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From: Patt Ricketts <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] WISHLIST: "Remarks" or "Comments" field for tag types in MTTL
Date: Sun, 3 Jul 2005 21:29:19 -0700
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DeAnna

Although it would be nice to have a tag comment field. I put all those
notes in the dataset memo field.

At least that way I don't lose the notes

Patt Ricketts

On 7/1/05, DeAnna Burghart <> wrote:
> I have begun to get fancy (well, fancy-ER) with some new tags in order to
> create the kinds of working reports that I'd like to have. For instance, I
> have created a "lifesketch" tag to be used on my Dollarhide-esque individual
> data sheets. I've also determined that I want to use tags like "Notes" and
> "Anecdote" and "Biography" for other, very specific and limited purposes.
> Naturally I write these intentions down. Equally naturally, I will
> inevitably lose those notes or forget to consult them and use something
> improperly. I would dearly love to have some sort of remarks field on a
> Master Tag Type that would provide some indication -- beyond resorting to
> contortionist naming conventions -- of why I created a particular tag and
> what I want to use it for.
>
> Example: Lifesketch tag. Remarks: "For use on MDS only. 1 paragraph max."
>
> Just a thought. :)
>
> DeAnna
>
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