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Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 16:06
by LittleBiG
On my computer, if the default branch view type is "files only", clicking on Branch View only shows files only in the current folder without the content of subfolders.
Does somebody confirm it? It would be a serious bug.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 16:52
by Borut
Yes, I believe I can confirm that!
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 18:37
by admin
No. Cannot confirm.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 18:40
by LittleBiG
admin wrote:No. Cannot confirm.
Please switch "Let folder pass..." option off. And then try again.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 18:43
by admin
No, this must be a misunderstanding.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 18:55
by LittleBiG
No it is not. Please switch off "Let folders pass all filters" first. Then choose a folder with subfolders. Click on branch view. Then click on visual filter choosing an extension from a subfolder. Now you can see filtered files only from the current folder, but not from subfolders.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 19:39
by admin
Huh? Now you come with a visual filter? I suggest we let pass the night and look at it again tomorrow, when the bug report has settled down to some final version...
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 19:42
by LittleBiG
You don't understand. These are caused by same origin. I thought the second face of the problem is easier to follow. If it confuses you, please simply ignore the first one and concentrate the latter. The bug exists.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 19:51
by LittleBiG
Branch view, you can see html files:
- VLC folder with branch view
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.22_19h44m20s_002_.jpg (175.31 KiB) Viewed 1585 times
Visual filter for *.html
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.22_19h45m22s_003_.jpg (141.83 KiB) Viewed 1585 times
Empty?
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 20:02
by admin
Read Help about "Let folders pass all filters" ...
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 22 Feb 2012 21:32
by LittleBiG
admin wrote:Read Help about "Let folders pass all filters" ...
I did. Not once. There isn't any explanation about unticked(!) state. It says if the option is on and the view is "Folders and files", folders always appear, even if it would be filtered out. The help doesn't say, if it is unticked, not only the unmatched folder names are filtered out, but the content of that unmatched folder as well... What is the sense of this way of working?
Here an example again. My settings with the VLC folder:
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.22_21h14m00s_007_.png (9.43 KiB) Viewed 1569 times
Using a visual filter "a*" starting with a, the screenshot is below. You can see folders not started by "a" becuase of the "Let folders pass..." option.
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.22_21h14m59s_008_.png (84.42 KiB) Viewed 1569 times
Now I switch off the "Let folders pass..." option. With the same visual filter I can see this. Where is my subfolders and files on lower level, starting with "a"???
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.22_21h19m38s_010_.png (46.51 KiB) Viewed 1569 times
Sorry for taking your time if it is expected working. It seems a bug to me. Maybe you filter by path column, not name.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 23 Feb 2012 09:24
by admin
OK, got it. It's because of this new behavior:
Code: Select all
v10.80.0309 - 2012-02-19 15:27
* Branch View: From now on, when folders are not listed themselves
in the Branch View (e.g. because they are hidden for having the
SYSTEM attribute) then also their contents are not listed.
Reason: There should never be a case where the contents are shown
but not the hidden/system folder, because that is when the list
becomes inaccurate and misleading (because of files being indented
under folders in which they don't belong).
Note that the Find Files logic is different: If a folder is
hidden, its contents might still be listed in the Search Results
if they match the search filters.
So what to do now? I think I know what do: I will apply the above ONLY to folders hidden because user opted to hide SYSTEM or HIDDEN folders.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:08
by LittleBiG
Does the described behaviour cause this as well?
The same VLC folder in branch view, files only.
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.23_10h03m50s_001_.png (6.09 KiB) Viewed 1544 times
- Ashampoo_Snap_2012.02.23_10h04m37s_002_.png (53.77 KiB) Viewed 1544 times
There arent any file from subfolders
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 23 Feb 2012 10:16
by admin
Yes, it will work again in next version.
Re: Branch view with "Files only"
Posted: 23 Feb 2012 21:53
by LittleBiG
I was playing with 0314. Now I feel the Branch View, Visual filter and "Let folders pass..." option work as it is expected, in a logical way. Thanks, Don.
By the way, sorry for my difficult explanation.