How to include catalogs temporally?

[eil]

in help file i read this for catalogload switch: "p: Make [file] the permanent Catalog, i.e. load this Catalog on next app start"
which makes me think that if i use this:

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  catalogload "r_main.dat", "p";
  catalogload "r_add.dat", "i";

on next run i will have only r_main.dat loaded, as it was set as default(permanent), and r_add.dat shouldn't load - but it does. i know there is "e" switch to unload additional catalogs, but i expect everything "non-permanent" to be temporally loaded, and be gone on next run by itself.
what am i doing or understanding wrong?

[eil]

i checked whole help file and forum, and there is no way to temporally include catalog, while i really need it. i falsely expected switches "p" and "i" to work as first catalog being set as default/main, and included one is just for this session, now i understand it's wrong.

basically what i ask for is say "t"(for temporal) switch for including catalogs just for one session only, so i don't have to de-include them each time on next run, and only "permanent" catalog be loaded.

[RalphM]

Did this really need a double post?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20248

[bdeshi]

[merged and moved to wishes.]

but i expect everything "non-permanent" to be temporally loaded, and be gone on next run by itself

The meaning of catalogload's "i" parameter is probably not clear to you.

i: Include (temporarily merge) an external catalog in the current one.

The word "temporary" here is not actually related to the XYplorer session. Instead it means that the new catalog is not permanently merged into the parent catalog file, but can be excluded later, hence the use of the phrase "temporary merge". (Perhaps the description's wording could be better.)

[eil]

Did this really need a double post?
viewtopic.php?f=3&t=20248

i was going to delete that topic in Tips branch, but was too sleepy yesterday. i understood it's obviously not possible, so now it's a wish.

[eil]

no, maybe, later - any answer?

or maybe at least a hint for some way to save all settings on exit except catalog?(don't know maybe there is some tweak).

[admin]

No, not planned at the moment.

Tip: Exit without Saving.

[eil]

after dozens of experiments found some solution for myself, still hope XY one day to extend its settings with "Apply to" for these 2 options too(as Save Immediately and Recently Used already have those lists, i don't think it's a lot of work to do).

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