topic Re: CW IDE and using dual monitors in Classic/Legacy CodeWarrior

CW IDE and using dual monitors

Bruce_andrew — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 01:07:54 GMT

I have "upgraded" to using dual LCD monitors. I find it quite handy to have 2 copies of the CW IDE open. Using an extended desktop, I can have one IDE per screen, or one with the IDE and a document (PDF, DOC, XLS, etc) on the other. Productivity-wise, every engineer should have this

One thing I'd like in CW. How about adding the window size/position details into the workspace file. Then I could save 2 different workspaces. When re-opening, they would appear on the correct screen. At the moment the window position is simply written, to registry I think, for the IDE. The result is that both windows open on the screen that was last used.

I'm also having some hassle with licensing. Not unusual to get the "you're not licensed" error message.

Maybe I'm the last one to find out about the joy of multiple screens. So please let me know if there's any tips for making life even better And if I have identified a shortcoming in CW IDE, could a freescale person please submit this idea to CW dev team.

Re: CW IDE and using dual monitors

pittbull — Sat, 18 Nov 2006 04:49:27 GMT

Bruce_ wrote:
Productivity-wise, every engineer should have this

I always use (at least) two computers simultaneously

Re: CW IDE and using dual monitors

Alban — Sun, 19 Nov 2006 20:25:55 GMT

Hi Pitt and Bruce,

I've had dual screen for more than a year and had to do it at home as well

There are studies stating a productivity increase, here is a link to one article.

Two Screens Are Better Than One

On CodeWarrior, you can declare each sub-window as being "floating" (right click in title bar of the window).

This allows you to move that window to another screen outside the main window of the IDE.
Are these not restored properly ?

Alban.