[Bug 66135] New: Newly opened files and re-formatted files open with cursor at bottom of page. Should be centered, or in same position as before reformat.

[Robert Shideleff]

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           Summary: Newly opened files and re-formatted files open with
                    cursor at bottom of page. Should be centered, or in same
                    position as before reformat.
           Product: kdevelop
           Version: 3.0.0a7
          Platform: Gentoo Packages
        OS/Version: Linux
            Status: UNCONFIRMED
          Severity: wishlist
          Priority: NOR
         Component: general
        AssignedTo: kdevelop-devel at kdevelop.org
        ReportedBy: bigbob at shideleff.com


Version:           3.0.0a7 (using KDE 3.1.4)
Installed from:    Gentoo
Compiler:          gcc version 3.2.3 20030422 (Gentoo Linux 1.4 3.2.3-r1, propolice)
OS:          Linux (i686) release 2.6.0-test7-bk3

There is a very nice feature where a newly opened file will have the cursor placed at the last location prior to it being closed. Similarly, the 'Reformat Source' option also brings you back to the place you were editing.

However, in both of these cases (probably using the same code) the file opens up with the file scrolled so that the cursor is on the very bottom line of the screen. In my humble opinion, this seems like the worst behavior you could have for this feature. It would be better if the document was scrolled so that the cursor was centered.

It would be even better if in the reformatting case, the cursor would appear more or less at the same place it was before the reformat took place. (Newly opened files would simply be centered.) If this is to difficult, simply centering it would be a better approximation then the dead bottom of the screen.