Allow Users to choose Default Synchronization Setting

[gdhm]

Hi Zenju :),

I know I raised this some time in the past when I requested the ability to set a new task's default Synchronization setting to Update> (instead of <Two way>) and you advised a default of <Two Way> is normally the safest option for most.

However, I personally ONLY ever use Update> and on the rare occasions I want a temporary new task or new task I sometimes forget FFS defaults to <Two way> for a new task.

This again today has caused me a lot of sorting out when I forgot this. Consequently, whilst accepting your view as on <Two way> is the best automatic default, please can I again ask for the ability for users to have an option tick or list box to chose a different default IF they so wish.

I am not suggesting FFS should not install and set initial Default other than <Two way>. what I am requesting is an extra User option to change that default to a User preferred default.

If this is not possible then may I ask, whether there is a way a User could set a different default by editing the FFS GlobalSettings.xml file.
If that is already possible, please advise what I need to change and to what to edit to for MY FFS to default to Update>

Many thanks

[Zenju]

You mean this one: viewtopic.php?t=1667

It's still on my todo list but doesn't have high priority. It has these comments, which I'll just paste here, maybe someone will finish the design work :)

Bind the "New" button to a special configuration named `<new>` on GUI similar to `<last session>` which is stored as a regular ffs_gui configuration, e.g. "new.ffs_gui".

There are two problems this solution could solve:
1. give the user some graphical interface to customize the default file exclusion list (currently containing items like "\System Volume Information\, \$Recycle.Bin\").
2. allow to customize the default sync variant: "two-way" is usually a safe default for users who don't know what they are doing. For one-time syncs however "mirror" is usually required more often.

Potential problems:
Is it a good idea to have all configuration items be customizable? E.g. clicking "New" should give a blank slate. Should folder pair configuration also be restored, or always set to empty?
How to restore "New" to factory default? Needed?

[gdhm]

You mean this one: viewtopic.php?t=1667

It's still on my todo list but doesn't have high priority. It has these comments, which I'll just paste here, maybe someone will finish the design work :)

Bind the "New" button to a special configuration named `<new>` on GUI similar to `<last session>` which is stored as a regular ffs_gui configuration, e.g. "new.ffs_gui".

There are two problems this solution could solve:
1. give the user some graphical interface to customize the default file exclusion list (currently containing items like "\System Volume Information\, \$Recycle.Bin\").
2. allow to customize the default sync variant: "two-way" is usually a safe default for users who don't know what they are doing. For one-time syncs however "mirror" is usually required more often.

Potential problems:
Is it a good idea to have all configuration items be customizable? E.g. clicking "New" should give a blank slate. Should folder pair configuration also be restored, or always set to empty?
How to restore "New" to factory default? Needed?

Yes Zenju that's the one.
I'll keep waiting until you consider it a priority worth doing

Thanks for response.

[shai]

+1 for that .. would love to be able to set Mirror to default as it's the only one I use.

[huuurz]

In my eyes "Mirror" is the most used option because regular people use FFS mainly for direct backups. Two way syncing is restricted to "the magic apple cloud" *rolleyes*

However, an editable default.ffs in the program folder would be very comfortable.
If no default.ffs is found, use the hardcoded defaults.