Facility to retain the track height from one Shotcut instance to another, in addition to the current facility of saving it to .mlt

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Here is a scenario where this is useful:

• I want to edit a series of 10 video files. 4+ hours and 6+ GB each
  for example.

  I open one of them and move the entire thing to the Timeline. The track height
  revert to the default. I want to start editing it on the lowest height level
  from the get-go.

  Currently, ways to do this are:

  • open a smaller file, shorten the track height, remove the track, open the
    large file, and move the entire thing to the timeline.
  • open a .mlt with some clip from a smaller file, remove the track, open the
    large file, and move the entire thing to the timeline. Use Save As afterward.

  With facility to retain the track height:

  • I open one of the 10 files, shorten the track height, edit it, save it, and quit Shotcut.

    Come back some other day, open the next file, move it to the timeline, and start
    editing it on the lowest height level from the get-go.

    Repeat that 8 times and end the editing of the 10 files without ever touching
    the Make Track Shorter menu item.

If this is combine with this suggestion

Reset Track Height menu item in the Timeline pane

Here is a scenario where this is useful: I’m editing a large video file. 4+ hours and 6+ GB for example. I want to keep its video thumbnails and audio wave form. I also want to keep the zoom level. For some reason, I increased the height 3 levels above the default. It took 8 seconds to get to 1 level above for example. It took 24 seconds in total. Now I want to go back to the default track height. If there is a reset menu item, it takes 8 seconds to go back. Currently without it, 24 se…

the worst scenario of opening a .mlt file with a huge track height level during this 10 video file editing is not so bad.

All I have to do is click Rest Track Height and click Make Track Shorter. I can keep on editing the rest of the video series without clicking Make Track Shorter again afterward.