Re: Variable Editor, short survey

[Rik]

On 03/22/2018 03:05 PM, address@hidden wrote:

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Variable Editor, short survey

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Daniel J Sebald <address@hidden>

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03/22/2018 01:20 PM

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Would people prefer for

openvar x

to raise the Variable Editor to the top of the DeskTop after opening the variable, if the V.E. is a floated window?

How about if the V.E. is a docked widget, within a tab?  Should that tab become visible?  Even if it is going to mean the Command Line tab becomes non-visible?

Dan

PS: Would it be convenient for openvar to allow multiple variables, just like "save V1 V2 ..." works?  E.g.,

x = zeros(3);
y = ones(3);
z = eye(3);
openvar x y z

I like all three things.  If I have requested to open a variable in the Variable Editor, rather than just display it in the console of the Command Window, then presumably my next action is to go over to the V.E.  If we can make that one step by changing the focus to the V.E. that would be useful.

--Rik