PreSet preveiw "Flip" with Main Window

Ok, yes I have a 21" monitor ... but I have bad eyes lol. (need to go 30")
So, there are times when mouseing thru a list of PreSets and looking at the small PreVeiw window, I would like to "Flip" the PreVeiw with the Main Window.
* That way when I mouse over the list of Presets I can view it on the Larger Window and have the Original (Current) Veiw in the Smaller Window.
(I know I can make the preview a little larger ... but it will never go larger than the main)
* When I am Mousing thru PreSets ... I want the changes to be in the Main (large).
*** IN FACT, I would love to see that choice in a "Preferance" choice!
That means whenever I Mouse over a PreSet the change immediatly goes to the MAIN window and the current/original goes to the small window as a referance. (this is by far the more elegant way of doing it)
*** PreSet's are becoming More and More important to me, and a time saver.
imho, the more you can work on the preset pane side, VS the develop pane side ... the more time you could Save (on large shoots)
HG

Sean, Thanks for the tip.
Will do as a workaround ...
But, really ... wouldn't it be "cool" (and faster and more intuitive) if you can choose (in Preferances): whenever you mouse over a Preset that the Changes appear in the Main window (and the small pre-veiw window has the original?
to me ... if you have your mouse over in the Pre-Set window, your main focus is "those" changes (at that point) ... and you should be looking at those Preveiws in the Main Larger window ... imho.
HG

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