SyncHideHiddenSystem option works strange

[MVV]

If I set SyncHideHiddenSystem to 1+4 or 2+4, syncronizer shows hidden files when I turn hidden files in TC off and vice versa.

E.g. I turn hidden files on and open sync tool. When I press Compare, I see hidden files. If I turn hidden files off and open sync tool and press Compare, I don't see hidden files in sync list.

SyncHideHiddenSystem=0 Allows to exclude hidden/system files from synchronizing:
0: Do not hide hidden/system files
1: Hide if the files on both sides have hidden or system attribute
2: Hide if any of the two files has hidden or system attribute
Add 4: Consider hidden/system flag in main program

[petermad]

Confirmed - it works opposite of expected.

I just checked - it has been like that ever since SyncHideHiddenSystem was introduced in TC 7.51b1

[MVV]

I think this mistake was done because SyncHideHiddenSystem and ShowHiddenSystem work in different manner - SyncHideHiddenSystem=0 allows to show hidden/system while ShowHiddenSystem=0 forbids.
Interesting why beta testers have missed this bug.

[petermad]

Interesting why beta testers have missed this bug.

[ts4242]

Interesting why beta testers have missed this bug.

My answer will not be like petermad

We missed it for the same reason that made you missing it for a whole month since the first public beta release

[MVV]

I just doesn't need this feature so much - someone on Russian board noticed that this functions works wrong.
But beta testers should test all new features.

BTW, I think it would be great to have checkboxes in sync dialog - one for comparing hidden files and one for hidden folders. Initial checkboxes state may be taken according to this INI option (always checked, checked, always unchecked or grayed etc), and user may easilly change them for current sync operation (checked - sync hidden, grayed - sync only if hidden on both sides, unchecked - ignore hidden).

[Hacker]

MVV,

Interesting why beta testers have missed this bug.

Hm, as I see it, a beta tester just found it.

Roman

[ghisler(Author)]

Strange, I will check that.

[MVV]

Cool, fixed in 7.55 RC1.

[ts4242]

Fixed in TC 7.55 RC1

[ghisler(Author)]

Thanks for confirming the fix!

[petermad]

Since I confirmed the bug, I might better confirm that it is fixed in TC 7.55rc1