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Old 09-13-2021, 05:31 PM   #693
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Originally Posted by chaley View Post
It could go either way. Setting a field to its current value will be significantly faster because it isn't dirtied (queued for metadata backup), the last_modified isn't set, and in several cases a database update is avoided.
As you may recall, I do 99% of metadata edits in in the Book List. After tapping F2 on the first cell I want to change, I use Tab to move across the cells whilst remaining in edit mode; and I often Tab through cells, leaving them as-is or empty as the case may be.

Will this change have any effect on that mode of use, if anything it appears it might improve performance.

I don't use the AC or LM plugins.

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