[ nedit-Bugs-1013069 ] Windows menu truncated when lots of files are open

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Bugs item #1013069, was opened at 2004-08-20 20:56
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>Priority: 7
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Submitted By: Nathan Gray (n8gray)
Assigned to: Nobody/Anonymous (nobody)
Summary: Windows menu truncated when lots of files are open

Initial Comment:
(Reported by Offer Kaye on discuss@)

Opening a large number of files in one NEdit session can cause 
trouble with the Windows menu.  The menu can grow taller than 
the screen, leaving some items inaccessible.  Furthermore, when 
such a menu is detached, the height of the resulting window is 
limited to the height of the screen.  The window can't be resized 
and there are no scrollbars, so it's not clear if the truncated menu 
items are missing or just inaccessible.

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>Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2008-01-04 17:15

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It can be a huge nuisance, but there's a workaround, so let's postpone it.

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2006-09-18 22:50

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I would rather like a menu with two extra entries on
top/bottom of the list which would scroll up/down. Is that
what you meant by "scrollable menu"?

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Comment By: Tony Balinski (ajbj)
Date: 2006-09-18 19:39

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Maybe just turn the window list into a separate dialog (like
that of the Replace dialog's "Replace all in [Multiple
Files]") beyond a certain limit. Alternatively, provide a
scrollable menu... that would be cool.

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Comment By: Thorsten Haude (yooden)
Date: 2006-09-17 17:48

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- Add a new setting nedit.windowMenuCutoff
- Add a new submenu every time this value is reached. At the
same time, remove one of the non-submenu entries.
- If you reach the setting^2 (around 3600 on my system),
stop adding any more entries.

Volunteers?

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