  Surlely this is just flag to 
gnuplot for whether to close the plot window on the way out.

How is this a wxt config option which needs to be stored anywhere. It 
seems like faulty logic to me.

Peter.