Re: 'Show map areas' does not persist across page reload or link

On Sunday 05 February 2006 22:41, Chris Beall wrote:
> Amaya 8.8.3, Windows 98 SE
>
> Sample page:
> http://pages.prodigy.net/chris_beall/TC/Intrinsic%20size%20sample.html
>
> Scenario:
>
> Views
>   Show map areas
>     [Result: circular map area is outlined at center of red circle, as
> expected]
>     [Result: Selecting 'Views' again shows that 'Show map areas' is
> checked, as expected]
>
> Reload page
>   [Result: Map area is no longer outlined.  This is not as expected]
>
> Views
>   [Result: 'Show map areas' is still checked, but is now out of sync with
> reality.  This is not as expected]
>   Show map areas
>     [Result: map area is again displayed.  It's not clear what to expect
> here, as you have just turned 'Show map areas' OFF, but the areas were not
> being shown at the time you did that]
>
> Views
>   [Result: 'Show map areas' is NOT checked, out of sync with reality.  This
> is not as expected]
>
> The same scenario occurs if, instead of reloading the current page, you
> link to another page within the same window.
>
> Expected behavior: The setting of 'Show map areas' should persist across
> page reloads and links to other pages within the same window, consistent
> with the behavior of 'Show targets'.  Its behavior when you open a page in
> another window should also be consistent with 'Show targets'.  Currently,
> the settings of these two display properties are NOT propagated to the new
> window.
>
> Chris Beall

It's too late to change this policy in the incoming version.
The  'Show targets' can be set in preferences and in that case it persists 
across page reloads and links.

     Irène.
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