SciTE Script Editor has changes in behavior

[Schwoby]

i have used AutoIT for quite some time now, over 5 years now. recently, i got a new computer and installed it onto that. with that installation, AutoIT now opens up a new SciTE Script Editor window instead of a new tab within the existing SciTE Script Editor window each time i open a file from my folder(s). on top of that, it resets and/or ignores/alters the view settings each time the SciTE Script Editor. precisely, i always want to see the line numbers and status bar, but when i select them, the next time SciTE Script Editor is opened, they are reset back to being off. another thing thats really annoying is that the output is now showing on the right of the screen instead of the bottom. can anyone help with getting these settings to actually stay? i understand that my first issue could be a windows thing and not an AutoIT thing, but it's the only program that i've experienced this with, so thats why i'm including it.

[Danp2]

See this prior discussion for a possible solution.

[Schwoby]

thank you, @Danp2, for the link to the prior topic. this solved the issue of multiple windows opening instead of just adding a new tab to the existing window.

for that part: In the SciTE main menu:

1. Click on "Options - > Open User Options File"
2. In the newly opened SciTEUser.properties file, add (or modify) the following line BELOW the "DO NOT CHANGE" section:
   • check.if.already.open=1
3.  Save your change.

 

however, i cannot seem to find any settings in that list (there are a lot, so i might have missed it) on how to retain custom view settings.

[Schwoby]

i was able to find a video from 2016 that answered the majority of my continued issues, along with some additional things i though were useful. i then found a stack overflow page that answered the rest of my issues. the following are my findings.

 

# open new tab instead of new window
check.if.already.open=1
# default linewrap
wrap=0
# default statusbar visibility
statusbar.visible=1
# clears output window before executing
clear.before.execute=1
# default output window location. 0=bottom, 1=side
output.initial.hide=0
# at open, load previously open files from close
save.session=1
# set defualt zoom level
magnification=1
# set default directory to last opened script
open.dialog.in.file.directory=1
# show line numbers
line.margin.visible=1

[mLipok]

1 hour ago, Schwoby said:

i was able to find a video from 2016

could you be so nice and post a link ?

[Schwoby]

i apologize for such a late reply, but this is the YouTube video that i used to help make the file.

 

[Jos]

Look similar but it's my version!

By the way...   all available options are in the SciTE4AutoIT3 helpfile with their purpose.

Jos

[uvlights]

On 9/22/2022 at 9:13 PM, Schwoby said:

i was able to find a video from 2016 that answered the majority of my continued issues, along with some additional things i though were useful. i then found a stack overflow page that answered the rest of my issues. the following are my findings.

 

# open new tab instead of new window
check.if.already.open=1
# default linewrap
wrap=0
# default statusbar visibility
statusbar.visible=1
# clears output window before executing
clear.before.execute=1
# default output window location. 0=bottom, 1=side
output.initial.hide=0
# at open, load previously open files from close
save.session=1
# set defualt zoom level
magnification=1
# set default directory to last opened script
open.dialog.in.file.directory=1
# show line numbers
line.margin.visible=1

I just edited my user options file because I find the output window on the side super annoying and useless especially when working on my tablet pc.

I set the output.initial.hide to 0, saved the file, restarted SciTe but it's still on the side. I also changed the output.horizontal.size to check if the changes take effect and yes after a restart of SciTe the output window is now smaller. But I want it on the bottom. Any suggestions?

 

EDIT: found the solution! The correct option is "split.vertical" if you set it to 0 the output pane is back on the bottom. The output.initial.hide probably defines, if the output pane should show up when u open up scite. But somehow changing its value has absolutely no effect. 

Edited March 22, 2023 by uvlights

[Jos]

1 hour ago, uvlights said:

EDIT: found the solution! The correct option is "split.vertical" if you set it to 0 the output pane is back on the bottom.

This is standard behaviour when using the lite or full version of SciTE we distribute....as far as i know.

[uvlights]

17 minutes ago, Jos said:

This is standard behaviour when using the lite or full version of SciTE we distribute....as far as i know.

I recently downloaded the latest autoit built including scite on my tablet pc and the output pane was on the side. 1920x1280 screen if this matters. But glad I got it back at the bottom now

[Jos]

Maybe you made a change in sciteuser.properties, which contains your personal settings and override the defaults?

[uvlights]

2 minutes ago, Jos said:

Maybe you made a change in sciteuser.properties, which contains your personal settings and override the defaults?

Nope. Its a brand new tablet with no traces of autoit history. 

[Jos]

Ah.... you are right...  that is indeed the default as it comes with the original source and I only changed it in the full version for now.
I have changed it already last year in our repository but it's not updated yet in the latest production version I see.

[uvlights]

1 hour ago, Jos said:

Ah.... you are right...  that is indeed the default as it comes with the original source and I only changed it in the full version for now.
I have changed it already last year in our repository but it's not updated yet in the latest production version I see.

Well it could be nice on a widescreen monitor but on a small display having it on the bottom feels much better imho. Maybe you could even implement a function to change it according to the screen size. 

[Jos]

Agree, hence the changed default already in the full version and future SciTE lite versions 

Edited March 22, 2023 by Jos