1 files changed, 21 insertions, 11 deletions
diff --git a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
index 2c9c870aa..260552879 100644
--- a/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
+++ b/src/client/util/CurrentUserUtils.ts
@@ -26,6 +26,8 @@ import { LinkManager } from "./LinkManager";
 import { Id } from "../../fields/FieldSymbols";
 import { HistoryUtil } from "./History";
 import { CollectionDockingView } from "../views/collections/CollectionDockingView";
+import { SelectionManager } from "./SelectionManager";
+import { DocumentManager } from "./DocumentManager";
 
 export class CurrentUserUtils {
     private static curr_id: string;
@@ -1018,15 +1020,12 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
     }
 
     public static snapshotDashboard = (userDoc: Doc) => {
-        const activeDashboard = Cast(userDoc.activeDashboard, Doc, null);
-        CollectionDockingView.Copy(activeDashboard).then(copy => {
-            Doc.AddDocToList(Cast(userDoc.myDashboards, Doc, null), "data", copy);
-            // bcz: strangely, we need a timeout to prevent exceptions/issues initializing GoldenLayout (the rendering engine for Main Container)
-            setTimeout(() => CurrentUserUtils.openDashboard(userDoc, copy), 0);
-        });
+        const copy = CollectionDockingView.Copy(CurrentUserUtils.ActiveDashboard);
+        Doc.AddDocToList(Cast(userDoc.myDashboards, Doc, null), "data", copy);
+        CurrentUserUtils.openDashboard(userDoc, copy);
     }
 
-    public static createNewDashboard = async (userDoc: Doc, id?: string) => {
+    public static createNewDashboard = (userDoc: Doc, id?: string) => {
         const myPresentations = userDoc.myPresentations as Doc;
         const presentation = Doc.MakeCopy(userDoc.emptyPresentation as Doc, true);
         const dashboards = Cast(userDoc.myDashboards, Doc) as Doc;
@@ -1052,13 +1051,24 @@ export class CurrentUserUtils {
         dashboardDoc.contextMenuLabels = new List<string>(["Toggle Theme Colors", "Toggle Comic Mode", "Snapshot Dashboard", "Create Dashboard"]);
 
         Doc.AddDocToList(dashboards, "data", dashboardDoc);
-        // bcz: strangely, we need a timeout to prevent exceptions/issues initializing GoldenLayout (the rendering engine for Main Container)
-        setTimeout(() => {
-            CurrentUserUtils.openDashboard(userDoc, dashboardDoc);
-        }, 0);
+        CurrentUserUtils.openDashboard(userDoc, dashboardDoc);
     }
+
+    public static get ActiveDashboard() { return Cast(Doc.UserDoc().activeDashboard, Doc, null); }
+    public static get ActivePresentation() { return Cast(Doc.UserDoc().activePresentation, Doc, null); }
+    public static get MyRecentlyClosed() { return Cast(Doc.UserDoc().myRecentlyClosedDocs, Doc, null); }
+    public static get MyDashboards() { return Cast(Doc.UserDoc().myDashboards, Doc, null); }
+    public static get EmptyPane() { return Cast(Doc.UserDoc().emptyPane, Doc, null); }
 }
 
+Scripting.addGlobal(function openDragFactory(dragFactory: Doc) {
+    const copy = Doc.copyDragFactory(dragFactory);
+    if (copy) {
+        CollectionDockingView.AddSplit(copy, "right");
+        const view = DocumentManager.Instance.getFirstDocumentView(copy);
+        view && SelectionManager.SelectDoc(view, false);
+    }
+});
 Scripting.addGlobal(function snapshotDashboard() { CurrentUserUtils.snapshotDashboard(Doc.UserDoc()); },
     "creates a snapshot copy of a dashboard");
 Scripting.addGlobal(function createNewDashboard() { return CurrentUserUtils.createNewDashboard(Doc.UserDoc()); },