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mikeyww
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Re: Settings are erroneously saved

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admin wrote: 07 Apr 2019 16:36 Did you use any of the commands in the Tabsets menu?
No. I do not routinely use the Tabsets menu; I do not load or save tabsets. I use only one recurring tabset that was previously saved.

I have now set another program to alert me about any changes to the panes INI files within 15 seconds of a change. That might help me in tracking down the issue.

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Good idea. Curious about the results...

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It sounds like you could be getting the default set of tabs mixed up with the Tabset features, so you might be able to totally disable Tabsets, for your workflow via:

Configuration | Other | Features | Tabsets

and you have Tabs checked in you Remember across sessions check boxes, so if you performed a manual save then it would make that tab reload across sessions, unless I am mistaken.

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You may be right, but I suspect a bug in there somewhere, because my tabsets are being saved periodically without my approval! I do not generally save any new settings manually.

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Check the Status Log (right-click Status Bar), look for "settings saved:" ...

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That's helpful. Nothing yet; will keep an eye out....

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The issue has recurred. I was able to reproduce the problem this time!
  1. Run XY. I use a portable installation with a locked pane tab on each side, as noted above.
  2. Open a new tab on the right side. I now have one tab on the left, and two on the right.
  3. Configuration -> Preview -> Previewed Formats -> Toggle User-Defined Preview Handlers
  4. Exit without saving.
  5. Upon running XY again, the temporary tab is now erroneously displayed along with my usual locked tabs.
I verified that \Panes\2\pane.ini was modified such that "Location=..." now refers to the erroneous tab that should not reappear upon restart.

This is the first time that I have used the UDPH, but the problem has occurred in other contexts as well, and so is more like a problem that occurs when certain settings are changed, or when certain kinds of windows (e.g., preview or file finder) are displayed.

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I was able to reproduce the problem this time!
I'm not (with the steps you've provided)...
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highend wrote: 18 Apr 2019 04:28 I'm not (with the steps you've provided)...
I wonder if you used the same settings.

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Also:

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TabsetsNoPaneActivation=1
AutoSaveTabsets=0
TabsetsCanRevertAcrossSessions=0
What are your thoughts about differences between our systems?

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TabsetsNoPaneActivation=1
AutoSaveTabsets=0
TabsetsCanRevertAcrossSessions=0
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There could be a ghost inside my computer. Others have reported such things in the past.
I still wonder if any other differences could be accounting for this recurrent problem.

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admin wrote: 08 Apr 2019 17:10 Check the Status Log (right-click Status Bar), look for "settings saved:" ...
What about this. Saw anything...?

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I'll watch for the problem again, but I'm mostly using a different file manager now, so my opportunities to catch this will be less frequent. I'll report back if I learn anything.

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