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[BUG] Windows panels are not *reset* when a new document is created #1467

Closed Kaikogf closed 4 years ago

Kaikogf commented 4 years ago

Issue Summary

When creating a NEW document (File > New), I was asked to save/or not a previous document in which I draw some lines and undocked some panels. So, when discarding those changes, the new document brings a blank canvas with the same undocked panels

Steps to reproduce

Just open Pencil2D, draw some lines and undock some panels to a different position. Create a new document (File > New). Select Discard when the window save/discard/cancel appear. Result: the new document is created with a blank canvas but the panels remain undocked

System Information

chchwy commented 4 years ago

I suppose this is the expected behaviour?

Jose-Moreno commented 4 years ago

@chchwy @Kaikogf This is certainly expected behavior. Customizing the interface is different than customizing the document.

The interface level considers all the windows, panels and buttons that relates to Pencil2D as an application and how it behaves in your computer, but the document level includes everything related to the content, that is, the internal elements that make up a file of the project itself and how it behaves inside Pencil2D (the tool that modifies such elements).

I honestly don't know any software that resets a user customization such as positioned interface panels, when creating a new file. Perhaps for convenience some might try to do this, but the most sensible thing to do is to respect the user customization.

For example, what if you're trying to work with two computer screens and want Pencil2D to keep the panels as separate windows between both monitors? I have used one window only as a canvas and another one one for looking at timelines with lots of layers. In such real-world case creating a new file would be hell as you would need to detach them over and over every time you start a new file.

Kaikogf commented 4 years ago

I suppose this is the expected behaviour?

@chchwy I wanted to post it as a question. But I think I am going to close this since I am starting to think this is the expected behaviour as you mentioned it 👍 . I tested two other programs (painting) and they behave the same.

Any way...

Kaikogf commented 4 years ago

This is certainly expected behavior. Customizing the interface is different than customizing the document.

That is what I thought @Jose-Moreno 👍

Kaikogf commented 4 years ago

I believe this is also not an issue 👎

Closing it 👍