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#11 A "Favorites" menu
Environment: Windows XP Professional SP2
Program version: 1.0.7.6
The Idea:
It would be nice if XCE had a "Favorites" menu in which
a user can add files that they use frequently. An
example of the menu hierarchy could be:
-> Favorites
-> Add to Favorites
-> Edit Favorites [This would show a simple popup
window that allows a user to rename/edit/delete
favorite files]
-> ---------
-> Favorite #1
....
-> Favorite #x
This will make it easy for users who only use a certain
number of specific files.
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I don't want to knock your request down, but there are
several other ways you can reach this goal without
hardwiring this functionality into the editor, f.i. you
could put links to your most frequently accessed files in a
folder on the desktop, or could increase the number of
recently opened documents to fit those you use frequently.
In general, a text editor is not the place where to put a
(mini) bookmark system. There's another option, though: you
could have a Project sidebar with a tree-based list, à la
Eclipse, where a project is basically a folder holding a
certain number of files. When you open a project all the
files you need are easily accessible. I think that would
satisfy your original need and would also be a useful
addition to XCE.
rehdon
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I do like the sound of the tree-based list. Like the find
and replace bar, this will require panel support. I'll do my
best to work this out asap.
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>I don't want to knock your request down, but there are
>several other ways you can reach this goal without
>hardwiring this functionality into the editor, f.i. you
>could put links to your most frequently accessed files in a
folder on the desktop,
That might do the job but that would take extra work on the
user's part and create extra shortcut clutter.
>or could increase the number of recently opened documents
>to fit those you use frequently.
This also might do the job, but would take extra care to
ensure that the user doesn't "override" his or her list.
>In general, a text editor is not the place where to put a
>(mini) bookmark system.
I kindly disagree, as I've seen other text editors do it and
think it's incredibly handy. Metapad and EditPlus (through
projects, but still has a savable file list menu) both do this.
>There's another option, though: you could have a Project
>sidebar with a tree-based list, à la Eclipse, where a
>project is basically a folder holding a certain number of
>files. When you open a project all the files you need are
>easily accessible. I think that would satisfy your original
>need and would also be a useful addition to XCE.
I think that's a very good idea, but a complex solution for
a simple request and not really the same kind of thing this
enhancement asks for, which is a simple menu based favorite
system. However, I do feel that's a very nice idea, so
perhaps a new enhancement should be logged for it?
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Hi all!
How do you "paste as quote" using the sf interface?
"I kindly disagree, as I've seen other text editors do it
and
think it's incredibly handy. Metapad and EditPlus (through
projects, but still has a savable file list menu) both do this."
Well, it's true that every piece of software's true ambition
is to grow until it can read email and browse the web ;)
Jokes apart, IMHO a text editor should be focused on text
editing: all that is not strictly related to this primary
task, like a bookmark or favorites system should be
delegated to the desktop environment the editor lives in. In
fact I would very much like a system-wide "favorite
documents" system for Gnome.
"I think that's a very good idea, but a complex solution
for
a simple request and not really the same kind of thing this
enhancement asks for, which is a simple menu based favorite
system."
Note that when an editor is designed to handle more than a
few documents a "project management" system to collect and
handle those files is a must (and I could name several
editors doing just that). This is surely the case for XCE,
where you have to handle XML documents *and* XSL ss, their
output, etc. I'd say it's a typical case of "killing two
birds with a stone" (even if I hate this particular saying ...).
"However, I do feel that's a very nice idea, so
perhaps a new enhancement should be logged for it?"
Should I, Gerald? Judging from your answer it seems you've
taken note of this idea already.
rehdon
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This is useful. The recent files section on the File menu doesn't always contain the file you want to go back to.
In that regard, it would be nice to have either a longer list or to be able to set the number of recent files shown oneself. Of course, wanting a really large number doesn't suit appearance on a menu. Adobe Acrobat has a File | History submenu, with Today, Yesterday, Last 7 days, Last 14 days, Last 30 days, Last 12 months, and Last 24 months, with each of these being a submenu containing the appropriate filenames. (You can disable the farther away dates if you wish in Preferences un the Startup tab.) I don't know if you want to go as far as that, but having a 7- or 10- or 14-day history in addition to the most recent files is definitely something I have found useful.
Oops. This is definitely not "favorites" territory. I'll enter it separately as a new feature request.