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From: "Fran Segall" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Wishlist for Exhibit Log
Date: Sun, 2 Oct 2005 11:37:34 -0400
In-Reply-To: <43023B0500FBA9A5@smtp02.syd.iprimus.net.au> (added by postmaster@iprimus.com.au)


This is the way I'd LOVE to see exhibits handled (add it to MY wish
list). There are numerous places where I have the same exhibit (e.g. a
group photo) attached to MANY persons or events and it would be nice not
to have to copy and paste the comments and description every time.

I see it as similar to the way citations/sources are handled, where you
link to a specific source, get all the information that goes with it,
but still have a citation memo and citation detail that can be
customized for each citation --- or similar to the way tag type
sentences are handled. The default sentence is assumed when you "link
to" or use a tag type, but the sentence (in this case, the captions,
descriptions, etc.) could be overridden at the "local" level.

This is the way a previous program, whose name I will not mention (other
than to say that the initials were UFT) handled exhibits -- and for me,
at least, it worked very well.

Fran



Astrid wrote:

> So you're really wishing for a "Master Exhibits List" and to
> link them from
> there to various Persons/Events etc. - is that correct?
>
> Which, as I see it, really would mean a complete reorganisation of how
> Exhibits are handled now - if at all possible (I'm not a
> programmer so have
> no idea) - obviously I can't comment on Bob's thoughts on
> that but thought
> I'd clarify :-)
>
> And as a comment: I'm not sure if I'd like the idea too much
> - it would mean
> that all Topic, Captions, Descriptions etc for that exhibit
> would be the
> same for everyone/ every 'link' - which is something I like
> to be able to
> vary depending on who/what the exhibit is linked to (not to
> mention that I,
> personally, need the ability to have separate English and
> German entries in
> *at least* the Caption field for Event exhibits).

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