[Feature Request] ftp-watcher : overwrite on server if overwritten locally..

[bengur]

Hi,

i'm using the YFTP and it's excellent ftp-watcher feature on a daily basis.. however i'd love to see this feature implemented:

If a file in the watched folder is overwritten, silently overwrite the file on the server as well, even if the global setting is to ask..

Here's why: in general my settings regarding overwriting files is to ask.. shure the safest setting, and it saved my ass not only once.. however, in daily work with a ftp-watcher this can be a real drag and be very time consuming. I often edit files - eg images - and just overwrite them locally in the watched folder, so my decision to delete the old version has been allready approved in the app i'm editing.. so the need to switch to YFTP and approve the overwrite breaks my workflow significantly.. in short: it's a drag. ;-)

I don't know about the guts of those watchers, how they work, or how this could be implemented, however i could image to merge this feature with or into another related one:

"session-wide" overrides for the overwrite settings: to have an option within a session/connection to allow all further overwrites (general, maybe even on per file basis) for this session (only) without a prompt.. i'd image if that kind of feature was implemented, it'd solve it for ftp-watchers as well..

that'd kick ass for me.. ;-) what do you think?

regards,
Ben

[JD]

Two session wide override methods are available:

1. Select the 'Always Replace Files' option from the Transfer -> Mode menu. Select the 'Obey Preferences Replacement Rules' option to revert to the behavior defined in the Transfers panel of the Preferences.

2. A temporary way to replace regardless is to hold the ctrl and alt keys while starting the transfer.

These overrides cannot be applied to the FTP Watchers because they are fully automated background tasks with no user interface. However, when you create an FTP Watcher it will inherit whatever settings you currently have applied to the FTP Browser from which you create it. Therefore, if you have 'Always Replace Files' selected then the FTP Watcher will always replace files without any warning.

[bengur]

Hi,

1. .. Transfer -> Mode menu. ..
2. .. temporary way .. hold the ctrl and alt keys ..

oh boy, never realized those.. feeling a tad bit goofballish right now.. ;-)

.. an FTP Watcher will inherit whatever settings you currently have applied to the FTP Browser from which you create it.

Excellent!  Roundup: sorry for the noise then.. *blush*

Ben, an even happier YFTP user than before..

[JD]

No worries, Ben ... I like happy users!