[Lazarus] How to unset bookmarks in the editor?

[Mattias Gaertner]

On Tue, 25 Nov 2008 22:23:33 +0100
Hans-Peter Diettrich <DrDiettrich1 at aol.com> wrote:

> Graeme Geldenhuys schrieb:
> 
> >> I see no special advantage in removing bookmarks. In detail not
> >> when Delphi doesn't remember bookmarks across sessions :-(
> > 
> > I see no special advantage in remembering bookmarks across sessions.
> > :-)  Since my Delphi 4 days, I have always used bookmarks as a quick
> > way to jump to section of code - that are relevant to what I am
> > currently working on.  Tomorrow or a week from now that code will
> > not be relevant anymore, because I will be working on a different
> > section of the project.
> 
> An IDE should not guess about what is how long important to the user. 
> When I quit today, and want to resume my work tomorrow, I appreciate
> to have my current bookmarks as I left them. I also would like
> persistent folding.

I second that. 
Such session information is a big time saver for me.

 
> > Also, I can see a potential problem with Lazarus's persistent
> > bookmarks. What if I set bookmark 1 in Unit2.pas.   Then remove
> > (delete) Unit2.pas from the project.  What happens now if I press
> > Ctrl+Shift+1 while I am in Unit1.pas?

Nothing.
If a unit is closed its bookmarks are removed.
When the unit is reopened the bookmarks are restored (unless you
changed them).
You can see the active bookmarks in the popup menu of the source editor.


> Depends on the context. Breakpoints, bookmarks and folding can be
> seen as project specific, but they also can be seen as file specific.
> Every IDE will have to specify the implemented handling, depending on 
> reasonable thoughts. The best solution would make everything 
> configurable by the user, with according save/recall features ;-)


Mattias