Ref T152, the fix for the issue reported: everything was prepared, but the setting not changed in the UI. Now excluded models can be added to model set.

src/blackgui/components/settingsmodelcomponent.cpp

@@ -15,6 +15,7 @@
 #include <QValidator>
 
 using namespace BlackMisc;
+using namespace BlackMisc::Simulation::Settings;
 using namespace BlackGui::Settings;
 
 namespace BlackGui
@@ -29,12 +30,14 @@ namespace BlackGui
             ui->le_ConsolidateSecs->setValidator(new QIntValidator(0, TBackgroundConsolidation::maxSecs(), ui->le_ConsolidateSecs));
 
             this->cacheChanged();
-            connect(ui->le_ConsolidateSecs, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &CSettingsModelComponent::consolidationEntered);
             const QString lbl("Consolidate (%1-%2s):");
             ui->lbl_Consolidate->setText(lbl.arg(TBackgroundConsolidation::minSecs()).arg(TBackgroundConsolidation::maxSecs()));
 
+            connect(ui->le_ConsolidateSecs, &QLineEdit::returnPressed, this, &CSettingsModelComponent::consolidationEntered);
+            connect(ui->cb_AllowExcludeModels, &QCheckBox::toggled, this, &CSettingsModelComponent::allowExcludedModelsChanged);
+
             // start updater if not yet done
-            QTimer::singleShot(2000, this, &CSettingsModelComponent::consolidationEntered);
+            QTimer::singleShot(2500, this, &CSettingsModelComponent::consolidationEntered);
         }
 
         CSettingsModelComponent::~CSettingsModelComponent()
@@ -64,6 +67,15 @@ namespace BlackGui
             this->cacheChanged();
         }
 
+        void CSettingsModelComponent::allowExcludedModelsChanged(bool allow)
+        {
+            CModelSettings ms = m_modelSettings.get();
+            if (ms.getAllowExcludedModels() == allow) { return; }
+            ms.setAllowExcludedModels(allow);
+            const CStatusMessage msg = m_modelSettings.setAndSave(ms);
+            CLogMessage::preformatted(msg);
+        }
+
         void CSettingsModelComponent::cacheChanged()
         {
             const int v = m_consolidationSetting.get();
@@ -76,6 +88,13 @@ namespace BlackGui
                 sApp && !sApp->isShuttingDown() &&
                 this->m_updater && this->m_updater->isEnabled();
             ui->comp_Led->setOn(updater);
+
+            // avoid unnecessary roundtrips
+            const CModelSettings ms = m_modelSettings.get();
+            if (ui->cb_AllowExcludeModels->isChecked() != ms.getAllowExcludedModels())
+            {
+                ui->cb_AllowExcludeModels->setChecked(ms.getAllowExcludedModels());
+            }
         }
     } // ns
 } // ns

src/blackgui/components/settingsmodelcomponent.h

@@ -13,6 +13,7 @@
 #define BLACKGUI_COMPONENTS_SETTINGSMODELCOMPONENT_H
 
 #include "blackgui/settings/guisettings.h"
+#include "blackmisc/simulation/settings/modelsettings.h"
 #include <QFrame>
 
 namespace Ui { class CSettingsModelComponent; }
@@ -43,12 +44,16 @@ namespace BlackGui
 
         private:
             QScopedPointer<Ui::CSettingsModelComponent> ui;
-            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackGui::Settings::TBackgroundConsolidation> m_consolidationSetting { this, &CSettingsModelComponent::cacheChanged }; //!< consolidation time
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<Settings::TBackgroundConsolidation> m_consolidationSetting { this, &CSettingsModelComponent::cacheChanged }; //!< consolidation time
+            BlackMisc::CSetting<BlackMisc::Simulation::Settings::TModel> m_modelSettings { this, &CSettingsModelComponent::cacheChanged }; //!< model setting
             const BlackCore::Db::CBackgroundDataUpdater *m_updater = nullptr; //!< externally (i.e. other component) provided existing updater
 
             //! Consolidation time entered
             void consolidationEntered();
 
+            //! Allow excluded models changed
+            void allowExcludedModelsChanged(bool allow);
+
             //! Cache has been changed
             void cacheChanged();
         };

src/blackgui/components/settingsmodelcomponent.ui

@@ -2,6 +2,14 @@
 <ui version="4.0">
  <class>CSettingsModelComponent</class>
  <widget class="QFrame" name="CSettingsModelComponent">
+  <property name="geometry">
+   <rect>
+    <x>0</x>
+    <y>0</y>
+    <width>390</width>
+    <height>28</height>
+   </rect>
+  </property>
   <property name="windowTitle">
    <string>Models settings</string>
   </property>
@@ -24,7 +32,7 @@
       <string>Hint: This can cause wrong behaviour or violate 3rd parties copyright. You need to know what you are doing enabling the feature.</string>
      </property>
      <property name="text">
-      <string>allow &quot;exclude&quot; models in set</string>
+      <string>allow &quot;excluded&quot; models in set</string>
      </property>
     </widget>
    </item>