Windows menu options change

IvyLeagueSoftware · Mar 22, 2005#12005-03-22T14:58+00:00

I just updated to v11.00b from v10 and noticed the following.

When you have more than one source file open the option to select files under the Window menu changes according to what file you currently have active.

For example:

Say I have three files open FileA, FileB and FileC. When I start out FileA is selected and its Tab is highlighted. I can select the files from the Windows menu using Alt+W 1 for FileA, Alt+W 2 for FileB or Alt+W 3 for FileC.

When I select a different file, say FileB, it's Tab is now highlighted ... correctly. But, if you go to the Window menu the options have changed there. They are now: Alt+W 1 for FileB, Alt+W 2 for FileA or Alt+W 3 for FileC.

Is this a change in how UltraEdit works? A new configuration option somewhere? Or a bug?

MrBillG · Mar 22, 2005#22005-03-22T15:15+00:00

Hi David

Wow, you are correct!
That's strange behavior, sort of relative to which file is on top!

spoirier · Jun 18, 2005#32005-06-18T06:02+00:00

I had the same complaint. I subconsciously know the tab order and tab number of each open file and when I want to switch from tab to tab I just do Alt+W # where # is the number of the tab. Now that doesn't work. I e-mailed about this and this was the reply:

Thanks for your message. The order which the Window menu uses is determined by the order which the files have been accessed. This was changed in v11.00 to be more consistent with how other applications handle this. There is not currently a way to revert back to the old method. You may want to try using:

Ctrl+F6 Make the next document window active
Ctrl+Shift+F6 Make the previous document window active

or Ctrl Up Arrow/Down Arrow to switch between document tabs.

I hope this helps.

Thanks, Andy

Note that it is not Ctrl + Up/Down arrow, it is Alt + Up/Down arrow, and while that works, it is inefficient (especially if I want to go from tab #1 to tab #8), and it's not what I'm in the habit of. I implored for them to add an option in the configurator that would make it work the way it used to and they said:

Thanks for your response. I did speak with the developers regarding this, and they have said they will add it to their list of items to be considered for a future release.

Thanks, Andy

I hope they do fix this. It is actually so annoying that I'm considering going back to v10.x since at present I'm not using the code folding very much (though I've wanted that ability for a long time).

Keeping my fingers crossed...

tatwo · Jun 18, 2005#42005-06-18T08:20+00:00

You might try AutoHotKey to create your own customised hotkeys for document switching.

Also, AutoHotKey can be used to create User Tools (e.g. for parsing open documents).

IvyLeagueSoftware · Jun 19, 2005#52005-06-19T20:53+00:00

Yes, I find this very annoying also.

As far as other apps working like that...

I opened three files in Excel 2003, when I access them via the Window menu they keep their same place on the menu and same shortcut key.

If I open a fourth it takes over as #1, instead of #4 as I think it should, but they still keep their same ids when I change between them.

How version 10 and prior did this is how I think it should be done: the first file open gets put on the top of the Window menu as shortcut key #1, the second as #2, etc...

I know this might sound like something minor ... but when you are trying to bounce between three or four files and they keep changing their place on the Window menu it becomes COMPLETELY USELESS.

Toxygene · Aug 20, 2005#62005-08-20T22:05+00:00

Has this issue been resolved? This bug is a real deal breaker for me as I use the alt-w # to switch windows all the time and it drove me nuts so I had to downgrade to 10.

urchin · Aug 24, 2005#72005-08-24T18:53+00:00

I hear you guys. This has been bugging me to death. I love UE, been on it for years but this behaviour sucks!

I found this which works, I'll use this until Ctrl-Tab gets fixed (or maybe I'll remap the keystroke if that's possible..)

Ctrl+Tab document ordering?

I tried remapping Ctrl+Tab to Command WindowNextTabDocument but it didn't behave the same as the ALT+DOWN ARROW keystroke for some strange reason even though both keys are mapped to the same command.. guess I don't understand what to do. I hope we can figure this out b/c I'd really like for Ctrl+Tab to switch documents left-to-right without regard to what order I opened and/or tabbed to them before.

Also, while I'm here, if anyone knows how to keep the Alt+W (Window) then # key to always go to the same document that'd be great too.

Update: further reading of the forums indicates this is not possible currently.
Since I'm not a dev I guess I'll have to believe it, but that stinks! Anyway to disable the default windows behaviour?

Mofi · Sep 26, 2005#82005-09-26T10:33+00:00

Good news guys! With v11.10c now you can have old window list order in the window menu. Open your ini-file (uedit32.ini) and add following entry:

[Settings]
OldMenuWindowList=1

IvyLeagueSoftware · Oct 11, 2005#92005-10-11T16:51+00:00

Yep, that did it.

Of course I had to find my INI file, it was stuck in:

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C:\Documents and Settings\David\Application Data\IDMComp\UltraEdit\uedit32.INI

Thanks guys.

urchin · May 04, 2006#102006-05-04T03:34+00:00

Great news!