Submitted by David_H on 2018/02/27 03:03
I need some clarification because this has happened to me before and I don't know if I am doing something wrong or if when it happens it's a bug. I use the portable version exclusively. If I am reading the instructions correctly here, all I should have to do is install the new version and then copy the Users folder from the old folder to the new folder (which is what I always do). Is that correct?
 
Usually it works, but I upgraded to version 9.108pre2 the other day and:
- Custom toolbar was gone (this has happened to me before)
- Things such as outline settings are gone. I don't even know where to find those it's been so long since I set them. Now every outline just goes up in number regardless of outline level, whereas how it used to be (and how I want it) is 
1
  1.1
  1.2
 
Etc.
 
Before you ask Pierre, I do NOT sync the user folder, so that cannot be a cause :-).
 
Also, I copied over the AppData folder just to see if that would make a difference, that appeared to bring back some of my custom menu/toolbar settings, but did not bring back my outline settings. Not sure why that would have mattered since according to my reading of help section the custom toolbar settings should be stored in the user folder of the portable version.
 
Help :-)!
 

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 Update: did a little more testing and it appears to be some type of a bug. My custom toolbars show up on startup, but disappear as the program opens. If I open the customize toolbar settings and turn the custom toolbar off and on, it reappears for a moment before disappearing.
 
Outline numbering (and perhaps many other settings I have not noticed) is also still gone. I have my files set to open with no grids open, so perhaps those settings are there too initially and then disappear.

Hi David,
 
Sorry for these issues.
  1. Outline numbering: Are you talking of Outline Labels (on the tree column) or the # column ? The # column now has a setting to set it to flat list: Grid > Options > Show Hierarchy on the # column
  2. Disappearing toolbar. Could be a conflict between a new system toolbar and your custom one. It may be hard to track. Can you create a new toolbar and move the buttons from the old to the new (while in customize) ?
    Another possibility is to send the menu.dat file in your Users folder. No confidential info in that file. Simply zip and send. I may be able to reproduce it.
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 

David_H

2018/02/27 13:43

In reply to by Pierre_Admin

 Thanks Pierre, yes that solved my outline numbering issue. I will create a new toolbar and see if that fixes the other issue.

Pierre_Admin

2018/02/27 13:45

In reply to by David_H

Great !
 
In v107:
  • New: Grid: # column: Setting to show flat list instead of hierarchy
This was added because flat ID columns are used in other outliners / project managers and requires less width, especially for deep outlines
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 

David_H

2018/02/27 16:51

In reply to by Pierre_Admin

Why do you make it the default though? I would think most people would prefer a hierarchy, but will never know it's there.