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Option to disable "Show Icon Overlays" for network locations

Posted: 14 Oct 2008 22:16
by diarrhio
It would be super duper swell to have a sub-option for Show Icon Overlays which will not show overlays for network locations (similar to the "In network locations as well" sub-option for Auto-Refresh).

Showing icon overlays, while a wonderful and completely indispensable feature, really causes XY to slow down on network folders, especially ones that are accessed over a VPN connection (much slower than regular Windows explorer... :shock:). I find myself always using Windows Explorer to browse network folders because XY can be slow. Suffice it to say, I want to avoid using Windows Explorer at all costs.

Thanks!

Re: Option to disable "Show Icon Overlays" for network locations

Posted: 16 Oct 2008 13:05
by admin
Is it generally uncommon to have Icon Overlays on network locations? In that case I would even default it to excluding them...

Re: Option to disable "Show Icon Overlays" for network locations

Posted: 17 Oct 2008 06:43
by diarrhio
I can't remember a time where I have wanted to view TortoiseSVN overlays for files in a network location. If I really wanted to, I would turn on that option in TortoiseSVN's preferences window. That option is off, btw, although XY still seems to be searching for overlays in network locations. I'm guessing that option only has an effect in Windows Explorer, where the TortoiseSVN shell extension is actually running.

So, yes, turn it off by default. If I really really need it (which I never have), I can crack open Explorer.

Thanks for this!