How to open BRU to empty field/list?

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How to open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby donb2020 » Wed Jun 11, 2025 11:59 am

Before when I open BRU it would open to an empty list, but now when I open BRU it opens to the previous list I was using. This is annoying, I don't need the previous list files. How do I get BRU to open in an empty field and not the list I previously had opened?
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Re: How to open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby therube » Wed Jun 11, 2025 4:01 pm

Tools | Preferences
-> At startup, recall the last used criteria if no favorite file (.bru) is active, instead of starting with blank criteria
---> No.
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Re: How to open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby donb2020 » Thu Jun 12, 2025 3:24 am

therube wrote:Tools | Preferences
-> At startup, recall the last used criteria if no favorite file (.bru) is active, instead of starting with blank criteria
---> No.


I already have that set to no, it still opens to the previous list I used after I close BRU.
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Open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby Luuk » Thu Jun 12, 2025 4:32 am

Another way is clicking the "Reset" button, then use "File, Save As" and name it something like 'Blank'.
This way, even though your .ini-file might specify a .bru-file, it will just load your saved blank-settings.
Its easier than manually editing the .ini-file, and its saved if you need it again, after using another .bru-file.
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Re: How to open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby Admin » Thu Jun 12, 2025 5:13 am

In the next version we will add a new preference to remember last path used yes/no to make it easy. 8)
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Re: How to open BRU to empty field/list?

Postby donb2020 » Fri Jun 13, 2025 5:24 am

Admin wrote:In the next version we will add a new preference to remember last path used yes/no to make it easy. 8)


Yes, I prefer opening BRU to an empty file list and I was able to add files myself, with this current version every time I open BRU it opens with file list I already edited, very annoying.
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