Changing Views - File Selection

[webb]

I don't see this on the ToDo, hopefully not a repeat.

I've been going through the Tutorial, and two things. First, in Step 8, it has you switch to Split-Screen mode. I take it from the instructions that the top pane should have been empty, but when I did it, Step 8 was in both document windows.

Also, and I don't know if this is a bug or intended, but when switching Views, your current document doesn't necessarily come with you. ie, for Step 8 I switched to Compose View. But when I switched back to Binder, I was still in Step 7. Shouldn't the current document remain fixed, even between views?

I guess I can see an argument for having it behave both ways.

[webb]

And I see the split-pane thing has already been reported, so nevermind about that one.

[KB]

This is all intended behaviour. I changed the behaviour of the split pane between writing the tutorial and releasing the beta - my bad for not updating the tutorial. I did this so that the shortcut keys make sense; now, in Compose mode, you can hit Shift-Cmd-H to get a horizontal split of the document you are working on (or Shift-Cmd-V to get a vertical split).

It is also intentional that the document doesn't follow you between views. I think this makes more sense, because otherwise the app may be making too many assumptions about your intentions, but will review it if too many people disagree. I don't know; maybe it does make sense for the document to follow you between views. I'll think about it.

Thanks,
KB

[annik]

Whew ... glad to know I'm not the only one to spot this discrepancy. Before logging in here tonight I also tried to reproduce it in a 'real' doc instead of the tutorial, and it worked that way consistently.

Definitely would be good to change the tutorial text on that item, LOL! (eventually, eventually)

[amberv]

I would like to chime in on a vote for "inconsistency" between views. I like the current behaviour, in that the documents I am working with in Binder, may not be the documents I wish to be working with in Composer, or the place I wish to be working in with Draft and StoryBoard. It would annoy me if the application assumed as much.