Retain color indication of activated Quick Filter [and other views] in the Inactive Panel
Posted: 03.09.2018, 20:00
In FC we have 2 panel- one Active and one Inactive. And we can set for each different mode of display, right? We can apply to it the Quick Filter option or for example the Plain View [available under the CTRL + B shortcut] - and on top of this the user can pre-define a color for those options when they are active, right? That is great, as it is helpful a lot
But what happens when the user switches focus to the other panel, thus leaving such colored quick-filtered Panel in the Inactive mode? That specific color indication disappears. And that is not great, as it is not helpful at all
So I propose that FC should retain such indication of color. And to give the use a choice how much to retain it the settings should have three new options available:
A] None
Just leave the things as they are now. This would satisfy those who like the things as they are now. This could be the default setting
B] All
Keep all of the Inactive Panel lid up with color as if it was still Active. This would require from the user to distinguish Active Panel from the Inactive with other color options; so some users may like it and some may not
C] Minimum
Leave the color indication only at the very top where the icon of the folder is with that >>..<< thing. This would the best solution as it would clearly indicate both the panel being Inactive and the mode in which it is being displayed [assuming that the user would define also other color indications properly, like the color of the Quick Filter]. I personally would prefer this to be the default option in future releases of FC. Just imagine: a simple horizontal bar with a nice color that you yourself had picked, in a place that [if I am not mistaken] does not interfere with any other current settings / options- and that place is big enough to be easily spotted
But what happens when the user switches focus to the other panel, thus leaving such colored quick-filtered Panel in the Inactive mode? That specific color indication disappears. And that is not great, as it is not helpful at all
So I propose that FC should retain such indication of color. And to give the use a choice how much to retain it the settings should have three new options available:
A] None
Just leave the things as they are now. This would satisfy those who like the things as they are now. This could be the default setting
B] All
Keep all of the Inactive Panel lid up with color as if it was still Active. This would require from the user to distinguish Active Panel from the Inactive with other color options; so some users may like it and some may not
C] Minimum
Leave the color indication only at the very top where the icon of the folder is with that >>..<< thing. This would the best solution as it would clearly indicate both the panel being Inactive and the mode in which it is being displayed [assuming that the user would define also other color indications properly, like the color of the Quick Filter]. I personally would prefer this to be the default option in future releases of FC. Just imagine: a simple horizontal bar with a nice color that you yourself had picked, in a place that [if I am not mistaken] does not interfere with any other current settings / options- and that place is big enough to be easily spotted