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Hi Donald

I just figured, that even in a locked search tab you're still able to change the search criteria and run a new search. Wasn't the intention to lock the settings of the find files panes along with locking a search tab?
Even more confusing was, that after doing so (altering the search criteria and run the new search), exiting and restarting TV3, the locked search tab suddenly changed back to a browsing tab, weird, don't you agree?

RalphM wrote:I just figured, that even in a locked search tab you're still able to change the search criteria and run a new search. Wasn't the intention to lock the settings of the find files panes along with locking a search tab?
Even more confusing was, that after doing so (altering the search criteria and run the new search), exiting and restarting TV3, the locked search tab suddenly changed back to a browsing tab, weird, don't you agree?

No, locked just means "the tab will never leave its current location". If you actively change the search criteria inside a SR tab, I suppose you know what you are doing and let you do so.

SR tabs can be configured to open as browsing tabs. Check your configuration (-> Remember Find mode between sessions).

admin wrote:No, locked just means "the tab will never leave its current location". If you actively change the search criteria inside a SR tab, I suppose you know what you are doing and let you do so.

Isn't changing the settings in the find files panes pretty similar to change the target directory of a browsing tab?
I'm pretty sure this was discussed and agreed upon before

admin wrote:SR tabs can be configured to open as browsing tabs. Check your configuration (-> Remember Find mode between sessions).

Yep, wasn't checked.
This solved the weird behaviour of changing it to a browsing tab, though I'm pretty sure it didn't switch back before, but haven't got an idea why.

RalphM wrote:Isn't changing the settings in the find files panes pretty similar to change the target directory of a browsing tab?

I personnally like it the way it is, and besides I use the "SR tab" option, meaning all my searches are done in that one & only tab (locked), and I don't want to have to unlock it each time I wanna do a new search & re-lock it after.
If you wanna avoid "replacing" your search results, you can always choose the "new tab" option

jacky wrote:I personnally like it the way it is, and besides I use the "SR tab" option, meaning all my searches are done in that one & only tab (locked), and I don't want to have to unlock it each time I wanna do a new search & re-lock it after.
If you wanna avoid "replacing" your search results, you can always choose the "new tab" option

Seconded.

jacky wrote:I personnally like it the way it is, and besides I use the "SR tab" option, meaning all my searches are done in that one & only tab (locked), and I don't want to have to unlock it each time I wanna do a new search & re-lock it after.
If you wanna avoid "replacing" your search results, you can always choose the "new tab" option

There seems to be some misunderstanding. If you direct your search results to the SR tab, why does this one have to be locked? As far as I know, it's created if not available anyway.
Besides it wasn't my intention to lock "the" SR tab but other tabs in find mode, where I still think it makes sense to lock their find settings.

RalphM wrote:If you direct your search results to the SR tab, why does this one have to be locked?

I lock it because I don't want that tab to get in browse mode, so if I click on a folder (on the treeview) or whatever, it will open a new tab instead.

Something else: I tried to reduce the "tab-gun" effect, see last point of today's v4.20.0030 history. I like it. What do you think?

admin wrote:Something else: I tried to reduce the "tab-gun" effect, see last point of today's v4.20.0030 history. I like it. What do you think?

As always

Leopoldus wrote:

admin wrote:Something else: I tried to reduce the "tab-gun" effect, see last point of today's v4.20.0030 history. I like it. What do you think?

As always

Indeed, excellent idea

admin wrote:No, locked just means "the tab will never leave its current location".

Not always true it seems. When a tab is allready locked and you do a search, the results will open in that allready locked tab and overwriting the content of the tab with the search results.
I think that when a tab is allready locked, the search results should open ik a new locked tab.