[wingide-users] The 'Add Directory' browse box

[Wingware Support]

Tom Stambaugh wrote:
> While we're at it, can we be SURE that the cached directory in the "search 
> in files" box moves with the project?
> 
> I sometimes need to work on several versions of the same project -- such as 
> fixing a minor bug in a live site, while also working on a major new release 
> of the same site. I generally keep these in two separate directory 
> hierarchies, each with their own project file.
> 
> I think (though I'm not totally sure) that when I close one project and then 
> open another, the default directory of the "search in files" tab fails to 
> change along with everything else. The result is that I inadvertently find 
> myself searching in and sometimes even editing the *wrong* project -- a bad 
> thing.

It should definately be setting the search scope as part of the visual state
that's stored in the project.  I rely on that heavily all the time...

If it's failing, can you send us a bug report from Wing's help menu with the
error log included immediately after you reproduce the problem (so the
relevant log will not be truncated).

Thanks,

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Stephan Deibel
Wingware | Python IDE
Advancing Software Development

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