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Permanent "Backup Settings" menu instead of "Open Recent" menu
"File > Open Recent" has some disadvantages
I.e.: the order is always changed, number of items might be limited(?),... I would suggest this: A permanent menu "File > Settings" which displays all files ending in .dset from "~/Library/Application Support/SuperDuper!/Saved Settings" in a user determined order. Preferences: Sort settings ascending/descending/individually (individually lets the user sort a list by dragging and dropping list items), Softlinks to .dset files are followed Y/N Here is my personal naming convention, which works pretty fine for a lexical order. I share this convention here as it might help some other users. <Sourcename [Targetname]> - <Parts which are Saved> - <During Copy Method> Examples: sno - all - erasethencopy sno - all - smartupdate sno - users - erasethencopy sno - users - smartupdate snd - all - smartupdate snd - audio - smartupdate snd snd-backup-longterm - all movies - smartupdate snd snd-backup-daily - currently editing videos - smartupdate snd - text and development - smartupdate Note: <placeholder> [optional argument] My Volume names are in this format: xxt[-bk-[subname]] xx are my initials t is the type of disk Examples: o "Operating System and User Folders", d "Data", s "Share" Mostly I only gave the sourcename, because I only use one backup generation. If you use multiple backup generations you should write sourcename targetname, i.e "volume to volume-bk-daily" Terminology Suggestion: Instead of these non-descriptive menu names: Save, Save As I would suggest more descriptive menu names for future releases, such as: Save Backup Setting, Save Backup Setting As |
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Thanks for your suggestions!
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I agree with porg that the interface could use improvements in how saved settings and/or scripts are handled. (In fact, I keep forgetting what the difference is between scripts and settings. I know I'm sure it's in the documentation, but if the design was improved enough then referring to the manual wouldn't be necessary; the answer would just be obvious.)
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