Serializer is not 'stable'

[pasnox]

When editing a report, even for small change (by example, just a width change) the saved file is then TOO MUCH different than the previous one while only a width changed.
The xml tags order is not 'stable' ie - it change place from save to save.
This could be easily fixed using a map instead of a hash for the names (if it's what is used), else consider grabbing the keys then sort them (qStableSort) before writing them.
This will a lot help users making diff against edited reports, it's actually a nightmare :)

Thanks,

[fralx]

I build XML tree and then save it to a file why during recording tags are written in a different order for me a big mystery :)

[pasnox]

Most likely the model hierarchy is changing when loaded from xml in your UI stack then saved with the new stack order.
Any progress on that ?

[fralx]

Is it critycal for you ? To be honest i have forget about it :)

[pasnox]

It is not critical as I can't live with it ;)
But clearly a problem for reports that are under version control and change frequently.