File Views in ACAD-2002
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Joe
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 1:10 am    Post subject: File Views in ACAD-2002 Reply with quote
I recently moved from ACLT-02 to full ACAD-02.
The File Open or File Select windows (Windows Explorer interface, which is
set to Details) insist on defaulting to Thumbnail view, which is a waste of
space as far as I'm concerned, since I can identify my drawings by name.

How can I change the View setting and get it to stay that way? Is it a
system variable (that I haven't been able to locate) perhaps?

Thanks,
Joe

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Tim
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:10 pm    Post subject: Re: File Views in ACAD-2002 Reply with quote
Quote:
I recently moved from ACLT-02 to full ACAD-02.
The File Open or File Select windows (Windows Explorer interface,
which is set to Details) insist on defaulting to Thumbnail view,
which is a waste of space as far as I'm concerned, since I can
identify my drawings by name.
How can I change the View setting and get it to stay that way? Is it a
system variable (that I haven't been able to locate) perhaps?

Thanks,
Joe

Hi Joe

IIRC this was a "feature" I don't know if anyone has found a workaround for
it

And you're right it's a PITA

Tim
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Joe
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Posted: Wed Nov 30, 2005 5:10 pm    Post subject: Re: File Views in ACAD-2002 Reply with quote
Dang!. Not the answer I was hoping for. :-(
Sometimes I wonder if software companies deliberately do idiotic things just
so they can entice you to spend more money on a "better" product down the
road.

Thanks for replying Tim.
Joe


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Hi Joe

IIRC this was a "feature" I don't know if anyone has found a workaround
for it

And you're right it's a PITA

Tim


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Joe
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Posted: Thu Dec 01, 2005 9:10 pm    Post subject: Re: File Views in ACAD-2002 Reply with quote
For anybody who may be interested, while researching on my own I came across
this exchange back in 2002 about this problem.
http://groups.google.com/group/alt.cad.autocad/browse_frm/thread/dc83114ec11574d7/3f22b1637f2b6efc?lnk=st&q=autocad+2002+file+open+icons&rnum=1&hl=en#3f22b1637f2b6efc

Apparently it is an XP thing - feature/bug. Under W2k the File Open dialog
box behaves as it should, while under W2k it defaults to "Large Icons" and
will hold no other setting.

Joe
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