Custom Columns, Tags Labels....

[matt dugas]

I have Extra colums now, where do I set the Patent Child relationship as I only want it on the Folder I am current in and not Up of Down the tree?

[jupe]

You would set a Folder View Setting (that applies to columns):

https://www.xyplorer.com/tour.php?page=fvs

and then set a default view that doesn't include that column etc.

[admin]

Speaking of Extra columns, here's another tip in case you are not aware of it: you can configure the type of an Extra column. This can speed up entering the data and make it error-safer, and it affects the sorting order of those columns.

Here, for example, a column with a limited set of data, a type called "pop-up list":

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[jupe]

Btw, I'm thinking about increasing the number of Extra columns from 5 to 16. Does that sound interesting?

Now that you have added the columns, I just noticed something that I thought looked strange in the View | Columns | Show Columns... dialog (fresh), not sure if you think it is worth changing.

[admin]

Weird, this is what I see (fresh, after enlarging the dialog to see all columns), this exactly how I want it to be:

[jupe]

Very weird... I have tried numerous times and it always shows with that 1 item out of order, everything else is identical to your screenshot though.

[admin]

Do you see the same order in menu View / Columns?

[bdeshi]

I activated extra columns 6 and 11, then moved 11 before 6 by dragging the column header. Now View > Columns > Show Columns shows 11 before 6. They retain this order even after hiding one or both columns.
[ed.]
So jupe, just enable extra columns 6, 11 and 12, and manually drag the column header for 11 to before 12. Their order should get fixed then.

[jupe]

I can't see that many menu items in the View | Columns menu, I tried lowering my screen resolution but still couldn't, but if I press the "..." overflow item, or "Show Columns..." they both show it out of order.

My main profile show's the Extra 11 column in the correct place though, unfortunately I can't remember if I moved it manually or not (most likely did) but fresh is always arranged out of order still no matter what I try.

@SammaySarkar: I know how to manually move them, the point I was making is that with fresh, it always displays incorrectly, which I assumed would happen on fresh installs which Don might not want.

Anyway no big deal, it might only be happening to me.

[admin]

I'd love to understand it. How small is your screen?

[jupe]

My screen is 24", I usually run 120 DPI, here is a full size screenshot of the window as shown in default size (I didn't enlarge it like you did), and the dialog as shown in my usual resolution, I can lower my resolution and take more other screenshots at 100DPI, but it doesn't change much.

[admin]

I see the same when I don't enlarge it, so I don't think here's an explanation.

[jupe]

No I didn't think the screenshots would help, I guess it'll remain a mystery, hopefully its only me affected, it is only a visual thing anyway.

[admin]

I love mystery, and solving it. Who knows, maybe it's a gravitational-wave detector. We have to keep an eye on this...

[admin]

I have Extra colums now, where do I set the Patent Child relationship as I only want it on the Folder I am current in and not Up of Down the tree?

After jupe kindly helped you, I'd like to know: "And? Did it work out? Could this even be an opportunity for saying 'Thank you!'?"