[texworks] Feature request: Window Menu show asterisk beside unsaved file names

[Paul A Norman]

Thanks again Stefan,

On 13 April 2010 17:52, Stefan Löffler <st.loeffler at gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Paul,
>
> just a quick update.
>
> Am 2010-03-31 11:41, schrieb Paul A Norman:
>> Could the Window Menu please show an asterisk or something beside any
>> open file that needs saving.
>>
>
> I've posted a patch for this at
> http://code.google.com/p/texworks/issues/detail?id=313#c1 (it's not
> committed yet, though).
>
>> Or there be a File Save All?
>>
>
> There is since r587.
>
>> Alternatively is there a 'document dirty' flag that QtScript has
>> access to please?
>>
>
> This should also be provided by the patch mentioned above - via
> TW.target.untitled and TW.target.modified.
>
>> TW.app.getOpenFileNames();  appears to return an array of filenames
>> selected in a fileopen dialog box, but I can not locate any object or
>> array that holds window objects for open windows, or an array of
>> TW.target(s) that represent the open documents, is there one that I
>> have overlooked  please?
>>
>
> No, there isn't any such property (yet). Unfortunately, there are some
> traps involved here. But maybe this will come in the future. In the
> meantime, I hope the TW.target.saveAll() method works for you.

Excellant thank you.

Paul