Vista - folder level layout

How do i specify a layout for a certain folder? When I tried to enable the
preview pane for a specific folder, it applies to all folders instead, which
I do not want. How do I enable the preview pane for only one folder?

Perecli Manole wrote:
> How do i specify a layout for a certain folder? When I tried to
> enable the preview pane for a specific folder, it applies to all
> folders instead, which I do not want. How do I enable the preview
> pane for only one folder?

Check the setting 'Remember each folders view settings' to see if that is
unchecked.

Tools / Folder Options / View / <about half way down>. That might be what
you're looking for but I can set each folder to its own view and they stick
so it can be done.

That was the first thing I did before posting but it does not work.
'Remember each folders view settings' is checked. I go to a folder
Layout/Remove Navigation Pane, then go to another folder and sure enough the
navigation pane is gone for all. I then bring it back for one and all now
have it back.

Perry


"Neil Harley" <nomail@home> wrote in message
news:EEDF7E85-650D-4EEC-8E49-0A3952322C19@microsoft.com...
> Perecli Manole wrote:
>> How do i specify a layout for a certain folder? When I tried to
>> enable the preview pane for a specific folder, it applies to all
>> folders instead, which I do not want. How do I enable the preview
>> pane for only one folder?
>
> Check the setting 'Remember each folders view settings' to see if that is
> unchecked.
>
> Tools / Folder Options / View / <about half way down>. That might be what
> you're looking for but I can set each folder to its own view and they
> stick so it can be done.
>
>

Perecli Manole wrote:
> That was the first thing I did before posting but it does not work.
> 'Remember each folders view settings' is checked. I go to a folder
> Layout/Remove Navigation Pane, then go to another folder and sure
> enough the navigation pane is gone for all. I then bring it back for
> one and all now have it back.
>
> Perry
>
>
> "Neil Harley" <nomail@home> wrote in message
> news:EEDF7E85-650D-4EEC-8E49-0A3952322C19@microsoft.com...
>> Perecli Manole wrote:
>>> How do i specify a layout for a certain folder? When I tried to
>>> enable the preview pane for a specific folder, it applies to all
>>> folders instead, which I do not want. How do I enable the preview
>>> pane for only one folder?
>>
>> Check the setting 'Remember each folders view settings' to see if
>> that is unchecked.
>>
>> Tools / Folder Options / View / <about half way down>. That might be
>> what you're looking for but I can set each folder to its own view
>> and they stick so it can be done.

I don't know why it doesn't stay removed for you. I just removed the Nav
Panel from the root and it was removed from all directories. I then added it
back and removed it from within a directory and it was removed from all
again.

Well, the behavior you described IS problem. When I remove the Nav Panel
from a folder, I don't want all the other folders to not have it. I want the
layout to be remembered PER FOLDER not at the global level. Win XP worked
like this. You could specify a specific folder not to have a Nav Panel. How
can I do the same in Vista?

Perry

>
> I don't know why it doesn't stay removed for you. I just removed the Nav
> Panel from the root and it was removed from all directories. I then added
> it back and removed it from within a directory and it was removed from all
> again.
>
>

Perecli Manole wrote:
> Well, the behavior you described IS problem. When I remove the Nav
> Panel from a folder, I don't want all the other folders to not have
> it. I want the layout to be remembered PER FOLDER not at the global
> level. Win XP worked like this. You could specify a specific folder
> not to have a Nav Panel. How can I do the same in Vista?
>
> Perry
>
>>
>> I don't know why it doesn't stay removed for you. I just removed the
>> Nav Panel from the root and it was removed from all directories. I
>> then added it back and removed it from within a directory and it was
>> removed from all again.

It looks like Vista will remember each folder's 'View' in terms of icons
being displayed but the 'Layout' via the 'Organise' button is global.

The only thing I can suggest is that you remove the Nav Panel and then use
the breadcrumb along the top to naviagte. It isn't what you want but I don't
think there is a better method.

Anyone else?