Comments not refreshed after "Change attributes"

[fenix_productions]

Steps to reproduce:

1. change view mode to "Comments",
2. use Ctrl+Z and add some comment (i.e. $work),
3. save it (F2),
4. hit Ctrl+Z once again and change comment to something else (i.e. $job),
5. save it,
6. load "Change attributes" dialogue (cm_SetAttrib),
7. check "Change plugin attributes" and choose tc -> comment -> $test
8. hit OK,
9. refresh view using (Ctrl+R),
10. go into another folder and come back.

As we can see, comments changed using "Change attributes" are not refreshed: neither automatically (like for standard method) nor using refresh on demand.

TC should do that right away IMHO.

Notes:
WatchDirs=59

"Configuration" -> "Display" -> "Show hidden/system files (for experts only!)" must be turned off to reproduce it!

[petermad]

I cannot confirm this.

In step 8 my TC immediately changes the comment in the file panel to $test - and it stays that way doing step 9 and 10.

Testet both with Watchdirs=51 and Watchdirs=59.

Tested with only one comment in the dir and with several comments.

Tested both with Comments view (Ctrl+Shift+F2), and wit a Custom view including a [=tc.Comments] field.

[fenix_productions]

2petermad
I've just tested on two different machines and can reproduce each time I try.

Are you sure you have some comment already before loading "Change attributes" dialogue? Without - it works OK. First comment is always refreshed, no matter which way I follow.

[petermad]

Are you sure you have some comment already before loading

Yes - as i wrote: "Tested with only one comment in the dir and with several comments."

But if I turn off "Configuration" -> "Display" -> "Show hidden/system files (for experts only!)" I can reproduce your observation!

So you better consider yourself an expert to make it work.

IIRC there has been reports of other situations where comments hasn't been opdated if hidden/system files are not shown.

IMHO it is still a bug, or at least an inconvenience. It should be changed, so that TC updates its file list properly when using "Change plugin attributes" - TC shouldn't rely on "seeing" the descript.ion file being changed.

[fenix_productions]

2petermad
Thanks for the note about hidden files. I've added it to first post.

[ghisler(Author)]

I can comfirm the problem, thanks. The comments are cached internally in the file lists, so when there is no change to the files, the comments aren't re-read either. I will clear the comment cache whenever the user uses content plugins in the attributes dialog.

[fenix_productions]

2ghisler(Author)
Thank you.

[petermad]

Fixed in TC 7.50 final

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks! Can anyone else (or the thread starter) confirm it too?

[fenix_productions]

2ghisler(Author)
Fix confirmed.

Sorry for delay. I forgot to confirm that here

[ghisler(Author)]

No problem, thanks for confirming it!