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Description
Description of the Issue
The File menu contains Load Session and Save Session links. However using these functions requires too much specification from user to be convenient.
Expected Behavior
What I would like to see is
....(1) the last N (say, 4) sessions I opened on the file dropdown. I click the link and
....(2) the session either opens in a completely new window or entirely replaces the existing session.
....(3) a registered file extension for a session so I can navigate to the sessions directory, click on the session file and open a NotePad++ session external to NotePad++ itself. Note, I can click a shortcut to sessions directory and avoid navigation.
If this change is too extensive, what would be very handy within the current scheme is
(4) have Load/Save session remember the last session directory. This session directory could be a separate path from whatever files are presently being edited.
Actual Behavior
Instead, clicking on Load Session presently opens a file dialog box which opens where the present files are. I then have to navigate away to change session. Once located, the session files are merged into the list of open files. IMO, the present "Load" function should be labeled "Merge" or "Add", not "Load" if it is to reflect what happens. Due to merge, I have to clean out the files I was working on to get a clear view of the session I want to be in. This merge and manual clean-up becomes problematic when it comes time to save the session. Because there is no registered file extension, I have to manually manage sessions within NotePad itself (or create me own non-standard extension).