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[DocLotus]

Why does the Action window not come back up to where I left it when I closed MC ?

It always reverts back to the main Action Window when MC is loaded.  I want it to stay on Image View where I left it.

[jleerigby]

It was done this way for the sake of inexperienced users.

[DocLotus]

Hmmmm...

Seems to me that an inexperienced user would want it to return to where they were last using it.

In fact, it seems to me that almost anyone would want it returning to where they last used it.

If I am playing some music, then shut down Windows, then the next day I boot up Windows I want it to always return to where I left it.  After all that is the reason for the Last Exit View command.  Other things return to where they were so why not the Action Window ?

Makes no since to me at all  

I suggest that the Action Window should be tied into the Startup Interface option like much of the rest of MC is.  That would resolve the problem once and for all and provide everyone just what they want with the Action Window.

Then it would all make since  

[pank2002]

yeah, that one have annoyed me too! I like to have several action windows open (image; playing now etc) and it's really a shame it dosen't 'remeber' the position on exit. Please fix it!

[Sauzee]

Agree 100%.

MC doesn't even remember position of the action window when the file properties action window is minimized.

Try it...........  it reverts back to the 'home' Action Window.

[lalittle]

This has been a suggestion for quite a while now.  I would like to be able to "set" the specific list of Action Window "states" that are started when MC is opened, which would save me from having to re-navigate to my "most used" AW's every time I start up MC.

Larry

[DocLotus]

Kind of looks like JRiver needs to address this problem soon.

I know that for me it certainly would make MC much more enjoyable to use when playing back music

This seems like such a basic requirement that it should have been in the Action Window all along, huh ?
 

[JimH]

It was done this way for the sake of inexperienced users.

Correct.  New users easily get lost with things like this, and if they do, they give up.  Think of it as your gift to new users.

In any case, it's not going to change.

[DocLotus]

Sad, very sad indeed  

So why can't this be implemented...

I suggest that the Action Window should be tied into the Startup Interface option like much of the rest of MC is; it could then be used with the Last Exit View command.

It could still default to the way is currently is but we "experienced" users could change it to make it more usable for us. It would provide a more flexible MC... that only makes since.

This would resolve the problem once and for all and provide everyone just what they want with the Action Window.

After all, MC is basically a power user program but the Action Window kind of leaves me cold as it does not behave correctly.  Having to constantly manually bring up the Image View each time MC is loaded is a pain that does not need to be.

Please reconsider you hard stance on this as I am not alone on wanting the Action Window to remember the last position used.