Inconsistent use of Dorico icon status

[Mats_Frendahl]

(Dorico 6.0.22)

Start with a simple file and save it;

Select X and Reset Appearance;

Nothing apparent changed, but the file is marked as ‘changed’.

Save the file again (see image #1), and Reset Position;

Nothing apparent changed, and the file is marked as ‘unchanged’.

Return to image #1 (add some music) and Remove Forced Stem;

Nothing apparent changed, and the file is marked as ‘unchanged’.

Return to image #4 and Reset Beaming;

Nothing apparent changed, but the file is marked as ‘changed’.

Should not all cases where nothing is changed result in a file marked as ‘unchanged’?

It is not important for a user what happens ‘behind the scenes’ that (programmatically) makes a file ‘dirty’. They should ‘trust’ the Dorico icon status to indicate whether something has changed or not.

It is very annoying to be asked

when nothing has changed. It only raises the question ‘What have I now done to the file?!’.

[benwiggy]

@Mats_Frendahl

(Dorico 6.0.22)

Is that correct? Any reason you haven’t upgraded to 6.2.30..?

@Mats_Frendahl

Nothing apparent changed,

It maybe that data is reset or rewritten, even if nothing appears to change. At least, an action has been performed on the document.

@Mats_Frendahl

It is very annoying to be asked

when nothing has changed.

I guess you never used Finale! It used to do that every time…

[Mats_Frendahl]

@benwiggy

Is that correct? Any reason you haven’t upgraded to 6.2.30

There were some (font) changes in .30 I think and I currently have some 90%-ish finished projects that I want to see through before upgrading, but I will probably see v. 7 before I’m done… I’m sure it will be all OK with 6.2.30, but since I’m close, I won’t “rock the boat” unless I have to.