project explorer resizing automatically after clicking stop button

[GradyJr]

As a general rule I like having my TestComplete UI split between the Project Explorer frame and the Workspace frame. I like the project explorer frame to be about 1/4 of my desktop on the left side on the UI while the Workspace frame occupies the other 3/4. For some reason, upon clicking the stop button when i have completed a recording, the Project Explorer frame automatically expands to take over about 2/3 of my TC UI and I have to grab the frame divider handle and drag it back over to the 1/4 size. This is very annoying. i've searched TC help but can't find anything about how i might stop this from happening.  Anybody else have this issue?

[Marsha_R]

What version of TestComplete are you running?

[GradyJr]

14.30.3743.7 x64

[Marsha_R]

Did this just start happening or did it happen on earlier versions too?

[GradyJr]

I can't say with absolute certainty. I just know it's doing it now. Another quirkiness I've noteiced lately is that the Pause Log seems to want to undock when i click on it when my playback hits a breakpoint and i have to drag it back to where it's a tab again within the Workspace area.  Again, I don't know if that was happening in an earlier release of TC or not. 

[tristaanogre]

A lot of these things you're noting are items stored within a local settings file for you, the user, using TestComplete.  Is it possible that you're somehow prevented from saving those settings?  Have your permissions on the machine in question changed?

[GradyJr]

What is the name and location of the settings file? Is it possible I'm prevented from saving those settings? I suppose so but, to my knowledge my permissions have not changed since I started. If you can suggest something for me to try I will happy to give it a go. If not, I'll just grin and smartbear it.

😉 

David

[tristaanogre]

C:\Users\<your user name>\AppData\Local\SmartBear\TestComplete\14.0

[GradyJr]

i see a tcSettings.xml (545kb) and a tcUISettings.xml (3kb)  

is there somewhere inside one of these I need to take a look at/alter?

[tristaanogre · Accepted solution]

Nope, just that these are where the settings are saved.  So, something is messing with them somehow.