Project explorer should remember expanded and selected Items

[komorbela]

When I work with well structured and big projects, I usually have to expand numerous folders/items to get to the point I am interested in. Usually it is close to the item I was interested in last time I opened the project.

I propose to have an option for the Project Explorer to remember the expanded/collapsed statuses of the items and also the selected items.

Proposed functionality:

before closing: ->> after opening:

Current status:

before closing: ->> after opening:

[jcarmody]

I like the idea, except for the "option" part.  Either make it the default behavior or leave it out, IMO.

[RavensFan]

I don't see any reason for the idea to remember the "selections".  Selections are a temporary thing that are designed to allow you to take actions on specific items.  I don't see why they need to be remembered between programming sessions.

[Intaris]

Especially when multiple developers work on a project and the .lvproj needs to be committed at times.... I don't want other people's selections slapping me in the face.

[TurboPhil]

Agree with Intaris. Seems like it would result in a lot of "changes" to the lvproj file (unless somehow it got saved elsewhere, like in some local LV preferences file...).

[X.]

Doesn't this bug you first and foremost though? I just can't stand it anymore...

[komorbela]

Thanks for all the comments! I have to admit I didn't think about the use case of multiple developers working on the same project.

I already have some ideas how the refine this idea, but I wait some more comments and will try to suggest a system that fits most of us.

[Norbert_B]

It's not with multiple developers on the same project. It starts with a single developer already...if the settings are stored in the lvproj-file.

If not, settings are not "recalled" when using different PCs from time to time.

Also, storing that info always blows up memory usage of files, hence increased loading times (most often negligible though...).

I think source code control is the first and foremost point for declining this idea.

[Darren]

Any idea that has received less than 3 kudos within 3 years after posting will be automatically declined.