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Bug 53828 - [dual monitor] Multiple editor support regression
Summary: [dual monitor] Multiple editor support regression
Status: RESOLVED DUPLICATE of bug 43938
Alias: None
Product: platform
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Window System (show other bugs)
Version: 4.x
Hardware: PC Linux
: P2 blocker (vote)
Assignee: David Simonek
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Reported: 2005-01-21 17:36 UTC by Paul Byrne
Modified: 2008-12-22 19:59 UTC (History)
1 user (show)

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Issue Type: ENHANCEMENT
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2005-01-26 12:29 UTC, Roman Strobl 		Details
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Description Paul Byrne 2005-01-21 17:36:28 UTC 
In NB 3.6 it was possible to open multiple editor
windows and move editor tabs between each window.

A regression in NB 4.0 has disabled this feature.

NB 4 only seems to allow an SDI mode style where 
editor tabs can be viewed and moved between panes
in the same window. This is far less powerful than
having multiple windows as it restricts the users
abilities to lay out the windows on the screen so
they can see relevant code portions.

Re-implement multi window editor support.
Comment 1 Roman Strobl 2005-01-26 12:27:46 UTC 
Multiple editor windows work for me in both 4.0 and 4.1. Open two
files and drag & drop one of them to the bottom of the editor window.
Then you will get two editor windows and you can compare source code
between them. Feel free to reopen the issue if you have any other
requirements. I'll attach a screenshot of multiple opened editor
windows from my IDE.
Comment 2 Roman Strobl 2005-01-26 12:29:34 UTC 
Created attachment 19977 [details]
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Comment 3 Paul Byrne 2005-01-26 17:57:33 UTC 
The screen shot does not show multiple editor windows, it shows
multiple internal panes within a single window.

You need to have the IDE in MDI mode before you can create multiple
windows. NB 3.6 used to allow multiple editor windows which let the
user take full advantage of the available screen space and in multi
screen environments you could event have some editor windows open on
the second screen.

The current focus of NB 4 on SDI mode and the degradation of MDI
features is making the IDE much less configurable.
Comment 4 Jan Lahoda 2005-01-26 18:44:37 UTC 
Hi,
    as far as I know, the editor module does not define this
behaviour. It is done in core/window system, so I am reassigning this
bug to this module. Please reassign back if you disagree.
Comment 5 Milos Kleint 2005-01-31 10:10:13 UTC 
actually 3.6 and 4.0 share the same window system. You could the the
mentioned actions in 3.5 and before only.
this is a duplicate of multiple tasks and enhancements under the
#50352 umbrella issue. (#40463 and #43938 have comments about why it
was dropped

*** This issue has been marked as a duplicate of 43938 ***