1 User Preferences Question and 2 Suggestions

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   I had my hour of Q&A with Jeff, and I have watched the User Preferences videos and others.  Is my assumption correct that when you click the done button in the user preferences window that is when the preferences are actually saved?  Or is it also auto-saved when you switch to a different User Preferences file?  So if you want to set up several such files, you need to click done after each to really save it?  If so, it would be clearer if the Done button was a "Save and Exit" button, or better yet have both a Save and an Exit button for more flexibility.
Also it would be very helpful for those who do not want their preferences buried down in the Program Files area, if they could just type in the name and path to where they want it or where they want to save it when saving it if that is a separate step.  Otherwise, when they click on the "..." browse button, they then have to browse to it manually.  It's a creature comfort and more consistent with standard Windows dialogue customs.  A shared preferences file could be out on a network shared drive somewhere (or even under SVN control requiring extra handling before saving).  Then browsing could be tedious.

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SteveD Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Expert User Joined: 30 Oct 2013 Location: San Diego Status: Offline Points: 240	Post Options Post Reply Quote SteveD Report Post Thanks(1) Quote Reply Topic: 1 User Preferences Question and 2 Suggestions Posted: 28 Feb 2014 at 12:47pm
	I had my hour of Q&A with Jeff, and I have watched the User Preferences videos and others. Is my assumption correct that when you click the done button in the user preferences window that is when the preferences are actually saved? Or is it also auto-saved when you switch to a different User Preferences file? So if you want to set up several such files, you need to click done after each to really save it? If so, it would be clearer if the Done button was a "Save and Exit" button, or better yet have both a Save and an Exit button for more flexibility. Also it would be very helpful for those who do not want their preferences buried down in the Program Files area, if they could just type in the name and path to where they want it or where they want to save it when saving it if that is a separate step. Otherwise, when they click on the "..." browse button, they then have to browse to it manually. It's a creature comfort and more consistent with standard Windows dialogue customs. A shared preferences file could be out on a network shared drive somewhere (or even under SVN control requiring extra handling before saving). Then browsing could be tedious.



Tom H Members Profile Send Private Message Find Members Posts Add to Buddy List Admin Group Joined: 05 Jan 2012 Location: San Diego, CA Status: Offline Points: 5717	Post Options Post Reply Quote Tom H Report Post Thanks(0) Quote Reply Posted: 01 Mar 2014 at 1:10pm
	We're trying to keep the program light and simple. You only have 2 options, "Cancel" or "Done. Cancel = Do Not Save & Close Done = Save & Close Simple...
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