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Auto-resetting view (= selecting the first one) when going to a playlist?

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creal:
Hello,

I have several views (#ALL, Acoustic, Dances, Electro, Jazz, etc.) because of a huge audio library.

I noticed that if you click on the little arrow button to "dive" into an artist, genre, or album, it searches from the current library view. It's by design and I understand that it makes sense for people, even if for me it should be better to automatically switch my main view (#ALL) when clicking on this arrow.

Here is the real problem: I am listening to songs from, say, the "Electro" view. I then go to a playlist. From there, I see a Jazz album that I'd like to "dive" into. I click on the little arrow, nothing is displayed because it searches from the "Electro" view, which is the last focus library view before switching to a playlist. From my point of view, it's an inconsistent behavior.

Are you experiencing the same problem? What are the solutions for this, please?

Note I am running MC28 on the last Windows 11 update.

Thanks for helping.

creal:
Hello,

No one to help here?

Please note that the problem also happens with the "playing now" view, not just playlists.

HPBEME:
Something more specific than "the little arrow button" is needed.  MC has lots and lots and lots of "little arrows", and depending on which skin you are using, an arrow is sometimes depicted by a different glyph/graphic.  I am also unclear what "dive into" means... Does that mean search?

Screenshots are invaluable.

creal:
Thanks HPBEME,

You're completely right. Here is an enclosed screenshot.

If I click on the little arrow to "search for" (this is the right term, instead of "dive into") Laura Cahen, it will not find this artist because I was in the "Electro" library view before switching to playing now (hence it will show the search field with "Laura Cahen" in the "Electro" view although I'd like to search into my entire library).

HPBEME:
Those "little arrows" that prefix list line items are called "link arrows".  You can select which fields that MC will add those to via options (see pic below).

I click these links all the time when I use MC and have never had a problem.  For the heck of it, click on the View's Tab/Button first and then click on the link. If that doesn't work, try clicking on the tree item Player, and then the link arrow.  If something different/interesting happens with either of those two approaches, screenshot it so I can see the result. A screenshot of what you're getting currently after clicking the link would be useful as well.

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