XSIBlog

The settings for the File Browser you get when you select File -> Open are stored in three different places in your Softimage user account folder. (don’t shoot the messenger!)

1. A binary file called DSModalBrowse . It stores whether you are in List View mode or Thumbnail mode, the column settings for List View mode, and the position of the splitter bar. I’ve recommended user delete this file when the file browser crashes when opening. The problem it fixes is that perhaps an image in the current folder is making the thumbnail display crash, and deleting the file reverts the browser to List View mode. I haven’t heard of this problem in many years, however.
2. The binary file BrowserProperties store the favorites you have added manually with the button at the top left of the dialog. There is no real reason to delete this file. If your list of projects in the File Browser has become too long, it is the text file default.xsiprojects that you need to edit. Projects, addons, are not favorites. Favorites are in the button that’s at the left of the dialog, and not the Path button on the right.
3. In the standard user preference text file, default.xsipref. It stores the default position of the File Browser. You need to delete these four lines if you are switching between single and dual monitor setup, and the File Browser is opening off screen.
   xsiprivate_unclassified.DS_MODALBROWSER_B = #INTE#891
xsiprivate_unclassified.DS_MODALBROWSER_L = #INTE#479
xsiprivate_unclassified.DS_MODALBROWSER_R = #INTE#1442
xsiprivate_unclassified.DS_MODALBROWSER_T = #INTE#345


I apologize. :)

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