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"Show hidden folders" not sticking
« on: October 15, 2014, 05:37:28 AM »
Hi,
I'm testing the latest Photo Mechanic version and I'm dealing with an annoyance.

The "Show hidden/system folders" preferences of the Navigation pane are not sticking. I have to unchek them every time I reopen Photo Mechanic.
Is this intended, a known bug, or... ¿?

Thanks in advance for your help.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #1 on: October 15, 2014, 07:10:29 AM »
I'm testing the latest Photo Mechanic version and I'm dealing with an annoyance.

The "Show hidden/system folders" preferences of the Navigation pane are not sticking. I have to unchek them every time I reopen Photo Mechanic.
Is this intended, a known bug, or... ¿?

Are other preferences "sticking" for you if you change them?

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #2 on: October 15, 2014, 07:12:40 AM »
Yes. As far as I know.

("Sticking": Blame it on the language barrier. The first expression that came to my mind ;) )

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #3 on: October 15, 2014, 07:45:12 AM »
OK, well I would like for you to change a setting purposefully and then quit and relaunch PM.  Then check to see if the setting you changed is still in effect or not.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #4 on: October 15, 2014, 08:22:54 AM »
I've changed "Show unknown files as proxies". It keeps the change.

Edit: Changed different settings. All of them are kept when I close/reopen PM except the two I'm having problems with.

(I'm using Windows 7 64bits)
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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #5 on: October 15, 2014, 09:41:55 AM »
I've changed "Show unknown files as proxies". It keeps the change.

Edit: Changed different settings. All of them are kept when I close/reopen PM except the two I'm having problems with.

(I'm using Windows 7 64bits)

OK.  I'll look into how those preferences are saved/loaded and see what I can do.  What build of PM 5 are you running?

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #6 on: October 15, 2014, 10:19:13 AM »
I'm running PM 5.0 15800


Thanks for your help.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #7 on: October 17, 2014, 12:32:20 PM »
I don't know if this is related to my problem or this setting works as expected but "View combined RAW + JPG" doesn't keep it's state when I close-reopen PM.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #8 on: October 17, 2014, 12:57:10 PM »
I don't know if this is related to my problem or this setting works as expected but "View combined RAW + JPG" doesn't keep it's state when I close-reopen PM.

You have to set the default in the Contact Sheet section of the Preferences dialog.  When you change it on the menu it is only changing the setting for that particular contact sheet at that time and is not saved/restored when you open that particular contact sheet again.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #9 on: October 17, 2014, 07:04:22 PM »
Oh, now I see it. Yes, it works ok. Thank you.

BTW, any new info/idea about hidden/system folders settings?

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #10 on: October 17, 2014, 10:49:53 PM »
Oh, now I see it. Yes, it works ok. Thank you.

BTW, any new info/idea about hidden/system folders settings?

It should be fixed in the next build of PM 5.  I expect its release sometime next week.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #11 on: October 19, 2014, 03:51:05 AM »
Thank you.

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #12 on: October 19, 2014, 11:23:57 AM »
Digital sarcasm.

System crash. After restart I open PM. NOW it keeps the settings.
I close PM. I reopen it. Settings lost again.

Photo Mechanic is a harsh mistress  ::)

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Re: "Show hidden folders" not sticking
« Reply #13 on: October 24, 2014, 08:49:29 AM »
Hi,
one last question I forgot to ask... is this only happening to me? Is somebody else experiencing this problem?