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Bug 111339

Summary:	[Preferences] The preferences dialog does not remember changed layout
Product:	[Eclipse Project] Platform	Reporter:	Martin Vlk <martin.vlk>
Component:	UI	Assignee:	Duong Nguyen <duongn>
Status:	RESOLVED WONTFIX	QA Contact:
Severity:	enhancement
Priority:	P3	CC:	Tod_Creasey
Version:	3.1	Keywords:	helpwanted
Target Milestone:	---
Hardware:	PC
OS:	Windows XP
Whiteboard:

Description Martin Vlk

2005-10-03 11:15:27 EDT

I am using a non-standard system font (larger) in my Windows XP. When I open the
Preferences dialog I change it's size and expand the preferences tree area so
that it can be used properly.

That is quite ok, but the problem is that the new settings are not remembered
properly.

The window has to be resized every time I open the Preferences dialog. The tree
area width is remembered during the same Eclipse session, but forgotten when I
close and reopen Eclipse.

Could the Preferences dialog remember it's layout once changed by the user?

Comment 1 Shashikant Penumarthy

2005-12-15 21:12:38 EST

Agree. I am using a standard font and I have this problem as well. In my case, it would just be enough if the size of the preferences window would be remembered by the platform. Wish I could vote more than once for this.

Comment 2 Martin Vlk

2006-03-23 09:46:57 EST

Hiya, any chance of fixing this in 3.2?

Cheers
Martin

Comment 3 Tod Creasey

2006-03-23 10:02:16 EST

It does not keep it through invocations by design - it is a session property. I don't expect we will change this behaviour any time soon if at all.

Comment 4 Tod Creasey

2007-06-13 15:55:59 EDT

There are currently no plans to work on this however I would be happy to look over a contribution