How do I delete a project?

BL_N · Post by **BL_N** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:34 am

Richard Ferrell wrote:I would close the start page and reopen the start page, and it should be clear

Hrm. Didn't work the first time I tried it, but I will certainly re-try.

No dice. All the projects are still there.

helen · Post by **helen** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:35 am

BL_N wrote:
helen wrote:Ignore all that - your screenshot didn't fully load! Sorry
I never saw it, so all I can do is wonder, "What did she write?"

Probably for the best! Hope you get it sorted soon.

BL_N · Post by **BL_N** » Fri May 30, 2008 6:41 am

RamonS wrote:And you are just blatantly wrong with that demand. It does not only make much sense, it is counter to any software design principles ever conceived.

Playing 'devil's advocate' for a moment...

Choices are good. Why not offer the option (preferences) to remove all files/directories when you delete a project from the start page? It seems that Flare is operating some manner of source control and part of source control is the ability to remove files/directories if or when you need to, so I can certainly understand why some might expect the functionality or want to have it available as a preference.

It may be counter to software design (I could argue the matter, but it seems a bit pointless), but it certainly is not counter to information management, source control, and related usability issues.

On a personal note, I'd like to have the ability to quickly remove items from the start page or at least to limit how many of (or if!) the recently opened project appear. (Thinking of the user preferences that are standard in the MS GUI for showing history and recently files.)

My $0.02 worth.

Richard Ferrell · Post by **Richard Ferrell** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:03 am

I would then open a support ticket by using the following Link.

https://www.madcapsoftware.com/support/contact.aspx

BL_N · Post by **BL_N** » Fri May 30, 2008 7:24 am

Thank you, will do!

Post by **LTinker68** » Fri May 30, 2008 8:46 am

Did you verify that if you open the Manage Recent Projects screen that the files aren't there? It could be that you didn't properly select a project or properly click the remove button or whatever.

Also, just a total off-the-wall situation, is there any chance that your company recently changed your profiles on the computer? We went from a first letter first name and last name setup to a first name dot last name setup. So I had two profiles on my computer. Unfortunately, some programs - even though I opened them from within the Lisa.Tinker profile - still looked under the LTinker profile for the work files. Can't tell you how many times I saved a file and then couldn't find it until I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the other profile and grab the file there. I've since deleted the old profile so that doesn't happen anymore, but it could be what's happening here -- you're deleting the project from your current profile but Flare (Windows' registry, really) remembers that there is the same project in the old profile.

KevinDAmery · Post by **KevinDAmery** » Fri May 30, 2008 9:41 am

BL_N wrote:On a personal note, I'd like to have the ability to quickly remove items from the start page or at least to limit how many of (or if!) the recently opened project appear. (Thinking of the user preferences that are standard in the MS GUI for showing history and recently files.)

My $0.02 worth.

You can. File > Recent Project > Manage Recent Projects allows you to remove projects from the start page list. Recent Files > Manage Recent Files allows you to do the same thing with specific files (i.e. topics, snippets, and what have you).

BL_N · Post by **BL_N** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:25 am

LTinker68 wrote:Did you verify that if you open the Manage Recent Projects screen that the files aren't there? It could be that you didn't properly select a project or properly click the remove button or whatever.

Also, just a total off-the-wall situation, is there any chance that your company recently changed your profiles on the computer? We went from a first letter first name and last name setup to a first name dot last name setup. So I had two profiles on my computer. Unfortunately, some programs - even though I opened them from within the Lisa.Tinker profile - still looked under the LTinker profile for the work files. Can't tell you how many times I saved a file and then couldn't find it until I used Windows Explorer to navigate to the other profile and grab the file there. I've since deleted the old profile so that doesn't happen anymore, but it could be what's happening here -- you're deleting the project from your current profile but Flare (Windows' registry, really) remembers that there is the same project in the old profile.

Please see previously provided screenshot. It demonstrates the Manage Recent Projects listing is empty and shows the Start Page just behind it with the list of projects still there.

No profile changes, alas.

As to your second note - I understand that intended functionality is to remove 'recent files' using that method. But that isn't quite the same thing as having the option/choice of removing both the references and the actual files (e.g., Source Control hooks -- if you say you want the files *gone* rather than simply removed from the Start Page listing).

BL_N · Post by **BL_N** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 8:26 am

Richard Ferrell wrote:I would then open a support ticket by using the following Link.

https://www.madcapsoftware.com/support/contact.aspx

Unfortunately, I am a trial user who does not have a maintenance key and this means (apparently) I cannot report bugs.

eddie · Post by **eddie** » Mon Jun 02, 2008 9:25 am

Hi B_LN,

I would contact the sales rep, they may be able to help you out! (It worked for me)

sales@madcapsoftware.com

Cheers,

authorst · Post by **authorst** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 1:56 am

http://webhelp.madcapsoftware.com/flare ... ojects.htm

Post by **RamonS** » Fri Nov 25, 2011 8:57 am

BL_N wrote:
Richard Ferrell wrote:I would then open a support ticket by using the following Link.

https://www.madcapsoftware.com/support/contact.aspx
Unfortunately, I am a trial user who does not have a maintenance key and this means (apparently) I cannot report bugs.

The correct link for the bug report page is this one:
https://www.madcapsoftware.com/bugs/submit.aspx

And you can report bugs without having a license or a maintenance plan.

larc1990 · Post by **larc1990** » Thu May 31, 2012 9:41 am

I just want to remove it/them from my project list so that is not an option to select to open. You know..".highlight, right-click - remove from selection list." Then at any point in the future that I could chose to open the file from the storage location, I would expect it to return to my V8 selection list as a recently used file - for which I could remove from the selection list - at will.

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