New File Browser doesn't remember the last display type #69460

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William Reynish · 2019-09-03T23:09:41+02:00

William Reynish commented

2019-09-03 23:09:41 +02:00

System Information
Operating system: Darwin-18.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit 64 Bits
Graphics card: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Plus Graphics 640 Intel Inc. 4.1 INTEL-12.9.22

Blender Version
Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 5), branch: master (modified), commit date: 2019-09-03 20:34, hash: 5ba0ce8544
Worked: (Blender 2.80)

Short description of error
With the new File Browser, it doesn't remember the last chosen display type

Exact steps for others to reproduce the error

New default startup
Go to File > Save As
Set the display type to Thumbnails
Cancel
Go to File > Save As
The display type is back at List View again

This worked in Blender 2.80

**System Information** Operating system: Darwin-18.6.0-x86_64-i386-64bit 64 Bits Graphics card: Intel(R) Iris(TM) Plus Graphics 640 Intel Inc. 4.1 INTEL-12.9.22 **Blender Version** Broken: version: 2.81 (sub 5), branch: master (modified), commit date: 2019-09-03 20:34, hash: `5ba0ce8544` Worked: (Blender 2.80) **Short description of error** With the new File Browser, it doesn't remember the last chosen display type **Exact steps for others to reproduce the error** - New default startup - Go to File > Save As - Set the display type to Thumbnails - Cancel - Go to File > Save As - The display type is back at List View again This worked in Blender 2.80

William Reynish commented

2019-09-03 23:09:41 +02:00

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Julian Eisel was assigned by William Reynish

2019-09-03 23:10:02 +02:00

tintwotin commented

2019-09-03 23:26:15 +02:00

Added subscriber: @tintwotin

tintwotin commented

2019-09-03 23:26:15 +02:00

This could even be expanded, so it is not that last setting remembered, but the last setting for the file type, so ex. setting the font file browser to thumbnails, because that is the only setting where you can see the font style, doesn't affect the file browser settings for ex. add-ons(where you do not want thumbnails).

Julian Eisel commented

2019-09-04 02:20:46 +02:00

The reason this doesn't work anymore is that the implementation only remembered the display type if opened from the same area. So just by changing the hovered area, you could break the display type memory.
Brecht brought up this per-editor behavior in D4479, but it was never really addressed.

I have an idea for global, permanent file browser storage in mind, in a way that we could store all kinds of other options (window size, sorting, etc). Will try implementing that tomorrow.

The reason this doesn't work anymore is that the implementation only remembered the display type if opened from the same area. So just by changing the hovered area, you could break the display type memory. Brecht brought up this per-editor behavior in [D4479](https://archive.blender.org/developer/D4479), but it was never really addressed. I have an idea for global, permanent file browser storage in mind, in a way that we could store all kinds of other options (window size, sorting, etc). Will try implementing that tomorrow.

Julian Eisel commented

2019-09-30 19:31:15 +02:00

Changed status from 'Open' to: 'Resolved'

Julian Eisel closed this issue

2019-09-30 19:31:15 +02:00

Julian Eisel commented

2019-09-30 19:31:15 +02:00

Added proper support for remembering file browser state, now stored within the Preferences, ddb157999e.

Added proper support for remembering file browser state, now stored within the Preferences, ddb157999e.

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New File Browser doesn't remember the last display type #69460