Suggestion for Layouts and QuickView Panel Behavior

[JohnFredC]

In my posts here I suggested that the QuickView splitter position be saved by file type (media, documents, PDF, etc).

Since that has not yet been implemented, I am now trying to use the new "Layouts" functionality to accomplish the same thing.

So, I have saved layouts for different positions of the QuickView splitter bars (one position for MP3s, one position for Images, and so on). Since the layout data structure maintains the QuickView splitter bar position, switching to one of those layouts correctly positions the QuickView splitter exactly where I defined it for each saved layout. This is great!

However...

If I start from a layout where QuickView is hidden, then switch to a layout where QuickView is visible, the QuickView panel does display correctly, but is empty (that is, does not contain the appropriate contents for the selected file).

This behavior requires a second click to re-select the file and populate the QuickView.

Please consider the following suggestion:

• If a file is selected
  and
  The user switches to a new layout
  and
  The new layout displays the QuickView panel
  then
  Refresh the QuickView panel to display the appropriate data for the selected file.

Thanks for listening and thanks for FreeCommander!

[Marek]

If a file is selected
and
The user switches to a new layout
and
The new layout displays the QuickView panel
then
Refresh the QuickView panel to display the appropriate data for the selected file.

It make sense with the option "Keep all tabs; ignore layout tabs" only?

[JohnFredC]

It make sense with the option "Keep all tabs; ignore layout tabs" only?

If I understand you correctly, yes. Currently my layouts are every one "keep all tabs", so I have not encountered the instance where the previous active tab (and previous selection, if there was one) does not persist into the new layout.

But you are right, with either of the "Close" options on the layout settings page, the active tab (and item, if any) of the previous layout would not persist to the new layout. In such case, a "blank" QuickView would be appropriate because there will not (yet) be a selected item in the new layout.

So:

• If the selected item persists to the new layout
  and
  the new layout displays a linked QuickView panel for the item's tab
  then
  persist the selection
  and
  automatically populate the QuickView from the selected item
  else
  display a blank QuickView

Things are rarely as simple as they first appear.