dcasey0284 opened this issue on Oct 28, 2001 ยท 10 posts
dcasey0284 posted Sun, 28 October 2001 at 11:49 PM
First the title of this should probably be "Too many sub-folders?". Second, has anyone ever successfully submitted a tech support question to Curious Labs via their submission form? I've filled the thing out 4 or 5 times with all the required information, but when I hit "Submit Query" nothing happens. Nada. I've posted this problem here on 'rosity twice already, but I can't get an answer from Curious Labs about my problem. Below is the text explanation to Curious Labs: --------------------------------------------- Is there a limit to the number of subdirectories within a given category (Figures, Pose, Props, etc.). My primary problem right now is that I have some 300+ subdirectories in my Pose directory. I cannot access subdirectories beyond a certain point (for example, once I get into subdirectories that begin with "S" or "T", the subs won't open and it reverts to a sub-d higher up the list). I've been able to consolidate other directories that were giving me the same problem, so it has to be related to the number of subdirectories in each category. With other categories, the problem is not so difficult because files generally don't have the same name. In the Pose category (directory), however, it is difficult to consolidate these directories because so many files have the same name (01-fem, for example, or similar names for pose groups for different characters like "statuesque"). I tried putting subdirectories under subdirectories (like all the MAT file directories under "Victoria", but I get an error message saying the *.pz2 file cannot be opened, so I've had to go back now and move all of these "grandchildren" back to "child" status of the Pose directory). The MAT capability is wonderful, however it has now created a huge number of additional Pose directories, thus further complicating my problem. I've been through the forums at Renderosity about this and it seems to be a problem for others as well, but I have yet to see a solution (or even an explanation) for it. I also note that many people have named their subdirectories starting with a ! or a + sign. Could this be causing a problem? I read an article written at Renderosity recently by one of your staff about consolidating and reorganizing the directories, which was helpful. However, with the Pose directory it continues to be a problem. Can you verify whether the number of subdirectories is limited? Or offer any suggestions on how to address this problem? And while I'm at it, when I click on the "handle" on the right of the screen to open the categories and then click the little arrow to select a subdirectory, the width of the window that pops out is not wide enough to read all of the entries. "Victoria Clothing MATs", for example, usually comes out as just "Victoria", which can be a problem if I have five or six different subdirectories that begin with that name. I've sent a suggestion to you a while back about improving this system, but got no response. That's OK, because I absolutely love this program and I'd rather you spend your time making it better. Right now my primary problem is accessing those Pose subdirectories that are far down the list. Just one more suggestion: develop or purchase a program like the P3DO Explorer and incorporate it into Poser...with drag and drop capability! Now THAT would be something! -------------------------------------------------- end quote I'm stumped...not only about how to get my problem solved or explained, but how to get a response of any kind from Curious Labs. If anyone has a solution or suggestion, thanks in advance. Doc