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howto:manage_the_priority_of_your_associations [2014/02/16 12:48] lupo73 [You can define some Favourite Associations] |
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===== You can "Select ambiguities checkbox by default" ===== | ===== You can "Select ambiguities checkbox by default" ===== | ||
- | From DropIt Options you can enable this setting to have the checkbox of ''Select Action'' window selected by default. This is a minor advantage, but allows to reduce to //only one click// the procedure of selection for all the ambiguities of a process. | + | From DropIt Options you can enable this setting to have the checkbox of ''Select Action'' window selected by default. |
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+ | This is a minor advantage, but allows to reduce to //only one click// the procedure of selection for all the ambiguities of a process. | ||
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===== You can define some "Favourite Associations" ===== | ===== You can define some "Favourite Associations" ===== | ||
- | When you are editing an association, you can make it a ''Favourite Association'' selecting the "''gray star''" next to the ''Name'' field (it will become a "''yellow star''"). Now this association will have the priority over the other normal associations and will be automatically used in case of more matches. | + | When you are editing an association, you can make it a ''Favourite Association'' selecting the //"gray star"// next to the ''Name'' field (it will become a //"yellow star"//). Now this association will have the priority over the other normal associations and will be automatically used in case of more matches. |
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+ | Obviously, in case of ambiguity between more favourite associations, DropIt will ask you to select the action to perform. | ||
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===== You can use # and ## special rules ===== | ===== You can use # and ## special rules ===== | ||
- | ... | + | Another solution to manage association priority is to define some associations with ''#'' (for files) and ''##'' (for folders) special rules. |
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+ | These associations will be performed on files and folders that //do not have other matches//, while will be ignored on files and folders that already match with other associations. |