As proposed by JMarc, I removed the annoying AskQuestion when changing
the class in Layout -> Document. Instead I implemented a button "Reset"
(to class defaults) and a checkbox "Auto Reset" (to class defaults).
Furthermore I removed the irritating menu entry "Save as class
defaults" in "Layout" and added another Button in Layout Document
instead.
So far everything seems to work as it should AFAICS. There are a few
things to advance (see below), but maybe people could have a look first
if they like this approach at all. JMarc (or someone else), can you
please review the patch for my coding might be a little bit too
intuitive ;-)
TODO:
- The status of the Auto Reset checkbox (default = true) is not saved
between sessions currently. I already added a new lyxrc variable but
didn't add anything to Preferences yet. I would vote for keeping the
checkbox in the Document Dialog (too), for it's more transparent to
the user. Maybe we should handle it like in the Graphics Dialog, where
the "Don't Display" checkbox is in Preferences (for general settings)
/and/ in Graphics (for the single case)?
- I'd like to enable the "Save as defaults" and "Reset" buttons only if
the current class settings != default class settings. I'm not shure
what's the best way to check this, though.
PROBLEMS:
When hitting "Save as Defaults" a popup opens <grin>. Immediately the
Document dialog jumps behind the main window. So AskQuestion strikes
again! I think we should really fix this, it might be a general problem
with dialogs and messageboxes.
Ah, and Michael, I moved the entries in Layout -> Document -> Extras a
little bit to the left ;-)
Thanks,
Jürgen
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