On May 30, 2008, at 8:53 AM, Joe Strout wrote:
> On May 30, 2008, at 9:42 AM, Tim Jones wrote:
>
>> This sounds as if you're looking for a way to edit windows side by
>> side ala RB 5.5.5. If so, there's no way to do this (easily) in
>> 200X. You'll actually need to switch back and forth between the
>> window tabs in the IDE.
>
> Not true. Use the "File > New Window" command (cmd-shift-N on a
> Mac) to open a second window on your project. Arrange them side by
> side.
Never tried that as I thought that it created a new Window object, not
a new IDE window into the project ... Hmmm, old dogs CAN be taught new
tricks :-).
>> Some have reported success with opening two copies of the same
>> project, but I've never gotten that to work consistently.
>
> Goodness no, don't do that. Just open two windows onto the same
> project.
My consistency issues resulted when changes in one instance didn't
propagate to the other instance resulting in an "unknown" code state.
However, that was back around 2006r3 or so and I've been gun-shy to
try again since...
Tim
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