Save settings and save as default

[nohayo]

1. Why are they only for playlists? Why not also for categories?

2. If I click save as default, it will only apply to new playlists that I create? What about the old ones, do I have to do them one by one?

[nhockaday]

The thing about playlists is they are just like categories, except you can customize each one differently.
Whichever settings you choose in the categories will automatically apply to all the categories. But playlists have the option to each be customized differently. So basically, you are given the ability to save the settings you like for all future playlists, similar to what happens with categories.

Does this make sense?

[nohayo]

Yeah nhockaday it does but it only answeres why the save as default is for playlists only...what about the save settings? why can't we save each category's settings?

And also the second question is still unanswered if I understood u correctly....

[nhockaday]

That's what I'm trying to explain--Playlists are like customizable categories. There are 2 different options (PLs and CATs) b/c some people prefer to keep a universal setting for everything (CATs) and some prefer to customize each one (PLs). I only use playlists b/c I like to customize every category differently.

As for the second question, yes, it applies to all new playlists. You will still have to customize each old one.

I'm sure you've read this already, but it might explain PLs and CATs better than I can 
http://forum.brillkids.com/little-reader/the-difference-between-categories-and-playlists/

[KL]

Nikki is absolutely right.

If we have those settings for Categories as well, we may as well not have any difference between Playlists and Categories.

Also, you've also answered your own question w/o knowing it, Nohayo.   see, you asked whether saving defaults for playlists will apply to everything you did before and the answer is NO, cos each Playlist will have different settings.  However, if you change the settings for Categories, then whatever Category you play, whether you created it now, future, or past, it will adopt the new settings you just set, so in that sense, it applies to everything you did before!

But you know what, even I got confused. I had asked the programmer to put a 'save as default' for Categories too, until he told me it doesn't make sense!

[nohayo]

hmmm ok I think I get it now 

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