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Auto-resetting view (= selecting the first one) when going to a playlist?
HPBEME:
I just did a little more checking - when I uncheck the "Enable Tree Selection", MC does appear to use the last active tab/view for the link arrow click search results. This means my suggestion from my last post would solve the problem, but not the second part of the recommendation (crossed out below). To have the link arrow search results behave in a completely consistent manner, you do need to have the "Enable Tree Selection" box active. Disabling reverts to the behavior you are getting right now that is causing the problems.
--- Quote from: HPBEME on May 29, 2023, 06:10:34 pm ---I suggest enabling the checkbox, creating a top level Audio view - you can then confirm what I am saying is accurate. After defining the view, you can even uncheck/disable "Enable Tree Selection" box if you wish. MC will continue to use the view you just defined for the link arrow click, but will not show that view when you click Audio in the Tree, since that it is now disabled (again). Just be sure to define a view that includes your entire audio library.
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marko:
--- Quote from: HPBEME on May 29, 2023, 06:33:55 pm ---when I uncheck the "Enable Tree Selection", MC does appear to use the last active tab/view for the link arrow click search results.
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"Unchecked" is the default MC setting for all of the 'top level' library views.
markf2748:
@HPBEME: Thanks a lot for your clarifications. I confirmed that what you say about Audio and Link Arrow searches is correct. To summarize:
* When the box (tree Audio RMB > Customize View... > Settings > Tree > Enable Tree Selection) is checked, the top level Audio Library View is automatically used in Link Arrow searches from Playlists, SmartLists, and the Playing Now "Player" tab. The top-level view can be defined to include the entire Audio library.
* If the box is unchecked, only sub-level Audio views are available for selection in the tree. Then a sub-level Audio View is used (which one is not always predictable from the selection) in Link Arrow searches from Playlists, SmartLists, and the Playing Now "Player" tab.I too expect that these considerations will solve the OP's issue.
6/1/2023 Corrected the bullets. Hopefully they are now accurate (if not, please comment).
Win 10/11 Pro (64-bit) MC 30.0.96/31.0.17
markf2748:
--- Quote from: marko on May 29, 2023, 11:31:14 pm ---"Unchecked" is the default MC setting for all of the 'top level' library views.
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Thanks for that tidbit.
I wonder if it would make better sense to define a fixed default for the top level Audio Library View which included all Audio files, applicable whether the checkbox is checked or not. That would provide more stable and expected default behavior of the Playlist Link Arrow searches.
In any case, with current default, one can never be 100% sure which sub-view is active during Playlist Link Arrow searches, which is a poor state of affairs.
6/1/2023 Correction: When a Link Arrow search result is displayed, either "Audio" or the active Audio sub-view for the search (depending on Audio checkbox) is highlighted in the tree and also appears in the tab label text. However, for sub-views, I find it is not always predictable which sub-view will be used in the search if the "allow tree selection" box is unchecked for some sub-views.
HPBEME:
--- Quote from: marko on May 29, 2023, 11:31:14 pm ---"Unchecked" is the default MC setting for all of the 'top level' library views.
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That was my suspicion when I suggested Mark and the OP probably did not have it enabled. Thanks for the confirmation.
--- Quote from: markf2748 on May 29, 2023, 11:52:45 pm ---@HPBEME: Thanks a lot for your clarifications. I confirmed that what you say about Audio and Link Arrow searches is correct.
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Whooo Hooo! I would have been very surprised/frustrated if that turned out to not be the heart of the issue.
--- Quote from: markf2748 on May 30, 2023, 01:41:43 am ---I wonder if it would make better sense to define a fixed default for the top level Audio Library View which included all Audio files, applicable whether the checkbox is checked or not. That would provide more stable and expected default behavior of the Playlist Link Arrow searches.
In any case, with current default, one can never be 100% sure which sub-view is active during Playlist Link Arrow searches, which is a poor state of affairs.
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Agree with that. I use link arrows all-the-time, and am completely dependent on how it behaves for my setup (i.e., with "Enable Tree Selection" option checked). I personally consider those "little arrows" to be one of MC's most important features.
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