I agree to disagree that creating a new library is not what whitek was asking for.
I've updated the tutorial to this below to help make the point about libraries more clear in it.
http://www.eightforums.com/tutorials/9753-folder-view-set-default-all-folders-windows-8-a.html
Shawn, I don't mind your disagreement, because your agreement is more important
That is thanks for updating the tutorial.
Since you've said "A", I suggest you say "B" by providing additional clarifications to address a common confusion. Something along these lines:
A folder may have two different views depending on whether you access it from a library. Imagine you have the "Reports" folder inside the "My Documents" folder. You have set a custom view for the "Reports" folder and created a shortcut on the Desktop.
When you open the "Reports" folder from the:
- Documents library, you get the view set for the library
- Desktop shortcut, you get the view set for the folder
Now, going back to creating another library
While it may not be relevant to the TS, it's an important part of the UX.
I've got a few folders inside "My Documents" where I prefer the docs sorted by the author. Hence, I have the Details view with the Author column added. I do need these docs within "My Documents", but I don't need this layout for other folders and files in the Documents library. So I create another library (say, Articles), add these folders to it, and I'm all set
One may say it's not a typical pattern, most users don't need it, etc, etc. Well, most users don't use libraries as libraries at all
They have the default libraries with the default folders in them, and I bet they don't even remove common folders, even if they don't need them.
I'd say libraries is one of the most "useless" features for most users. I put "useless" in quotes, because they don't use the concept to their benefit
On the other hand, it creates a confusion with different views and layouts, which is a pretty poor UX in the end.
Vadim