From 1d288980aedf5310ca7048db22b04cdde8a9427c Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001
From: Syres916 <46537884+Syres916@users.noreply.github.com>
Date: Sat, 1 May 2021 11:58:46 +0100
Subject: [PATCH] [Gui] Preferences - Selection Fix Bug for new...

... users who save an unrelated Preference such as Stylesheet from loosing the default selection settings.
See discussion : https://forum.freecadweb.org/viewtopic.php?f=3&t=58215
---
 src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp | 23 +++++++++++++++++++++++
 1 file changed, 23 insertions(+)

diff --git a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
index aff8d341d2..9c52d37d90 100644
--- a/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
+++ b/src/Gui/DlgSettingsSelection.cpp
@@ -58,6 +58,29 @@ void DlgSettingsSelection::saveSettings()
 void DlgSettingsSelection::loadSettings()
 {
     auto handle = App::GetApplication().GetParameterGroupByPath("User parameter:BaseApp/Preferences/TreeView");
+
+    // Stop new users loosing a number of default settings when changing an unrelated Preference Setting
+    bool treePreSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("PreSelection", false);
+    bool treePreSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("PreSelection", true);
+    bool treeRecordSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("RecordSelection", false);
+    bool treeRecordSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("RecordSelection", true);
+    bool treeSyncSelectionFalse = handle->GetBool("SyncSelection", false);
+    bool treeSyncSelectionTrue = handle->GetBool("SyncSelection", true);
+    bool treeSyncViewFalse = handle->GetBool("SyncView", false);
+    bool treeSyncViewTrue = handle->GetBool("SyncView", true);
+    if (treePreSelectionFalse != treePreSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("PreSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeRecordSelectionFalse != treeRecordSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("RecordSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeSyncSelectionFalse != treeSyncSelectionTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("SyncSelection", true);
+    }
+    if (treeSyncViewFalse != treeSyncViewTrue) {
+         handle->SetBool("SyncView", true);
+    }
+
     ui->checkBoxAutoSwitch->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncView"));
     ui->checkBoxAutoExpand->setChecked(handle->GetBool("SyncSelection"));
     ui->checkBoxPreselect->setChecked(handle->GetBool("PreSelection"));