TDT Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Switching to Vectorworks from any other open application, when I don't have any drawings open, always creates a new blank document. I find this very annoying but can't find a way to make it quit. No other Mac applications acts this way, is there something I'm missing? Any help would be appreciated! Quote Link to comment
drips Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I tried to recreate this on a MacBook running Leopard with OS and VW 2008 up-to-date. I switched using Command + Tab and it didn't work, but indeed when I clicked on the VW icon in the Dock, VW opened a new blank doc. That's messy... On a possibly related note, is it possible to have VW launch without opening a new blank doc, or maybe specify a doc to open? I'm sure most people usually work on existing docs much more frequently than starting new ones. Thanks. Quote Link to comment
Ride Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 I agree. It's a pain to always have an untitled file open, or to always have to close one every time I switch an application..... Quote Link to comment
boxjoint Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 No other Mac applications acts this way, is there something I'm missing? Actually, the newer apps do act that way. Pages and Numbers from the iWork suite both open new windows each time you click them in the dock. It is very annoying. I don't understand why they don't make it an option in preferences. Quote Link to comment
TDT Posted February 12, 2008 Author Share Posted February 12, 2008 I've got the latest iWork but I haven't used it enough to notice that it does this too. I agree, mostly I too work on existing drawngs but even when I need to start a new one I don't want a totally blank 8 1/2 x 11 sheet with one layer at 1/4" scale. I don't think I've opened a totally blank document since the first time I launched MiniCad 2.0. When I want to start a new drawing I open one of my own formated blank sheets with all my prefs, title block, layers, etc. already setup. I can't think of any real use to open a totally blank document. This just seems totally unMaclike. If there's a preference to make it stop, I sure can't find it. Quote Link to comment
boxjoint Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 If there's a preference to make it stop, I sure can't find it. No. I don't think there's any way to stop it. Quote Link to comment
Pat Stanford Posted February 12, 2008 Share Posted February 12, 2008 You can create a template and name it default.sta and put it in the Vectorworks/Templates folder. This will be used whenever you call up a new blank document. Pat Quote Link to comment
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