Problem with Content Type Format Detection

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I have a file type group "mp3directory" with extension ".mp3directory" in it.
According to this file type group, I have a content type format "MP3 Directory" switching the display to "thumnails view".

This works perfectly fine if I navigate from a folder without a ".mp3directory" file to a folder with such a file. But if there I navigate to nested folder that contains a ".mp3directory" file as well the view switches back to details view (my default). If I "refresh" the folder by clicking to the path bar and pressing return, the view changes to the "correct" ".mp3directory"-Thumbnails view.

It seems like a bug, or am I overlooking something?

Test folder structure:

temp\temp1 temp\temp1\temp1.1\ temp\temp2 temp\temp2\temp2.1\ temp\temp2\.mp3directory temp\.mp3directory

(Edit: Fixed example to use ".mp3directory", consistent with the text above. --Leo)

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DOpus 10.0.2.2.4360.x64 (Win7)

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I'm not sure I understand your test folder structure - which of those listed folders contain a ".mp3directory" file?

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By the way, using wildcard path formats may be an easier way to achieve what you want, without the need for the .mp3directory / .mp3albumdir files.

If you can give a more concrete example of the folder structure we might be able to give you a wildcard or regexp that applies the format you want to the right folders.

e.g. If you have your music arranged into Music/Artist/Album folders, and you want the Artist folders to use a different format to the Music and/or Album folders, then a wildcard format will let you do that with just one or two format definitions and no additional files.

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oups, first sorry for the confusion with the mix up of .mp3directory / .mp3albumdir.

To easily reproduce the behavior I zipped and attached an example structure, as well as screenshots of the relevant config screens.

If I go to [i]+ MP3 +[/i] DOpus should and does correctly detect the .mp3albumdir format.
If I then go to [i]+ MP3 ++ Pop +[/i] DOpus should keep the .mp3albumdir format, but instead switches back to the default ("none") format.
If I "refresh" the view by clicking to the path bar and press of return, DOpus recognizes the correct format again and switches to the .mp3albumdir format.
If I go one dir up, DOpus again switches back to default instead of keeping the special format.
config.zip (123 KB)
File Structure Example.zip (143 KB)

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I use the ".mp3albumdir" Marker to enforce the cover view in a very flexible way, e.g. on different drives and/or removable media, mostly with different file structure depending on the concrete use.

Maybe using wildcard path formats with something like "+ MP3 +" in the path could work out, but when I think of my portable mp3 player there is no superordinate directory, other than the win drive letter. But I still could enforce my cover view with the ".mp3albumdir" tag.

[Edit: Resolved via support email.]