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Originally Posted by withnail
* Focus
* Layout
* Expansion
* Selection
* Settings from a Context mode perspective:
What are these features, what do they do, I've been playing all day and am still not sure for certain.
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There is quick explanation in
this thread.
The Restore checkboxes allow you to preserve aspects of a perspective when you switch perspectives within the same window. In the following examples,
Perspective X represents a custom perspective, and
Current View represents any view or perspective other than
Perspective X.
Focus - Preserves the project(s) focus assigned in
Perspective X settings. When you create
Perspective X, you can focus on a project or projects, rather than see all projects. If you check this box, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will display only the focused on projects (or no focus) as assigned in
Perspective X.
For example,
Current View has a focus on Project A, ie only displays actions in Project A and sub-folders of Project A.
Perspective X has no focus and the “Restore: Focus” checkbox in Perspectives > Show Perspectives is checked. Switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will drop focus on Project A and display all* projects. If “Restore: Focus” is not checked for
Perspective X, then only Project A will continue to be displayed after switching from
Current View to
Perspective X.
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According to the the “Project Sidebar Filter” view bar settings for Perspective X. So if Perspective X only displays Active projects, switching from Current View to Perspective X would drop focus on Project A and display all Active projects.
Layout - Preserves the appearance of toolbar and sidebar, and the presence or absence of columns in
Perspective X. If you check this box, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will display only the OF window layout items assigned in
Perspective X. If this checkbox is not selected, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will continue to display layout items assigned in
Current View.
For example,
Current View uses the default toolbar, shows the sidebar, and displays the Name, Context, Due, and Duration columns.
Perspective X uses a customized toolbar, hides the sidebar, and displays the Name, Project, and Flagged columns. If the “Restore: Layout” checkbox in Perspectives > Show Perspectives is checked for
Perspective X, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X displays the customized toolbar, hides the sidebar, and displays the Name, Project, and Flagged columns.
Expansion - Preserves which items are expanded or collapsed in
Perspective X. Projects and groups can be expanded or collapsed, as can action notes. If you check this box, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will display items collapsed or expanded as assigned in
Perspective X. If this checkbox is not selected, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will continue to display collapsed or expanded items as assigned in
Current View.
For example,
Current View expands only items in Project B and Project C with all other items collapsed.
Perspective X expands selected items in Project D. If the “Restore: Expansion” checkbox in Perspectives > Show Perspectives is checked for
Perspective X, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will expand only selected items in Project D and collapse all other items.
Selection - Preserves which folder or folders are selected in the sidebar in
Perspective X. When you click on a project in the sidebar, it is highlighted to indicate it is selected, and the task pane only displays the items in the highlighted project(s). Selected project(s) can be saved as part of a perspective. If you check this box, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will highlight selected project(s) as assigned in
Perspective X, and the corresponding items in the highlighted project(s) will appear in the task pane. If this checkbox is not selected, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will continue to display the current highlighted project(s) and their corresponding items in the task pane.
For example,
Current View has Project A selected in the sidebar (with Project A items displayed in the task pane).
Perspective X opens with Project C selected in the sidebar (with Project C items displayed in the task pane). If the “Restore: Selection” checkbox in Perspectives > Show Perspectives is checked for
Perspective X, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will select Project C in the sidebar (with Project C items displayed in the task pane). If this checkbox is not checked, switching from
Current View to
Perspective X will continue to select Project A in the sidebar since it is the current project selected.