So I am writing my thesis using R markdown and I constantly need to resize the different panes (Terminal, Environment, Files) as I edit my main Rmd file in the script editor window. Whenever I resize the script editor window I lose the my current position within the document and have to scroll up or down to get back to where I was. This is pretty annoying especially since I am writing a lot of prose.
Is there any way to prevent this from happening? Thanks
I agree that the Source pane could handle this more gracefully! It looks like there's actually an open issue for this problem on the Github tracker:
(Was that you who posted it? if not, you can help contribute by voting with a reaction emoji to let the IDE team know that this affects you, too)
In the meantime, here's a workaround I use:
Make sure I leave my cursor at the point where I was working before I resize any panes
Make sure I don't click into any other pane while I'm resizing
After I'm done resizing the panes, hit the left arrow (←) or right arrow (→) key once. This should cause the Source pane to autoscroll back to where your cursor just moved, which should be only one character position off from where you left it.
I also turn on "Highlight selected line" in the code display options, so it's a little easier to visually find my place when that autoscroll happens:
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. Good luck with the thesis! 