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4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« on: February 16, 2009, 12:00:52 PM »
Hi,

I just threw out a folder using Control-Click>Move to Trash. This caused the main PM window to close. The program is still running and Command-N or clicking on the PM icon in the Dock opens a new window (as expected). The folder had 4 images. I repeated this several times and double checked in 4.5.4 to make sure it was a new behavior (which it is).

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Re: 4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« Reply #1 on: February 16, 2009, 12:15:43 PM »
Ric,

I just threw out a folder using Control-Click>Move to Trash. This caused the main PM window to close. The program is still running and Command-N or clicking on the PM icon in the Dock opens a new window (as expected). The folder had 4 images. I repeated this several times and double checked in 4.5.4 to make sure it was a new behavior (which it is).

Were you browsing the folder that you sent to the Trash?  Did the window have only one Contact Sheet tab left?

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Re: 4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« Reply #2 on: February 16, 2009, 01:35:26 PM »
Ric,

I just threw out a folder using Control-Click>Move to Trash. This caused the main PM window to close. The program is still running and Command-N or clicking on the PM icon in the Dock opens a new window (as expected). The folder had 4 images. I repeated this several times and double checked in 4.5.4 to make sure it was a new behavior (which it is).

Were you browsing the folder that you sent to the Trash?  Did the window have only one Contact Sheet tab left?

-Kirk


I've attached a screen shot which I think will make it clear. A folder is selected and no images within the folder are selected. Doing the same thing in 4.5.4 leaves the window open and ready to choose a new folder. BTW, deleting an empty folder does not cause the window to close.

Ric

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Re: 4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« Reply #3 on: February 16, 2009, 01:42:58 PM »
Ric,

I just threw out a folder using Control-Click>Move to Trash. This caused the main PM window to close. The program is still running and Command-N or clicking on the PM icon in the Dock opens a new window (as expected). The folder had 4 images. I repeated this several times and double checked in 4.5.4 to make sure it was a new behavior (which it is).

Were you browsing the folder that you sent to the Trash?  Did the window have only one Contact Sheet tab left?

I've attached a screen shot which I think will make it clear. A folder is selected and no images within the folder are selected. Doing the same thing in 4.5.4 leaves the window open and ready to choose a new folder. BTW, deleting an empty folder does not cause the window to close.

Any folder in the Processed folder?  In your example you're trashing the folder you're viewing.  This same thing happens when you trash one of the other sibling folders?

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Re: 4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« Reply #4 on: February 16, 2009, 01:50:54 PM »
Ric,

I just threw out a folder using Control-Click>Move to Trash. This caused the main PM window to close. The program is still running and Command-N or clicking on the PM icon in the Dock opens a new window (as expected). The folder had 4 images. I repeated this several times and double checked in 4.5.4 to make sure it was a new behavior (which it is).

Were you browsing the folder that you sent to the Trash?  Did the window have only one Contact Sheet tab left?

I've attached a screen shot which I think will make it clear. A folder is selected and no images within the folder are selected. Doing the same thing in 4.5.4 leaves the window open and ready to choose a new folder. BTW, deleting an empty folder does not cause the window to close.

You probably have the Contact Sheet preference "Close contact sheet window when last tab is closed" checked.  This is a new preference in version 4.6 and it defaults to checked.  Try unchecking it if you want the old 4.5.x behavior.

-Kirk

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Re: 4.6 Beta 2, Trashing folder causes PM Window to close.
« Reply #5 on: February 16, 2009, 01:59:27 PM »

You probably have the Contact Sheet preference "Close contact sheet window when last tab is closed" checked.  This is a new preference in version 4.6 and it defaults to checked.  Try unchecking it if you want the old 4.5.x behavior.

-Kirk


Yes indeed! Thanks. Maybe this new preference should default to unchecked so PM doesn't change behavior from previous versions without changing user preferences?