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howto:manage_the_priority_of_your_associations [2014/02/16 13:40]
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howto:manage_the_priority_of_your_associations [2014/03/01 13:03]
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 DropIt allows to create an unlimited number of associations for your files and folders. It means that sometimes, when you drag&​drop them on the floating icon, they could match with more than one association and DropIt asks you to decide //"how to process them"//​ selecting an action. DropIt allows to create an unlimited number of associations for your files and folders. It means that sometimes, when you drag&​drop them on the floating icon, they could match with more than one association and DropIt asks you to decide //"how to process them"//​ selecting an action.
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-This is the default solution used by DropIt to manage ambiguities,​ but there are various ways to customize it. 
  
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 +This is the default solution used by DropIt to manage ambiguities,​ but there are various ways to customize it.
  
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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+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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 +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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 +Obviously, in case of ambiguity between more favourite associations,​ DropIt will ask you to select the action to perform.
  
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 Another solution to manage association priority is to define some associations with ''#''​ (for files) and ''##''​ (for folders) 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. 
  
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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.
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