Go Back - Ctrl + G does not work well for split source window

[Wolfgang]

Hello,

if I am using a split source window showing different parts of code in the upper and lower part of the screen the menu command 'Go Back' changes the displayed contens of both windows, not just the one of the active window...

If, for example, your lower source window is the active one, and you use 'Go to Definition'  and then 'Go Back', I would have expected that the previous screen is restored. This, however, is not the case, because also the view of the upper source window is changed and shows the same code selection as the lower window, even if the code selection was different before pressing Ctrl+G. This is unexpected and inconsistent, because, e.g., Ctrl+I only applies to the active source window (as expected).

Can NI reproduce this issue, and would it be willing to fix it?

Thanks!

[gdargaud]

I've been using CVI for 25 years... why have I never heard of "Go back" before ?!?

I wonder how many more little dark secrets I've missed...

PS: anybody knows how to delete the line the cursor's currently on ? It's Ctrl-Y or Ctrl-K on many other editors, but not CVI.

[RobertoBozzolo]

I don't remember the predefined shortcut, but you can actually see what it is (and eventually change it to Ctrl-Y as I usually do  ) by using Options >> Change shortcut keys... menu item: the relevant item is Cut Line to Clipboard in Miscellaneous section

[Johannes_T]

Hi Wolfgang, and thanks for signaling this behavior.

We can reproduce the behavior, and we'll consider investigating this for addressing it in a future release.

gdargaud, similar to what RobertoBozzolo wrote, you would have the following options in CVI, for deleting the current line:

1. Assign Cut Line to Clipboard a preferred shortcut in the Change Shortcut Keys dialog.
2. Use the existing Delete to End of Line shortcut (Ctrl+Shift+Y).
3. Press a sequence of keys to select, and delete the current line (depending on whether Num Lock is pressed):
   1. Home (or Shift+Home) to go to the beginning of the current line.
   2. Ctrl+End (or Ctrl+Shift+End) to select from the beginning to the end of the current line.
   3. Delete

Best regards!

- Johannes

[Wolfgang]

Thank you Johannes for confirming the observation.

Could you kindly provide a CAR for further tracking this issue?

Thanks

[Johannes_T]

Hello Wolfgang, the associated bug ID is 182241.

Have a good one!
- Johannes