Quicker way to select all files and/or curr drive for Find?

Features wanted...
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j_c_hallgren wrote:Two values are:
Yes/On/checked (default at install ) = Auto-update location to match tab
No/Off/unchkd = Leave location as is and do not change

When switching from No to Yes, it should then 'plop' current tab loc into Location, so that user won't have to do anything else (like type it in).
It's funny. I had this auto-sync current location -> find location hard-coded since day one and always thought "now make it optional and you're done with it". But somehow I never did it and nobody complained in all those years till now! :)

Well, now it's done.

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YEA! :D :D LOVE that option! It'll really help out my searching by making it quicker to specify location! 8)

BUT...It seemed to have defaulted on initial use to "OFF" :? ...I would have thought you'd default it to ON to match existing style/usage. :wink:
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j_c_hallgren wrote:YEA! :D :D LOVE that option! It'll really help out my searching by making it quicker to specify location! 8)

BUT...It seemed to have defaulted on initial use to "OFF" :? ...I would have thought you'd default it to ON to match existing style/usage. :wink:
So you think the existing style/usage is more natural to the newbie? I'm not sure because I lack any distance to this setting... it is in my flesh and blood too long...

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admin wrote:So you think the existing style/usage is more natural to the newbie? I'm not sure because I lack any distance to this setting... it is in my flesh and blood too long...
I'll agree it's a minor dilemma...as newbies might be more inclined to want it to stay put, but "oldies" are used to it floating/sync'ng...

As long as it's well documented both in Help file and in wiki, I don't think it matters that much...given I was the asking for it, I'm obviously biased in leaving it OFF...so unless someone has a hissy fit, I'd likely just keep as is for default then...
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