Hello,
Okay one more new post for the day... last one (I hope). Again, sorry if this info is available somewhere - I am searching but I'm not finding it.
I'm struggling a bit configuring list sorting to my liking. List sorting as in when I'm inside a directory and use one of the columns to sort (ex: name, date modified, date created, etc.).
My default sort mode is by name, which is what I want the vast majority of the time, but sometimes I need to change that on a per-folder basis. Basically what I'm struggling with is, if I'm in a folder and I change the sort mode there, sub-folders (ones I haven't been in/set a sort mode for yet anyway) inherit the sort mode from that parent folder, but I don't want them to, and I don't know how to change that.
I'd like my default sort mode to apply all the time (y'know, by default) unless I've manually changed a folder's sort mode. And when I do change sort mode in a folder, I only want it to apply to that folder, I don't want sub-folders to inherit that override. If I'm in C:\Example and I change sort to date modified, I don't want any subfolders like C:\Example\SubFolder to inherit that override. Hopefully that makes sense..
Thanks in advance
dizzy
Help with changing list sort behavior
Re: Help with changing list sort behavior
Set up your default sort order
Menu - View - Folder View Settings - Define this Folder View as Default
Go into a folder where it should be different
Set it up as necessary (sort by column)
Menu - View - Folder View Settings - Save Folder View
Menu - View - Folder View Settings - Define this Folder View as Default
Go into a folder where it should be different
Set it up as necessary (sort by column)
Menu - View - Folder View Settings - Save Folder View
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Re: Help with changing list sort behavior
Ah yep, that got me sorted out. Thank for that.
Is there any way to have XY automatically save new folder views when I do something like change sort order? Without me having to manually save folder views? Too bad there isn't even a keyboard shortcut to save current folder view..
Is there any way to have XY automatically save new folder views when I do something like change sort order? Without me having to manually save folder views? Too bad there isn't even a keyboard shortcut to save current folder view..
Re: Help with changing list sort behavior
For folders that you haven't already set up a folder view setting? That's not possible (and not desired by Don)
Technically, it is (via custom event actions) but it's unlikely that you want to use that.
And a button? Create a user defined one and use this as the on left click script:
Technically, it is (via custom event actions) but it's unlikely that you want to use that.
And a button? Create a user defined one and use this as the on left click script:
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Re: Help with changing list sort behavior
Ah, okay, fair enough.
Yep, custom button will suffice. Thank you so much for helping me with this.
Yep, custom button will suffice. Thank you so much for helping me with this.
Re: Help with changing list sort behavior
Just following up on this. Turns out I didn't need a custom button - a button to save current folder view already exists in the toolbar. Intuitively, it is the giant 'F'.