On 12/29/07 4:27 PM, "Adam R. Maxwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> > On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:09 PM, Alexander H. Montgomery wrote: > >> On 2007-12-29, at 2:52 PM, Ingrid Giffin wrote: >> >>> Do I understand correctly, that there will no longer be the file >>> icon in the >>> column view? This would be a major loss of functionality for me. >>> >>> >>> --Ingrid Giffin >> >> Me as well. Being able to eyeball which publications have files and to >> open them is quite useful. One possibility might be to have something >> like Mail's attachment column; if narrow, it shows a paperclip; if >> widened, the paperclip as well as the number of items attached. > > I like this idea; I think that's probably what the majority of people > use the file column for anyway. Would we need a separate column for > non-file links? I use the column to 1) see if there is an attached file, and 2) to open it. I hope something like this functionality can remain. I myself would not need columns for additional files. However, if I have more than one linked file, I hope I could designate one as the primary file and have that be the one that opens when I click the icon, presuming the icon (or something like it) remains. Having to open each individual record to get to its attached file would be a real pain--a small but frequently occurring one. I don't know if this would be harder or easier to implement, but one alternative might be to put "Open linked file" in a contextual menu when clicking an item in the column view. However, it's still important to be able to see that the record does or doesn't have an attachment. Thanks, Ingrid ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list [email protected] https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
