Fireworkz Pro saves

[Chris Hughes]

For more than 24 years I've been the user of Fireworkz, but never known
how to
save a spreadsheet so that the view when reopened would be just as I left it.
What I want is that the window width would extend from the left side of the
table, to just beyond the furthest right column. At present it saves with the
right window edge somewhere in the middle.

Are you using as a spreadsheet or database?

I know how I can save and reopen it to the row I want - by placing the
cursor in
the row I want to appear at the bottom of the window when it is saved.
I'm currently using the Pro version 2.24.06 (under VRPC), and have dozens of
databases - none of which displays on opening as I want - except ONE!! The
other
day that one kept it's status on saving and I have NO IDEA WHY or what I did.

Are you doing this in the database view, or simple as a list in the
spreadsheet?

Pro version is now on 2.31 (10 Sep 2021)

I still can't find how to do it in the manual or by experimenting. It
isn't that
it's desperately important - just so annoying that I don't know. Anyone
know the
trick please? TIA & TIA (the Tension Is Agony).

Have you tried joining the Fireworkz / Pipedream mailing list, the
programmer reads the list and might be a good source of advise on this.

to join send an email to
colton-software-fireworkz+***@googlegroups.com

Its low traffic.

[Harriet Bazley]

On 19 Dec 2021 as I do recall,

For more than 24 years I've been the user of Fireworkz, but never known how to
save a spreadsheet so that the view when reopened would be just as I left it.
What I want is that the window width would extend from the left side of the
table, to just beyond the furthest right column. At present it saves with the
right window edge somewhere in the middle.

A FireworkzPro document contains a line somewhere near the bottom
reading something like this:

{CmdGroup:{ViewCreate:1104;10912;6096;6368}{ViewControl:100;0;0;0;1;1;0;2048;0;2048}{CurrentPosition:1;104;7;3;0}}


CurrentPosition sets the cursor location on opening the document.
ViewCreate sets the size of the window. I don't know what ViewControl
does.

[Barry Punchard]

Post by Harriet Bazley
On 19 Dec 2021 as I do recall,

For more than 24 years I've been the user of Fireworkz, but never known how to
save a spreadsheet so that the view when reopened would be just as I left it.
What I want is that the window width would extend from the left side of the
table, to just beyond the furthest right column. At present it saves with the
right window edge somewhere in the middle.

A FireworkzPro document contains a line somewhere near the bottom
{CmdGroup:{ViewCreate:1104;10912;6096;6368}{ViewControl:100;0;0;0;1;1;0;2048;0;2048}{CurrentPosition:1;104;7;3;0}}
CurrentPosition sets the cursor location on opening the document.
ViewCreate sets the size of the window. I don't know what ViewControl
does.

Thanks for that, I'll experiment to see if those are subject to the save
process. I would expect that they must be. If not, I will probably just patch
them for my active databases.
Barry

[Chris Hughes]

For more than 24 years I've been the user of Fireworkz, but never known
how to
save a spreadsheet so that the view when reopened would be just as I left
it.
What I want is that the window width would extend from the left side of the
table, to just beyond the furthest right column. At present it saves with
the
right window edge somewhere in the middle.
I know how I can save and reopen it to the row I want - by placing the
cursor in
the row I want to appear at the bottom of the window when it is saved.
I'm currently using the Pro version 2.24.06 (under VRPC), and have dozens
of
databases - none of which displays on opening as I want - except ONE!! The
other
day that one kept it's status on saving and I have NO IDEA WHY or what I
did.

Just tested on an older version of FireWorkz 1.32/06.
Indeed it does save both cursor and window position and re-opens both in
the same position they were closed in.

Yes, it does for me, too, on any version. But it does not save the width of
the window. So I save with the window showing the full extent of the width of
the columns; then reopen and the window now reveals only the left hand
portion
of the table = about 10.5cm. I then need to pull the window open wider to see
the RHS of the table.

Just on the off chance it the following. Open your Fireworkz spreadsheet,
Menu over the sheet > view > control

Now see what your display settings are? I suspect you might want 'Full',
apply it and then save and reopen spreadsheet and see if it sticks. It
does here.

[Barry Punchard]

Post by Chris Hughes

For more than 24 years I've been the user of Fireworkz, but never known
how to
save a spreadsheet so that the view when reopened would be just as I left
it.
What I want is that the window width would extend from the left side of the
table, to just beyond the furthest right column. At present it saves with
the
right window edge somewhere in the middle.
I know how I can save and reopen it to the row I want - by placing the
cursor in
the row I want to appear at the bottom of the window when it is saved.
I'm currently using the Pro version 2.24.06 (under VRPC), and have dozens
of
databases - none of which displays on opening as I want - except ONE!! The
other
day that one kept it's status on saving and I have NO IDEA WHY or what I
did.

Just tested on an older version of FireWorkz 1.32/06.
Indeed it does save both cursor and window position and re-opens both in
the same position they were closed in.

Yes, it does for me, too, on any version. But it does not save the width of
the window. So I save with the window showing the full extent of the width of
the columns; then reopen and the window now reveals only the left hand
portion
of the table = about 10.5cm. I then need to pull the window open wider to see
the RHS of the table.

Just on the off chance it the following. Open your Fireworkz spreadsheet,
Menu over the sheet > view > control
Now see what your display settings are? I suspect you might want 'Full',
apply it and then save and reopen spreadsheet and see if it sticks. It
does here.

Thanks for the suggestion. No that doesn't work for me here on the VRPC. I'll
try it on the Pi and see what happens there. The one that seems to work OK is
set to 'Work Area'.
Barry

[Paul Stewart]

Just tested on an older version of FireWorkz 1.32/06.
Indeed it does save both cursor and window position and re-opens both in
the same position they were closed in.

Yes, it does for me, too, on any version. But it does not save the width of
the window. So I save with the window showing the full extent of the width of
the columns; then reopen and the window now reveals only the left hand
portion
of the table = about 10.5cm. I then need to pull the window open wider to see
the RHS of the table.

I maybe misunderstanding here.
Just opened Sheet 1 and resized the window so only showing up to column D
and row 12.

Also opened Sheet 2 and resized the window so only showing up to column G
and row 19.

When both sheets are re-opened they open in same window position and
showing the same qty of columns and rows as when they were saved.