Popup by Tag/Cmt column right-click

[aurumdigitus]

Despite having this checked in Configuration|Tags no amount of clicking variation gets this popup to show. All that materializes is the normal popup for Columns.

What embarrassingly obvious detail am I missing?

[serendipity]

Which version?
Are you clicking on the column header? or Column iteself?

[aurumdigitus]

7.90.0100

Have tried: a) The Column per se
b) Column header
c) Directly on a comment

As Groucho Marx once opined, "This is so simple a five year old child could do it. Quick - bring me a five year old child!"

[admin]

7.90.0100

Have tried: a) The Column per se
b) Column header
c) Directly on a comment

As Groucho Marx once opined, "This is so simple a five year old child could do it. Quick - bring me a five year old child!"

Quick - bring me your INI file!

[kapok]

Despite having this checked in Configuration|Tags no amount of clicking variation gets this popup to show. All that materializes is the normal popup for Columns.

What embarrassingly obvious detail am I missing?

Unless I misunderstand, that used to happen to me until I disabled View/List Style/Full Row Select.


("There are only 10 people in the world, and three of them are hamburgers" - Captain Beefheart)

[admin]

Despite having this checked in Configuration|Tags no amount of clicking variation gets this popup to show. All that materializes is the normal popup for Columns.

What embarrassingly obvious detail am I missing?

Unless I misunderstand, that used to happen to me until I disabled View/List Style/Full Row Select.

Yes, with Full Row Select it does only work when the Tag column is left of the Name column, i.e. when the click does not select the item. I think this is what you should expect with Full Row Select.

[aurumdigitus]

Unless I misunderstand, that used to happen to me until I disabled View/List Style/Full Row Select.

That is about as subtle as it gets. Is it mentioned somewhere in the fine print - Paragraph 37, Subclause 82?

Regardless the popup is now there. Thanks for the headsup!

[serendipity]

Unless I misunderstand, that used to happen to me until I disabled View/List Style/Full Row Select.

That is about as subtle as it gets. Is it mentioned somewhere in the fine print - Paragraph 37, Subclause 82?

Regardless the popup is now there. Thanks for the headsup!

Code: Select all

v7.90.0075 - 2009-01-26 13:59
    ...
    * File Tags: Reorganized the column clicking behavior.
      Tag column:
      - Left-click: toggles default tag / no tag.
      - Right-click: shows menu, now with Cancel item.
      Comment column:
      - Left-click: nothing special = normal white click.
      - Right-click: shows menu, now with "Last Comment" item (not saved 
        across sessions).
      Behavior can be turned on/off in Configuration | Tags:
      - Option "Toggle tags by Tag column click"
      - Option "Popup by Tag/Cmt column right-click"
      Note that, of course, the above column clicking does not work if 
      Full Row Select is enabled.
    ! List: Drawing was not well clipped in very narrow columns. Fixed.
    ! Statusbar did not show version info anymore. Fixed.

[aurumdigitus]

Point taken.

As a practical matter, however, that may be fine for the wonks who salivate over every nuance of code change in the Beta Forum. For us mortals who rely on the Help file (and now graham's PDF) it is not so fine.

[j_c_hallgren]

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You might be able to find things via search there a bit easier as it's only that "thread".
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[serendipity]

Point taken.

As a practical matter, however, that may be fine for the wonks who salivate over every nuance of code change in the Beta Forum. For us mortals who rely on the Help file (and now graham's PDF) it is not so fine.

Hmmm, I dont know how one could help more, it is clear in the beta log. Either you read it carefully or ask in forum, which you did and got the answer in less than 24hrs. Apart from that there will be updates in wiki too. OK let me ask you, what do you think should be done in future in such a case?

[admin]

Point taken.

As a practical matter, however, that may be fine for the wonks who salivate over every nuance of code change in the Beta Forum. For us mortals who rely on the Help file (and now graham's PDF) it is not so fine.

Hmmm, I dont know how one could help more, it is clear in the beta log. Either you read it carefully or ask in forum, which you did and got the answer in less than 24hrs. Apart from that there will be updates in wiki too. OK let me ask you, what do you think should be done in future in such a case?

Well, I agree with aurumdigitus that it would not harm adding it to the help file. I generally tend to overlook the full-row-select-crowd because I find this setting so weird...

[serendipity]

Point taken.

As a practical matter, however, that may be fine for the wonks who salivate over every nuance of code change in the Beta Forum. For us mortals who rely on the Help file (and now graham's PDF) it is not so fine.

Hmmm, I dont know how one could help more, it is clear in the beta log. Either you read it carefully or ask in forum, which you did and got the answer in less than 24hrs. Apart from that there will be updates in wiki too. OK let me ask you, what do you think should be done in future in such a case?

Well, I agree with aurumdigitus that it would not harm adding it to the help file. I generally tend to overlook the full-row-select-crowd because I find this setting so weird...

Oh I totally agree that it should be added. Just said that if help does not give the answer (ofcourse updating help quicker is an option) one should either look at beta log or ask in the forum.

[aurumdigitus]

Do get me wrong here. Freely and unequivocally acknowledge that having posted to the Forum the answer appeared within 24 hours.

The main assertion was that for a casual user it should not have to be incumbent on him to have to monitor a Forum to keep the program running properly.

The Help file ought to have a Cautionary Notes section where potential booby traps as this one could be enumerated.

On balance the suggestion by j_c_hallgren to monitor http://XYplorer.blogspot.com is probably an amicable compromise.