New Recently-Used Projects dropdown - feedback request

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  I like the idea of Save/Save As to explicitly save projects. I occasionally compare databases that I do NOT want to create a "project" for. It's just a temporary one-time kind of thing. However, the dialog in previous versions was FAR superior in my opinion.
  
  I actually couldn't even find the recent projects drop-down in the new version at first. I expected the folder icon in the toolbar to open the same "Open File" dialog that the menu used so I didn't ever click it. That's not a huge deal because now that I know it's there I will use it, it just wasn't obvious at first.
  
  Also, I would like to see more than 6 projects in there. 6 is okay for a default, but I should be able to set the number I want to see and the drop-down should scroll if I have more than 6.
  
  Alternately, instead of a "Recently used projects" list, how about a "Favorites" list?

  Scott Roberts January 19, 2009 17:36

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  A favorites list is a good idea. Would that be instead of a recently used list or in conjunction to it?
  
  It was always our intention to change the icon so that it's more discoverable. If you could pick a number (other than six), what would that be?
  
  Thanks!
  
  David Atkinson
  Red Gate Software

  David Atkinson January 19, 2009 17:40

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  I would keep the "Recently Used" list too.
  
  I think you're going to have a hard time picking a number for "Recently Used" projects that will satisfy everyone. A user-defined setting would be much better. You could probably force the setting to be between 1 and 99.

  Scott Roberts January 19, 2009 17:54

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  Personally, i prefer the auto save feature of SQL Compare 7 compared to the save/save as feature of SQL Data Compare. I don't like having to come up with unique names for each "project". I would rather have the tool keep track of that info and make it that much quicker for me.
  
  John

  laker_42 January 27, 2009 09:56

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  Hi,
  
  The reason why we're moving away from auto-save is so that it is possible to tinker with project settings without losing changes that could have taken a significant amount of time to configure.
  
  In the actual release we're defaulting the name to:
  
  SourceDBName v TargetDBName.scp
  
  Keep the feedback coming!
  
  David Atkinson
  Red Gate Software

  David Atkinson January 27, 2009 09:59

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  If you provide a default value for the "project" then that is good enough for me! I don't like being forced into naming it myself, just give me the option if I need it.
  
  John

  laker_42 January 27, 2009 10:01

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