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Bug 218647 - tab groups not restored when reopening a project
Summary: tab groups not restored when reopening a project
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: ide
Classification: Unclassified
Component: BlueJ (show other bugs)
Version: -FFJ-
Hardware: PC Windows 7
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: issues@ide
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Reported: 2012-09-20 02:53 UTC by mmikeyy
Modified: 2016-04-08 14:35 UTC (History)
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Issue Type: DEFECT
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Description mmikeyy 2012-09-20 02:53:47 UTC
When I work on a project, I always have a set of tabs for language files, and another set for executable code.

The problem is that when a project is closed and later reopened, all tabs are restored in a single group. I then have to manually drag the language files one by one in a new group to separate them from the code. I suspect that this is a flaw that has appeared with a recent upgrade, but I can't be sure. I don't think that I would have waited years before signaling this problem.

Perhaps there's another way of creating tab groups that I'm not aware of??


Product Version = NetBeans IDE 7.2 (Build 201207171143)
Operating System = Windows 7 version 6.1 running on amd64
Java; VM; Vendor = 1.7.0_05
Runtime = Java HotSpot(TM) 64-Bit Server VM 23.1-b03
Comment 1 mmikeyy 2013-07-29 21:09:29 UTC
Using the 7.4 beta now and enjoying it very much.

I'm just sorry to see no progress on the current issue (reported in version 7.2). When I reopen a project, I still have to recreate the two tab groups that I always have (message files to left; code to right). And I have to separate between the tab groups the files that have been reopened, but mixed together in a single group.

I'm sure I'm not the only one to be thus annoyed each time he reopens a project. This little improvement would be much appreciated.
Comment 2 cmacisaac 2015-02-25 15:36:28 UTC
I have been having this issue as well. I have several projects that I switch between and it would be nice to not have to re layout my document groups each time I switch (sometimes several times a day) Please fix this soon. It looks like this has been an issue for a long time.
Comment 3 DevlshOne 2016-04-08 14:35:13 UTC
In a competitor's IDE, they use a function called "Save list of open documents" that would be very useful as a replacement / enhancement for this issue.  I also notice that even if a document group is selected, when changing back to the appropriate branch, the documents do not get reopened.