Bug 5.2a beta 1: Resources don't open in the right place

The release notes say "Resources will now default to opening on the right, while guides will open on the left; when opened in a blank layout.".

If I have a blank layout, then open a guide, the guide opens on the left, as promised. Subsequently all guides open on the left, all resources open on the right. That works as advertised.

If I have a blank layout, then open a resource, the resource opens on the right, as promised. But all subsequent resources (and guides) open on the left. That doesn't work as advertised.

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Dylan Rondeau

But all subsequent resources (and guides) open on the left

Thank you for looking into that! I summarized that poorly; it has been changed to "only applies to the first panel opened in a blank layout" which is what the developer told me in the first place. [:$]

Randy W. Sims

That's an interesting choice. Why limit it to only the first resource? Why do the first resource and not do subsequent ones?

Dylan Rondeau

My understanding is so that it mimics the layout of running a search from the Home Page, with the Guides opening on the left and the Resources opening on the right. After that, it's the idea that opening 4 resources would be more useful having 2 panels with 2 resources each rather than 4 in 1 panel. It's essentially a convenience for opening a guide and resource side-by-side, and if that isn't what you're doing it doesn't get in the way.

Edit: Guesswork. I will look into this.

Mark Barnes

After that, it's the idea that opening 4 resources would be more useful having 2 panels with 2 resources each rather than 4 in 1 panel.

But if you open five resources, one after the other, you'll end up with one on the right, and four on the left. I know it's impossible to predict what someone really does want, but I doubt it's that.