UI: Remember File Browser Display Options in Preferences

This makes it so that some display related properties of the file
browser state are remembered in the Preferences. Otherwise, users often
end up doing the same set up work over and over again, so this is a
nice way to save users some work.
It's typical for other file browsers to remember their state too, so
another benefit is having a more conventional behavior, meeting user
expectations better.

Some points:
 * We currently store: Window size, display type, thumbnail size,
   enabled details-columns, sort options, "Show Hidden" option. More can
   be added easily.
 * No changes are stored to the Preferences if "Auto-save Preferences"
   is disabled. This is how Quick Favorites behave too and it's a
   reasonable way to make this behavior optional.
 * The Preferences are only saved to permanent memory upon closing
   Blender, following existing convention of Preferences and Quick
   Favorites.
 * If settings weren't actually changed, Preference saving is skipped.
 * Only temporary file browsers save their state (invoked through
   actions like open or save), not regular file browser editors. These
   are usually used for different purposes and workflows.
 * Removes "Show Thumbnails" Preferences option. It would need some
   special handling, possibly introducing bugs. For users, this
   simplifies behavior and should make things more predictable.
   Left in DNA data in case we decide to bring it back.

Reviewers: brecht, #user_interface, billreynish, campbellbarton

Reviewed By: #user_interface, William Reynish, Campbell Barton, Brecht
             van Lommel (quick first pass review in person)

Maniphest Tasks: T69460

Differential Revision: https://developer.blender.org/D5893

1 files changed, 1 insertions, 2 deletions

diff --git a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
index 3be3daa8dfb..0f957a946d9 100644
--- a/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
+++ b/source/blender/makesdna/DNA_space_types.h
@@ -676,10 +676,9 @@ typedef struct FileSelectParams {
   short sort;
   /** Display mode flag. */
   short display;
-  short display_previous;
   /** Details toggles (file size, creation date, etc.) */
   char details_flags;
-  char _pad2;
+  char _pad2[3];
   /** Filter when (flags & FILE_FILTER) is true. */
   int filter;