Maybe the simplest way of doing this is to have another option ....
Did I hear you right?? An option!?!?!?
lol - hurray for options!!
I do agree though - I'd never have thought of this solution but to me it definitely sounds like the best one.
I'd have all mine set so that it never reset unless I chose it to, In fact, I'd like it to be done one step further (Somehow doubt I'll get it) so that I can click on ANY pane and the ones to the left AND right both filter down to show what is possible now that that value is selected.
It would then turn the panes into the perfect search tool for images.
To a lesser extent, at least having them not reset would be a BIG step in the right directly.
I'd like to see the option look like this:
Panes Behavior:
- Reset selection to right on new select
- Dont reset selection on new select
- Filter both directions
- Filter one would be where it applies the filter either way and doesn't rely on thinking of the panes as trees - it gives them a LOT more power.
And making it an option per view scheme definitely makes sense to me as I have some views that I would want to reset:
(TV Series - when I change which tv series i am looking at, it would make no sense to still have selected the same series number in the next pane as it's unrelated. for images though if I select 2002, then select my name then america for the location and then decide I want to see 2001 instead - changing to 2001 means I then have to again select my name and again select america - a pain in the butt).
Doof said it, not me, but an option per view scheme is a WOW solution
And I think it should be set to default off for audio - but for images I think you should default it on as it makes more sense.