Feature request - doubleclick to check out

[award]

Can I please have the option within the Vault Client to have double-clicking check out a file (instead of edit or view). I regularly double-click (intending a checkout), and then get annoyed when Vault tries to view the file.

[lbauer]

You should be able to set this option in the Vault GUI Client under Tools->Options->General->Doubleclick on file. You can select View or Edit as the default. If you select Edit, the file will be checked out and opened for editing.

[award]

OK, that *almost* does what I want

I have selected "Edit" as the default action.

After double-clicking (the first time) I have selected the "Only show this dialog when shift is pressed" option, and changed the "Select an external editor application:" to "Use:" and cleared the edit box (because I don't want it to actually start an editor!).

When I double-click a file, it now checks out the file (which is what I want), but I get an error message (to do with trying to start a non-existant application). If I bring up the "Edit Local Version" dialog again the edit box has "notepad" in it again, and the radio button has been reset to "Use the system default..."

Alistair.

[jeremy_sg]

I got this to work by creating an empty batch file called empty.bat, and setting that as my editor. Here's the contents of my empty batch file.

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REM Nothing to see here

You can configure your editor option under Tools->Options->External Programs.

[award]

thanks, not the prettiest work around... but now doing what I want

[lbauer]

Let us know if you have further questions.