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Bug 184776 - IDE should remember contents of other windows, in addition to the source windows
Summary: IDE should remember contents of other windows, in addition to the source windows
Status: NEW
Alias: None
Product: java
Classification: Unclassified
Component: Refactoring (show other bugs)
Version: 6.x
Hardware: PC Solaris
: P3 normal (vote)
Assignee: Jan Becicka
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Reported: 2010-04-22 20:22 UTC by lvskiprof
Modified: 2011-11-16 16:43 UTC (History)
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Description lvskiprof 2010-04-22 20:22:39 UTC 
I love the way the IDE remembers the projects I have loaded and what source files I had open when I last used it.

It would be a great addition if it would also remember the contents of other windows between sessions.  Specifically I am having to remember what "Usages" I had searched for yesterday, because shutting down the IDE last night lost the ones I had looked for.

Not all windows need to be "remembered" by the IDE in this way.  For example "Tasks" is on a per-project basis and likely gets rebuilt during scanning.  Although if scan-on-demand is enabled even this window probably should be saved for the next start of the IDE.  The "Output" windows probably do not need to be saved, since they hold contents from running programs that would not be valid when you restart the IDE.

So use your own judgment as to which ones need to be saved, but at least consider saving the "Usages" contents between sessions.  People will close them when they no longer need them.