How to set Tag Groups = Show as an application wide setting

Pieter_van_der_Hijden shared this question ago

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I would like to have the Tag Groups = Show option (see Topic Info Display Settings) as an application wide setting. How can I do that?

Using the default template for new maps (Radial Map.mmat) and adding the required setting does not work. I can change the setting, but the change is immediately undone again.
Creating my own template file and adding the required setting does not work either. Again, I can set the setting, but it is immediately removed again.

Please, advice.

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Pieter_van_der_Hijden

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● 2 months ago

IMHO the issue may be classified as a bug:

Editing a template map and changing the Topic Info Display Settings for Tag Groups from Hide to Show (and saving it of course), has no effect.

In the meantime I found a workaround:

Create a new map using your favorite template, eg "Radial Map.mmat".
Save your new map AS A MAP in a convenient place, eg the My templates folder.
On creating a new map, do NOT USE the regular "Radial Map.mmat" TEMPLATE, but open the "Radial Map.mmap" MAP and SaveAs subsequently
Your new map will have the right display setting without further intervention.

You may ask why is this important, as I could change the setting manually with about 4 mouse clicks. In the case of a single map, you are right. However, for a special project, I have to generate almost 1000 maps. That makes 4000 extra mouse clicks I really like to avoid ;)

Macro statement to open the map with the correct Show Tag group setting:

 With VisibleDocuments.Open(GetPath(mmDirectoryMyTemplates) + "Radial Map.mmap")

IMHO the issue may be classified as a bug:

Editing a template map and changing the Topic Info Display Settings for Tag Groups from Hide to Show (and saving it of course), has no effect.

In the meantime I found a workaround:

Create a new map using your favorite template, eg "Radial Map.mmat".
Save your new map AS A MAP in a convenient place, eg the My templates folder.
On creating a new map, do NOT USE the regular "Radial Map.mmat" TEMPLATE, but open the "Radial Map.mmap" MAP and SaveAs subsequently
Your new map will have the right display setting without further intervention.

Macro statement to open the map with the correct Show Tag group setting:

 With VisibleDocuments.Open(GetPath(mmDirectoryMyTemplates) + "Radial Map.mmap")

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