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4.4. Transient vs. non-Transient Editors

Wing can open files in two modes:

Transient Mode -- Files opened when searching, debugging, navigating to point of definition, and using the Project and Source Browser tools with the Follow Selection checkbox enabled are opened in transient mode and will be automatically closed when hidden. The maximum number of non-visible transient files to keep open at any given time can be set with the Editor / Advanced / Transient Threshold preference.

Non-Transient Mode -- Files opened normally from the File menu, from the keyboard file selector, or by double clicking on items in the Project tool will be opened in non-transient mode, and kept open until they are explicitly closed.

A file can be switched between transient and non-transient mode by clicking on the stick pin icon in the upper right of the editor area. Right-click on the stick pin icon to navigate to recently visited files (blue items were transient, black items non-transient).

Transient files that are edited are also automatically converted to non-transient mode.