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chrisjj

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How may I reset a view?
« on: March 18, 2014, 11:25:45 am »

How may I discover whether a view has been customised? "Remember exactly what the stock one looks like" need no apply :)

A view such as this, which MrC kindly points out has been customised:


And how may a reset a view to "stock"?
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #1 on: March 18, 2014, 11:36:56 am »

I don't think there's a way to do this (hence the strong Warning not to overwrite the view).

I created a grouping Default Views and created under that grouping the stock MC views so that I can always go back to look at them when responding to user inquiries (since I had long ago changed the views to suit my own needs).
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #2 on: March 18, 2014, 11:40:03 am »

However, try creating a new view, and select the stock Artists template view.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #3 on: March 18, 2014, 12:41:53 pm »

Thanks.

However, try creating a new view, and select the stock Artists template view.

Under Add Library View, I don't see any control marked template, or any item marked Artists. The nearest I see is an item "Artists (small, with files)".
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #4 on: March 18, 2014, 01:02:07 pm »

You're too literal!  I think I'll start calling you Hymie. :-)

You've found the right one.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #5 on: March 18, 2014, 01:10:41 pm »

You're too literal! 

Too literal for what? :)

You've found the right one.

Thanks :)
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #6 on: March 18, 2014, 01:11:06 pm »

Too literal for what? :)

Your own good?
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #7 on: March 18, 2014, 01:19:18 pm »

Your own good?

Well, I once took JR Artist to mean Artist, and am not going to make that mistake again :)
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #8 on: March 18, 2014, 03:16:49 pm »

(hence the strong Warning not to overwrite the view).

BTW, FTR, I see no advice not to overwrite the view, let alone a warning, let alone strong.

I see only e.g.



Perhaps I'm mistaking you as literal :)

It would be nice if New Library View... provided all the stock views, for recovery when needed.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #9 on: March 18, 2014, 03:21:36 pm »

You get the warning when editing a stock Locked view.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #10 on: March 18, 2014, 03:26:27 pm »

You get the warning when editing a stock Locked view.

Oh. I don't recall seeing that. Are any stock views locked?
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #11 on: March 18, 2014, 05:45:55 pm »

All the stock views are locked (you can see this under Customize View > Advanced > Lock view).
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #12 on: March 18, 2014, 06:01:07 pm »

All the stock views are locked (you can see this under Customize View > Advanced > Lock view).

Hmm, my new library Panes view is indeed locked yet when I add a category to the panes ( http://i.imgur.com/LA0T0Tw.png ) and click we.g. tree Genres, I do not get the warning. I get just:



I wonder why. This is a portable install on Win XP.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #13 on: March 18, 2014, 06:14:16 pm »

There are two save view warning dialogs, that being one of them.  It appears when you change a view and navigate away from the view (or if you quit MC w/out saving the view).  This dialog is an after-the-fact reminder (which isn't terribly reliable in any event).

I'm not sure under what circumstances you won't see the other dialog - the Warning about Overwriting a locked view.  I'm not able to reproduce it, but I'm thinking I have experienced it missing before.

I look at either of them as usually helpful, sometimes annoying, and not entirely trustworthy.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #14 on: March 18, 2014, 06:18:52 pm »

I'm not sure under what circumstances you won't see the other dialog - the Warning about Overwriting a locked view. 

Thanks. I'd be interested to know any specific circumstance in which you do see it.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #15 on: March 18, 2014, 06:23:30 pm »

All of these:

* Edit and save any Locked view.
* Copy a locked view, edit and save
* Lock an unlocked view and save

It could be a portable install difference.  Many state items are saved to the registry.
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Re: How may I reset a view?
« Reply #16 on: March 18, 2014, 07:28:10 pm »

Thanks.

* Edit and save any Locked view.
I see no "Edit" or "Save", but Customize, OK does show the warning here.

* Copy a locked view, edit and save
Ditto.

* Lock an unlocked view and save
Unlock, OK does not show the warning here.
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