[ jEdit-users ] toFront()

[<ar...@co...>]

> Date: Sun, 27 Feb 2000 11:01:58 +1100
> From: Slava Pestov <sp...@gj...>
> To: jed...@li...
> Subject: Re: [ jEdit-users ] Feature request
> Reply-To: jed...@li...
> 
> ar...@co... wrote:
> > 
> > The only little feature I would like is an option for jEdit to do a
> > toFront() to make itself the foremost window when a new file is opened
> > when in -reuseview mode.  The problem is, if I open files from a file
> > manager, my jEdit window gets buried behind all the other windows and I
> > have to go hunting to bring it to the front again.
> 
> jEdit 2.3 already calls toFront(). What jEdit version are you using?

I'm always using the latest.  I just did a test (with 2.3pre7, and 
unfortunately jEdit does not come to the front.  Perhaps the VM can only 
bring windows to the front of any other windows it is showing, but not 
other system windows.  Maybe it is a Windows/NT thing...oh well.

> > Open/Save dialog:  A lot of the restrictions are imposed by the Swing
> > implementation.  We will just have to wait and hope they make it better,
> > or make some sort of hacks to attempt to remedy it.
> 
> Java 2 1.3 has a much improved open/save dialog box; it allows multiple
> files to be opened, and apparently it is faster.

They /finally/ got multiple selection?  about time...

> > Tildes:  The pgup/pgdn text shifting with tildes on top was present last
> > time I checked...but being a non-fatal, and just aesthetic/annoying thing
> > I don't think it was fixed.  I think the only time it occurs is if your
> > file is smaller than the view size and you attempt to page down - the
> > text will align itself with the bottom of the view, leaving tildes on
> > top, which is wierd.
> 
> I will take care of this 'tildes' thing in 2.4. It seems to be annoying
> quite a lot of people.
> 
> > Window managers:  Plugins are responsible for being minimizable (AFAIK).
> > Windows (OS) allows you to minimize plugins which allow it, and also tile
> > windows vertically or horizontally.  Perhaps other window managers do not
> > have tile functionality so jEdit will have to implement it...i don't see
> > any need for it on Windows.
> 
> On Windows, it seems that JFrames can be minimized, while JDialogs cannot.

Actually, I would prefer plugins to be JFrames, or at least not modal, 
because if plugins are in modal dialogs you have to fight with them for 
screen space...you can't just make jEdit active on top of them.

Aaron

> 
> Slava