I think this "Display as List" is a pre-XSI 1.0 experiment we forgot to remove after the developer left. There is an almost impossible to find "Tab-Style Property Editors" user preference option that's been a little more popular in some crowds
On Fri, Aug 24, 2012 at 9:14 AM, Eugen Sares <[email protected]> wrote: > I used it to compare/copy params from one shader to another, side-by-side, > and for screenshots showing everything at one glance. A rare case maybe. > Besides, if the list header bars were a bit more pronounced in the colour or > size, it would probably be used more often. > Thanks, > Eugen > > Am 24.08.2012 15:00, schrieb Chris Chia: > >> Just a qn: why list is preferred than tabs? >> >> On 24 Aug, 2012, at 8:57 PM, "Eugen Sares" <[email protected]> wrote: >> >>> Hi, >>> here's a small bug regarding PPGs: >>> >>> - open some PPG >>> - RMB on the property name, "Display as list" >>> - RMB on the property name, "Refresh" >>> -> the list sectors disappear, except the first. >>> >>> You have to choose "Display as Tab Deck" to make it display correctly >>> again.

