[Lazarus] New experimantal beta feature - View same source in multiple Windows

[Martin]

Graeme Geldenhuys wrote:
> Why a complete second window?  Why not simply use a split-screen like
> what is done in many existing editors - including Visual Basic 6?
>   
That's why I said: when/if there will be docking.
The 2nd 2indow is just a cheap fix for the meantime. ( I know most 
people want less, rather than more windows)

Well yes, and the other reasons are: more work will have to be done 
before it could go into a splitted window (and then many of the 
keyshortcuts would work too).
- At the moment, it can simply create a form per extra view. With a 
split-window, it either comes down to a single 2nd view, or a 
notebook/tab control is needed. (and neither source/editor nor source 
notebook have yet been extended) / once they are, it can become a split 
window.

> In VB6 you had a little bar in the top right above the scrollbar if I
> remember correctly. Simply drag the bar down and you have a horizontal
> split-screen showing the same file.
>   
some want horizantol, some (me) vertical split
> That way you can reuse the statusbar, probably keyboard shortcut
> handling etc too.
>   
They are missing, because source-editor isn't yet ready for it. All you 
currently get is a plain SynEdit. (I know this is a limitation, but I 
only just started on it)


Martin