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January 13, 2023
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Activate all control panels in the Develop module?

  • January 13, 2023
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A very mundane question for the LRC experts.
After I was able to put my old LRC database from 2018 back into operation and update it without any problems and everything is running smoothly so far, I have an operator question in the development module.

There are my control panels as shown in the screenshot

https://www.dropbox.com/s/py1fpx5ao3fzp4h/Bedienfelder.pdf?dl=0

always deactivated. I always have to enable them all individually first and am looking for a way to enable that for the entire filmstrip or even the entire database and so far can’t find a way to do so. The help only refers to the fact that you can activate or deactivate the control panels using the small switch, but this is unnecessarily time-consuming.

 

BTW.: I just created a new empty catalog and all panels are disabled there as well. 

Oliver

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Correct answer riwo.dot

When you have (say) 10 images selected, with AutoSync active: if you use the toggle switch for one of the Develop panels - LrC brings up a message saying (e.g.) "Toggle Split Toning updated for 10 images". 

 

That suggests a fix:

 

after backing up Catalog for safety, click on one image and turn off all of its panels.

Select a lot of other images also, keeping this chosen image as the active one.

Turn on AutoSync at bottom of Develop panels.

Toggle all of the panels ON for the active image.

Result: any images selected with any panels in a disabled state, will get those panels re-enabled accordingly - appearing as a new History step - shown twice for some reason (shrug).

Any of their panels which were already in an enabled state, will silently remain so.

Remember to then switch off AutoSync, if you do not normally work with this option active.


What I don't understand at the moment is that if I have synced the disabled panels to other photos (without being aware of it), why can't I sync the enabled panels back, because that's what I tried first, but without success.

But I have to do the instruction of you with Autosync once step by step on a copy of the database. I am curious whether the übwr Autosync then works, which does not work with the normal synchronization.

 

Oliver

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Ian Lyons
Community Expert
Ian LyonsCommunity Expert
Community Expert
January 13, 2023

Before resetting preferences.

 

From your description and screenshot, it would seem that you have enabled Solo mode. To disable Solo mode you will need to right-mouse click on any of the panel headers to open a context menu. When context menu opens - click on 'Solo Mode' to disable the checkmark. I've attached a screenshot as an additional aid.

 

If above doesn't solve the problem, then go ahead with resetting prefernces as John suggests.

 

 

 

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    riwo.dotAuthor
    Inspiring
    January 13, 2023

    Solo mode isn't the problem, I've tried all that and whether it's enabled or not doesn't change anything on the panel switches.

    Unfortunately, resetting and deleting the preferences with a restart of the Mac did not help.
    Oliver

    johnrellis
    johnrellis
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    January 14, 2023

    When you have (say) 10 images selected, with AutoSync active: if you use the toggle switch for one of the Develop panels - LrC brings up a message saying (e.g.) "Toggle Split Toning updated for 10 images". 

     

    That suggests a fix:

     

    after backing up Catalog for safety, click on one image and turn off all of its panels.

    Select a lot of other images also, keeping this chosen image as the active one.

    Turn on AutoSync at bottom of Develop panels.

    Toggle all of the panels ON for the active image.

    Result: any images selected with any panels in a disabled state, will get those panels re-enabled accordingly - appearing as a new History step - shown twice for some reason (shrug).

    Any of their panels which were already in an enabled state, will silently remain so.

    Remember to then switch off AutoSync, if you do not normally work with this option active.


    The history step "Einstellungen synchronisieren" translates as "Sync settings".  This suggests that at some point you invoked the Sync Settings command or the Sync button, copying the develop settings from a photo in which the toggles were all off.  (Auto Sync won't generate that history step.)

     

    Richard's suggested correction was also suggested in the other thread you found:

    https://community.adobe.com/t5/lightroom-classic-discussions/lightroom-6-all-my-develop-panels-are-suddenly-turned-off/m-p/11209839#M190138

     

    If you want to find all the photos with a panel toggle turned off, you could use the Any Filter plugin:

     

      johnrellis
      johnrellis
      Legend
      January 13, 2023

      Try resetting LR's preferences:
      https://www.lightroomqueen.com/articles-page/how-do-i-reset-lightrooms-preferences/


      LR sometimes soils its preferences file, and resetting it can fix all sorts of wonky behavior. That article explains how to restore the old preferences if resetting doesn't help.

      R
      riwo.dotAuthor
      Inspiring
      January 13, 2023

      Hello,

      I have now reset the preferences three times according to the instructions. Once in the program, once at startup with the Option key on the Mac and then deleted the PLIST files. Unfortunately, all this did not lead to success. The switches are still deactivated and I always have to activate them manually. Quite strange.

      Oliver

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