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From: "Diana Powell" <>
Subject: RE: [TMG] Wishlist Right click menu
Date: Thu, 1 Dec 2005 11:48:12 -0800
In-Reply-To: <LPBBJNIOBJEJOGJFMDGJAEIMJAAB.ddburghart@cox.net>


DeAnna,
>
I know we aren't supposed to do "me too" postings, but I can't help myself
since you did such a great job of describing exactly what I would like to
see re copying tags (including the option to turn off the annoying prompt).


The last time I pressed the issue Bob said that one of the purposes of the
witness feature was to eliminate the need for each subject to have their own
tag (eg. census tag) and hence there shouldn't be the need for bulk copying
of tags.

Be that as it may, I think there are those of us who for a variety of
reasons like to copy tags in bulk and if the default was still set to 1 copy
I don't see what the harm would be.

Hmmmm, when is the next chat room? <G>

Diana P.


> In my mind, what would be really great, functional design, would be
> something like this:
>
> 1) Right click tag, menu pops up, choose "Copy Tag"
>
> 2) Dialogue appears. Instead of current "Do you really want to copy this
> tag?"** box, we get:
>
> Make an exact copy of this tag?
>
> Number of copies: [ 1]
>
> [Yes][No]
>
> "Yes" and "1" would be default, so if you just want one copy the
> keystrokes
> are no different than they are now. If you want more than one copy (which
> I
> usually do), just type "3" or "5" or "15" or whatever and then Enter/Yes.
> Voilà, multiple copies of the tag.
>
> Strict text-entry only, or combo box (text-entry + drop down) makes little
> difference to me, though I'm sure some would find a scroll/drop-down
> feature
> preferable.
>
> In a *perfect* perfect world, we could set a default number of our own, so
> it would automatically ask if you wanted 3 or 5 copies or whatever.
>
>
> ** Note regarding #2 above: If we have to stick with the feature the way
> it
> currently exists, can we please, for the love of sweet sweet mercy, get a
> checkbox or preference option to turn off this confirmation box? It's
> INCREDIBLY annoying. I was entering census tags for a large family the
> other
> night -- Copy, confirm, Copy confirm copyconfirm ... 26 frelling clicks to
> copy the bloody tag. I understand that not everyone would actually want
> the
> copy made, but it's not *that* big a deal to delete an excess tag
> accidentally copied (the option is on the right-click menu, after all) so
> why make it so excrutiatingly difficult to copy one? AAAARRRRRRGGGHHH!
>
> DeAnna
>


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