Feature request -- recent project list

[Controls Guy]

Many of my project have similar names, so the portion of the name showing in the recent project list is identical for several.   I'll be better able to distinguish the project with more of the name than by the last time opened.    I don't want to use more pixels by making the whole deal wider, so I'd like to drag the name/date column border to the right.   That works but the set position isn't sticky / recorded with the workspace.   I'd prefer if it were.

[franji1]

It's supposed to be sticky.  Works for mine. 

It's a global setting (registry), not workspace.

Sorting, column widths, position, size, everything is saved to registry.

Not sure what's going on.

[franji1]

It does reflect across multiple versions, i.e. 2.5 is different than 2.6 is different than 2.7.

[Controls Guy]

It's supposed to be sticky.  Works for mine. 

Weird, just verified.   Change, quit, reopen, 'new columns same as the old columns'.

What registry keys?

[Controls Guy]

It does reflect across multiple versions, i.e. 2.5 is different than 2.6 is different than 2.7.

This is closing and reopening 2.7.4

[franji1]

This is closing and reopening 2.7.4

Same here.  Although I am running logged in as an Administrator.  I hope that's not the issue. 

[franji1]

Computer\HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Host Engineering, Inc.\DmDesigner2_7.ini\CSelectProjectDlg

[franji1]

Should work - current user is current user

[franji1]

I found another one under some weird GUID folder - I'm guessing this is some kind of Windows security thing.  The "normal" registry entry is the one I mentioned.

[Controls Guy]

Same here.  Although I am running as an Administrator.  I hope that's not the issue. 

Doesn't seem to be that.   I'm in an admin account, not normally Running As Administrator (I realize not exactly the same thing).   So did trying RaA, stretched the columns, quit, and reopened both explicitly as Admin and not, widths not saved.

Checked -- that key doesn't change for me after stretching the columns and quitting DMD.

[franji1]

There is an entry in the REAL .INI file to handle the situation where you reset the windows layout - this will basically clear the register with the "default" the next time it is loaded.  This only happens whenever you do Window->Default Layout

So, from the Apps pane of the Launch Pad, double click on DmDesigner2_7.ini (do NOT try to open it in the Windows folder via explorer!)

Look for the group

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[AutoLoadPlacementReset]
CSelectProjectDlg=1
CConnectToPLCDlg=1
Make sure those are set to 1.  If those are 0, then that would explain WHAT is happening (but not WHY those are 0).

[Controls Guy]

There is an entry in the REAL .INI file to handle the situation where you reset the windows layout - this will basically clear the register with the "default" the next time it is loaded.  This only happens whenever you do Window->Default Layout

So, from the Apps pane of the Launch Pad, double click on DmDesigner2_7.ini (do NOT try to open it in the Windows folder via explorer!)

Look for the group

Code: [Select]

[AutoLoadPlacementReset]
CSelectProjectDlg=1
CConnectToPLCDlg=1

Make sure those are set to 1.  If those are 0, then that would explain WHAT is happening (but not WHY those are 0).

This is getting weirder by the second.    I have

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[AutoLoadPlacementReset]
CConnectToPLCDlg=1
CCompPgmDlg=1
CBrowseFileSystemDlg=1
so I'm missing that tag entirely!!??    I haven't edited that file.   Does it get ported from older installed versions?   If so, maybe I unintentionally deleted it from an earlier version and my glitch got ported to the new one.

[Controls Guy]

Hmmm, thought we were on to something here.    Added that tag, no joy.

[franji1]

Hmmm, thought we were on to something here.    Added that tag, no joy.

Wait - you had to ADD THAT?  It should already be there.  THAT is your problem.

[franji1]

I bet you have a .BAT file copying over top of your INI file???  Something is not letting Designer write/access that file.