I can't find this one in the help at all, and it doesn't seem to work properly, but how would you know? Anyway, in the detached PropertyManager, how is the Auto Collapse supposed to work?
Does it not work for the 2010 b3 Delete Face feature (but does work for 2009 delete face)?
Is this going to be fixed, or should I add the new functionality to the 2010 book (along with the FeatureManager Tabs hiding under the CommandManager, which is going to be documented in the book because it has been in the software for at least 2 releases now)?
Hi Matt,
The Auto Collapse option collapses the entire PropertyManager down into just a title bar so it "gets out of the way" for you to do other things. While this option is on, if the PropertyManager has focus (if the user has clicked anywhere within it) then it stays open until the user clicks anywhere else and then the PropertyManager collapses after a very short delay. If a command is currently active and the PropertyManager is collapsed to a title, the user can move their mouse over the title bar to expand the PropertyManager. If the PropertyManager is currently collapsed to a title, it will also automatically expand if the user chooses another command (to show the PropertyManager for that command).
The pin in the PropertyManager title bar controls two things; it makes the PropertyManager always visible (does not ever go away) and it controls the height sizing of the PropertyManager. If the PropertyManager is pinned, then the PropertyManager always uses the last height that the user set (regardless of using Auto Collapse or not; it will use the user set height when it un-collapses). When unpinned, the PropertyManager is supposed to always automatically size itself to its contents. What I find is the auto-height sizing is working properly when the PropertyManager is unpinned and Auto Collapse is off, but if I have the PropertyManager unpinned and Auto Collapse is on, then the sizing is getting confused and it often truncates the contents of the PropertyManager and I have to manually drag the height. This is incorrect behavior since it should always properly size to the contents.
Is this the behavior that you are seeing? I just want to confirm before pursuing further.
Thanks,
Jim