CURA 5.2 odd behavior of settings vs preferences menu to change zoom

[kayakbabe 12]

I was a little frustrated today. I'd installed Cura 5.2.2 finally. And the default settings kicked in because I didn't allow it to copy from my Cura 5.1

I kept going to the menu item Settings then General and changing my zoom to follow the mouse. But it wouldn't stick.

 

After fiddling around, I tried the Preferences and then General and changing the zoom settings. Bingo! That worked.

 

I do not understand why there are to top menu items Settings and Preferences that show the exact same stuff.

It's a little confusing  to me. The only difference is when you use "settings" at the top level, you can't change a few things. But when you use "preferences" then you can. 

 

Kelly

[MariMakes 201]

Hey @kayakbabe,

Are you referring to Zoom Towards Mouse Direction? 
That's a setting that lives in General Preferences that you see when you Configure Cura because it has to do with how you interact with Cura. 

 

Or are you referring to settings visibility? Because those are different depending on the type of printjob you are trying to print and the intent of your printjob. 

 

I'm sorry to hear you lost your preferences. 
If you are worried it happens again you can make a backup of your settings in Cura. 
You can find it under Extensions | Cura Back-ups | Manage Back-ups. 

 

Hope this helps 😇