That is exactly what I was looking for. I can't tell you how long I scoured the documentation, but completely forgot to check the damn release notes.
Thank you, Dennis. -- Brian On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:53 AM, Dennis Cox wrote: > > > >> From: Brian Frick <[email protected]> >> Reply-To: <[email protected]> >> Date: Fri, 13 Aug 2010 10:51:43 -0500 >> To: <[email protected]> >> Subject: Re: Saved window state frustration >> >> No... I have tried that. I can "save default window" and any new window >> behaves properly. It's only windows that aren't saved in the default-window >> configuration that are re-opening in the last saved state. >> >> I swear there used to be an option somewhere that said "Retain window state >> on >> save" or something like that; if it was unchecked, then windows would re-open >> in default config.. >> -- >> Brian >> >> On Aug 13, 2010, at 10:46 AM, Kerri Hicks wrote: >> >>> On Fri, Aug 13, 2010 at 10:15 AM, Brian Frick <[email protected]> >>> wrote: >>>> >>>> At one point, there was a setting to save (or not save) window state. In >>>> BBE9, it has been moved, removed, changed, or something to the point where >>>> I >>>> cannot find the setting. >>>> >>>> Can anyone direct me to the preference? >>> >>> >>> Do you mean the item under the Window menu, called "Save Default Window"? >>> >>> --Kerri >>> > > This has changed. > > From the 9.5 release notes: > > The internal format of saved document state has been reworked, as well as > the behaviors for saving and loading it. The most important visible changes > are as follows: > > When saving state, BBEdit captures only those settings which are fundamental > to the document (window position, selection range, folds, splitter setting), > or settings which vary from the global preferences. The latter ensures that > changes to the global preferences are never inappropriately overridden by > document state. > > So, for example, if the default document font is Consolas when you save the > document, and the document uses that font, but you change the global > preference to Menlo before the next time you open that same document, the > document's font will be set to Menlo. (Note that this behavior applies to > any document setting which takes its default from the prefs; the font is > used only to illustrate.) > > This change should resolve lots of confusion surrounding the question of "I > changed my prefs, how come my document settings don't reflect that?" > > The internal data format of the state has changed to accommodate this new > behavior. Documents with existing saved state will exhibit the old behavior > when they are opened; this is not a bug. BBEdit will write out the new state > format the next time you save the document. > > Note that the new format is not backward-compatible; so if you open the > document with an older version of BBEdit, the new format state will be > ignored. > > Also: > > If you are using the expert preference to save state in the document's > resource fork (rather than in a central location), please note that the new > format state data is not actually saved in a resource anymore - it is now > written into an extended attribute, which you can verify from the command > line using xattr -l /path/to/some/file. > And finally: > > A new "Normalize Options" command is available on the Edit menu. This > command will reset the front document's display and editing options to the > current defaults established by your preferences (including any > language-specific overrides), and clear the document's saved state. This can > be useful in situations where previously saved state is restored and > contains undesired variances from your preferences. > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the > "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en > If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, > please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the "BBEdit Talk" discussion group on Google Groups. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/bbedit?hl=en If you have a feature request or would like to report a problem, please email "[email protected]" rather than posting to the group.
