# Feature Request: Preferences: Expand Trigger/Automation/Modulation Drawers "If Used."

**URL:** <https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-preferences-expand-trigger-automation-modulation-drawers-if-used/15384>\
**Category:** FMOD Studio\
**Created:** [January 14, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-preferences-expand-trigger-automation-modulation-drawers-if-used/15384 "2020-01-14T20:13:52Z")\
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**Author:** ![toddhelsley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/toddhelsley/32/2550_2.png) [@toddhelsley](https://qa.fmod.com/u/toddhelsley)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 8:13pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-preferences-expand-trigger-automation-modulation-drawers-if-used/15384/1 "2020-01-14T20:13:52Z")

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Hi,

In the preferences it would be great to have the option to expand automation, trigger, and modulation drawers (as well as automation tracks) by default, but _only if they are used_, since those are the ones you are usually interested in.

Being able to expand them by default is already great so having this additional functionality would be icing on the cake.

Thanks!  
-Todd

Thanks!

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**Author:** ![joseph](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/joseph/32/264_2.png) [@joseph](https://qa.fmod.com/u/joseph)\
**Post date:** [January 14, 2020, 11:25pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-preferences-expand-trigger-automation-modulation-drawers-if-used/15384/2 "2020-01-14T23:25:46Z")

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Thanks for the suggestion. I can see how automatically expanding drawers whose settings have been modified from the default would be useful, so I’ve added it to our feature/improvement tracker.

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**Author:** ![toddhelsley](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex036/user_avatar/qa.fmod.com/toddhelsley/32/2550_2.png) [@toddhelsley](https://qa.fmod.com/u/toddhelsley)\
**Post date:** [January 15, 2020, 3:25pm UTC](https://qa.fmod.com/t/feature-request-preferences-expand-trigger-automation-modulation-drawers-if-used/15384/3 "2020-01-15T15:25:56Z")

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That’s great! Thanks Joseph