'Save History With Document' in general settings

[Wolfgang B.]

Hi, I'm using this setting 'Save History With Document' very often but until now it seems I have to turn it on for each file.
It would be really great to have a general setting which turns 'Save History With Document' on for each file.

Thanks in advance

Wolfgang

 

[Old Bruce]

I have to disagree quite strongly. Saving the history with the document can quickly increase the size of the file.

[walt.farrell]

6 minutes ago, Old Bruce said:

I have to disagree quite strongly. Saving the history with the document can quickly increase the size of the file.

As long as it is a Preference which defaults Off, rather than something forced (or On by default), I have no problem with it being implemented.

Like you, I probably wouldn't use it.

[fde101]

I would think there will be users who actually want it for some files but not for all of them.

If a preference is provided, rather than replacing the per-document option, I would think it should be used as a default for the existing option - in other words, it should determine whether or not the option is turned on for newly-created files, rather than having an effect on all of them across the board.

It would also be nice to have an option to clear history data prior to a certain point, so that you can keep history in the file, but at some point indicate that anything prior to a certain history step is no longer needed, thus freeing space in the file.  Perhaps a similar option to commit current branches if there is a branching history in the document, so that all of the inactive branches with their information get cleared out?