Filter panel Auto option

[jch2103]

I just wanted to confirm if this is expected behavior:

- I apply a Filter with the Auto checkmark set; the File Window caption changes to show a filter is in effect (as expected)
- I add a file to the active folder from outside IMatch (e.g., I process a RAW file to JPG). The new file doesn't become visible unless I cycle the Filter off and on.

Should I expect that with the Auto check set in the Filter that new files in the File Window should automatically become visible after IMatch does a refresh of the active folder, or should I instead expect to need to cycle the Filter off and on to see them?

[Mario]

There are some things which are either undoable, very hard to do, would ruin performance, cause unwanted side effects and the like. IMatch sometimes makes trade-offs to keep everything running smoothly.

Re-applying a filter after every change you make in the database will ruin performance badly, and cause a high amount of screen flicker and so on. The filter panel decides whether or not it re-runs the filter and reloads the file window when certain events happen in the file window. Rescanning a folder and re-loading the file window may under some conditions evade the filter. I'm not at my PC at the moment so I cannot try.

Press Apply in the filter panel to apply the filter again in this case. If you consider this a bug, please add a bug report.