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==Resetting SHIPTide to the default layout==
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Sometimes we make changes when trying to optimize things that backfire on us. Rest easy, SHIPTide ''does'' allow you to reset your desktop to the default state. Just follow the steps below to get back to square one!
Sometimes we make changes when trying to optimize things that backfire on us. Rest easy, SHIPTide does allow you to reset your desktop to the default state. Just follow the steps below to get back to square one!
 
  
From the top menu, select Workspace -> Desktop -> Default.This should initialize the interface and return it to the default state.
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<span class="text-red">'''NOTE: Always make sure you save your project before resetting your SHIPTide Desktop!'''</span>
  
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==From the Workspace Menu==
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From the top menu, click "Workspace" and then select the "Desktop" sub-menu and choose "Default." This should initialize the interface and return it to the default state.
  
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[[File:reset-desktop-1.png|Resetting the SHIPTide desktop from the top menu]]
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==Alternate Method==
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If you have any difficulties, you can also try this:
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From the top menu, select "Tools," then "Options."
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[[File:reset-desktop-2.png|Alternate method of resetting the SHIPTide desktop, first image]]
 
   
 
   
  
If this does not work, if you click “Tools”->”Options…”…
 
  
   
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Now, click on the tab labeled "Developer Settings." Click the button in the lower right that reads "Clear IDE Settings & Cached Files." SHIPTide will restart (prompting you to save project changes in the process) with its settings restored to default.
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[[File:reset-desktop-3.png|Alternate method of resetting the SHIPTide desktop, second image]]
  
…and then navigate to the “Developer Settings” tab and click the “Clear IDE Settings & Cached Files” button, the IDE as a whole will restart with its settings restored to default which should fix any workspace unforeseen issues you’re encountering.
 
  
NOTE: Please ensure you save your project before clicking the button.
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[[Category:Getting Started with SHIP]]

Latest revision as of 15:05, 12 September 2017

Sometimes we make changes when trying to optimize things that backfire on us. Rest easy, SHIPTide does allow you to reset your desktop to the default state. Just follow the steps below to get back to square one!

NOTE: Always make sure you save your project before resetting your SHIPTide Desktop!

From the Workspace Menu

From the top menu, click "Workspace" and then select the "Desktop" sub-menu and choose "Default." This should initialize the interface and return it to the default state.

Resetting the SHIPTide desktop from the top menu


Alternate Method

If you have any difficulties, you can also try this:

From the top menu, select "Tools," then "Options."


Alternate method of resetting the SHIPTide desktop, first image


Now, click on the tab labeled "Developer Settings." Click the button in the lower right that reads "Clear IDE Settings & Cached Files." SHIPTide will restart (prompting you to save project changes in the process) with its settings restored to default.


Alternate method of resetting the SHIPTide desktop, second image