pages in new window not updated
| Affects | Status | Importance | Assigned to | Milestone | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Zim |
Confirmed
|
Wishlist
|
Unassigned | ||
Bug Description
Steps to reproduce:
- open a page
- select "Open in New Window" from the index context menu for this specific page
- both the new window and the primary window now show the same page
- edit the page in the primary window
- the page in the new window is not updated
(Zim 0.47, 64 bit Ubuntu 9.04)
Since Zim is using gtk TextView, which already comes with a Model-View-design, it might be a good idea to let all views of a single page share the same model.
An alternative would be to not allow the same page to be opened twice, but unless you are willing to drop the primary/
| Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) wrote Re: [Bug 607696] [NEW] pages in new window not updated | #1 |
| Changed in zim: | |
| status: | New → Confirmed |
| importance: | Undecided → Wishlist |
| Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) wrote | #2 |
| Jaap Karssenberg (jaap.karssenberg) wrote | #3 |
This is known behavior. It is due to the fact that currently the
secondary windows are implemented as a quick hack. Making them
editable and make sure they share state with the main window is still
on the development roadmap. See related discussion in the mailing list
archive.