Is it possible to reposition the sidebar back to the right side of screen?

[NW]

As per my topic, is it possible to change the sidebar position to the right-hand side of the screen, as per earlier versions? I have used BBEdit for a long time and after upgrading about 3 months when I got given my new work machine I still cannot get used to it.

Also, is it possible to have the synchro scrolling disabled by default? I often have to refactor code by moving it between scripts that are functionally different, and the easiest way to do this is by comparing the two scripts side-by-side, but with the synchro scrolling enabled it is very easy to lose my place in the scripts. I know I can switch it off using the menu option, but I will never want this enabled so I have to remember to disable it every time.

I looked on the expert options page but I couldn't see any information related to either of these requests.

Thank you!

[Rich Siegel]

On 12 Mar 2024, at 10:55, NW wrote:

> As per my topic, is it possible to change the sidebar position to the
> right-hand side of the screen, as per earlier versions?

The left-hand document list was introduced in BBEdit 10.0 (July, 2011), and it is fixed in the left side of the window. (This is a longstanding practice on macOS.)

> Also, is it possible to have the synchro scrolling disabled by default?

If you turn off Synchro Scrolling in the Differences window and then use "Save Default Differences Window" from the Window menu, this (and other properties) will apply to subsequently created differences window.

R.

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[NW]

Hello Rich,

Thank you for your reply. I understand your point about the document list and why it was changed. I preferred the original way because (for me) it works better on a smaller screen and I have to keep repositioning my sight-line as I'm expecting the line numbers and text to start from the extreme left of the screen, as with a command line text editor. It is also easier to visually "ignore" the document list if it's over to the right-hand side so I don't get distracted by it.

Thank you also for your suggestion for permanently disabling the synchro scrolling. I am still getting used to the new version and did not really see that option or know what it did.

Thank you very much for your time and efforts on BBedit. It is still the best editor on a Mac after 25+ years!

[Rich Siegel]

On 12 Mar 2024, at 11:47, NW wrote:

> Hello Rich,
>
> Thank you for your reply. I understand your point about the document list
> and why it was changed. I preferred the original way because (for me) it
> works better on a smaller screen and I have to keep repositioning my
> sight-line as I'm expecting the line numbers and text to start from the
> extreme left of the screen, as with a command line text editor. It is also
> easier to visually "ignore" the document list if it's over to the
> right-hand side so I don't get distracted by it.

You might find it useful to simply hide the sidebar all the time, and use the popup menu in the navigation bar to change documents (or "Previous Document/Next Document", or select files by name using "Commands" on the Go menu).

[NW]

What I've done is switched off the icons for the filenames and reduced the width of the document list, and that's fairly close to what I wanted. I usually have about a 50-100 random files open at a time and need to see the document list when I'm switching between files. Actually, a nice feature might be an auto show-hide for the document list (as per the macOS dock control) whenever the cursor is near the left-edge of the screen? Not sure how viable that is or how seamlessly it could be integrated, it's just a thought.

Thank you again for your help.