derceg
Tab Bar Always Visible
Describe the bug The Always show the tab bar setting has not been functioning correctly in recent builds. Particularly, it has not been working correctly since the commits (https://github.com/derceg/explorerplusplus/issues/303) related to background/foreground tabs.
To Reproduce Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Uncheck the Always show the tab bar setting and the tab bar hides correctly.
- Close Explorer++ and reopen Explorer++.
- The tab bar is visible again.
Expected behavior Tab bar should remain hidden when the Always show the tab bar setting is unchecked.
Version (please complete the following information):
- Explorer++ version: 1.4.0.1800 dev (64-bit build) recent AppVeyor build
- OS: Windows 10 Version 20H2 64-bit
Additional context
I use Explorer++ as portable using the config.xml file. The relevant line:
<Setting name="AlwaysShowTabBar">no</Setting>
shows correctly but still tab bar reappears at every launch.
I can't reproduce this, either in the version given above, or in the latest build. Are you able to provide a simple config.xml file that demonstrates the issue? (Since it might rely on a particular combination of options being set).
Thank you for your response, @derceg I appreciate it.
I have figured out how to reproduce this issue (build 1.4.0.1930) consistently and also figured out a temporary workaround. I only use Explorer++ in portable mode (config.xml), so I cannot confirm if it also affects the standard registry settings or not. So please use portable mode to reproduce first.
It seems to be related to: Options - General - On Startup - Load default folder
If I use Load default folder, the issue reproduces everytime. The Always show the tab bar setting makes the change in the config.xml file, but once you restart Explorer++, it literally removed that setting directly from the config.xml file and the tab bar returns everytime.
Workaround: Options - General - On Startup - Load previous tabs
The Load previous tabs startup option fixes (workaround) the issue. It also allows the Always show the tab bar option to stay within the config.xml file without the setting getting deleted upon next execution of Explorer++.