v16.0 Beta

[Mathias (Author)]

I don't really understand that you trying to say what you are doing.   I can't reproduce that columns goes away by them self.

The Tabs when restored on next startup get changed back to Name Ascending (Default). My config is Date Descending. Maybe set *all* tabs to the stored Sorting Preferences in Explorer Panel on startup ? That should fix it.

Hmm Strange.. When I restart I get the same setup as I had when I closed the app.

[total_annihilation00]

Hmm Strange.. When I restart I get the same setup as I had when I closed the app.

No I assure you there's a bug where it resets back to Name Ascending on all tabs initially on restart. I suspect another user also has this problem. What did get fixed is when a new tab is opened it retains the correct sorting, but on app restarts it still is broken and fails to store the sorting settings. So tab-wise it's fixed, but session-wise it's still glitchy.
P.S: I tested it on a fresh copy of 14.4 MultiCommander, after latest beta update, it's still working now, I think my ColumnSets.xml might have gotten corrupt, resetting it and rebuilding my Column Layout. I will let you know if it's resolved.

I think pressing Enter while entering "AutoLoad on Path" (Column Layout Editor) creates some corruption (possibly in ColumnSets.xml not sure). Right now I got Default layout to successfully retain sorting order. I will recreate all those column layouts from scratch. I'm confident this will fix it.

[Mathias (Author)]

Hmm Strange.. When I restart I get the same setup as I had when I closed the app.

No I assure you there's a bug where it resets back to Name Ascending on all tabs initially on restart. I suspect another user also has this problem. What did get fixed is when a new tab is opened it retains the correct sorting, but on app restarts it still is broken and fails to store the sorting settings. So tab-wise it's fixed, but session-wise it's still glitchy.

Its probably a bug, But If I can't reproduce it. I can't fix it.  And unfortunately, I haven't been able to replicate this behavior. Because my development time is limited, I have to prioritize bugs with clear reproduction steps.
I'll keep this issue open in case others can provide more details or specific steps to help me trigger the issue.

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Its probably a bug, But If I can't reproduce it. I can't fix it.  And unfortunately, I haven't been able to replicate this behavior. Because my development time is limited, I have to prioritize bugs with clear reproduction steps.
I'll keep this issue open in case others can provide more details or specific steps to help me trigger the issue.

I fixed it, the bug is due to me accidentally pressing Enter in "AutoLoad on Path" while entering the recursive paths in "Column Layouts" dialog. It's causing possible corruption of the dialog/ form.
No I spoke too soon ("My Advanced Tweaks" layout is still broken, but I got "Default" layout to work.) O.K. I can confirm the problem lies in making a new "Column Layout". If I stick to the "Default" column layout it works, maybe a new Column Layout with "AutoLoad on Path" is causing issues...
Default Layout, when importing from other custom layouts, shows a message box with Chinese characters, so there is some corruption since custom layout allows "AutoLoad on Path" and Default layout does not allow this. I hope I made this clear...