# Segment terminology dialog box: remember user's choice about displaying advanced terminology

**URL:** <https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738>\
**Category:** Feature requests\
**Tags:** segmentation, gui\
**Created:** [February 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738 "2022-02-01T19:32:16Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**Author:** ![chribaue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chribaue/32/1373_2.png) [@chribaue](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chribaue)\
**Post date:** [February 1, 2022, 7:32pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738/1 "2022-02-01T19:32:16Z")

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I have a request regarding the dialog box used to edit “color and terminology codes” of segments.

In modules “Segmentations” and “Segment Editor” a double click on the color opens the following dialog:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/8/8/88fee3cf39c8c88730a279ef2373e37ea1709442.png)  
with the left and right arrows opening more details for terminology:  
 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/7/c/7c4fb3598ab3ac19578fcb014d0034623557efe7.png)

Per default, in older Slicer versions it used to look like this right after double clicking the color button.

 ![image](https://us1.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/uploads/slicer/original/3X/0/a/0ab7d9017f765d72e71e36110d6403a84d65322f.png)

In addition, even after switching to the expanded view, every time a user double clicks the color button to edit terminology, it opens the dialog box again without displaying the more detailed terminology areas.

I guess the advanced options are hidden now by default, because it might confuse novice users. But for use cases, where users need to use the more advanced options several times, these additional clicks and resizing the window becomes very tedious.

It would be great if Slicer would remember the user’s choice about having the “Segmentation Category” and “Anatomic region” area open or not and open the window with proper width right away.

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 4:43am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738/2 "2022-02-02T04:43:35Z")

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Indeed, we hide these sections to avoid overwhelming users. Restore the last state would not interfere with this much and would save the user a click, so it makes sense. I’ve pushed a commit with this change, it’ll be available in the Slicer Preview Release from the day after tomorrow.

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**Author:** ![cpinter](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/cpinter/32/7995_2.png) [@cpinter](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/cpinter)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 11:23am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738/3 "2022-02-02T11:23:44Z")

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This is great @lassoan ! I just thought about this the other day that it would be nice, when I was setting terms from a context different from the default in many segments.

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**Author:** ![chribaue](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/chribaue/32/1373_2.png) [@chribaue](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/chribaue)\
**Post date:** [February 2, 2022, 1:33pm UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738/4 "2022-02-02T13:33:35Z")

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@lassoan Good that you agree. And great that you even implemented it so quickly!

Thank you!

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**Author:** ![lassoan](https://sea2.discourse-cdn.com/flex002/user_avatar/discourse.slicer.org/lassoan/32/13_2.png) [@lassoan](https://discourse.slicer.org/u/lassoan)\
**Post date:** [March 21, 2023, 1:57am UTC](https://discourse.slicer.org/t/segment-terminology-dialog-box-remember-users-choice-about-displaying-advanced-terminology/21738/5 "2023-03-21T01:57:53Z")

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