Yea, the "boolean in between" is kind of an oddity. In typical MFC check boxes it appears as just a filled box (not empty, not checked??). I'm sure that David could come up with a better one...maybe a question mark, or something similar to the boolean parameter icon
-Damien On Mar 20, 3:20 pm, taz <[email protected]> wrote: > Damien, > > "boolean in between" - that makes me think of the lovely installed > Windows programs menu with the check box that's checked, but greyed > out. > > -taz > > On Mar 20, 9:45 am, damien_alomar <[email protected]> wrote: > > > If you have multiple things selected and they have different states, > > the "indicator" next to the value should appear as the odd "boolean in > > between". Clicking on it toggles them all to a single state (doesn't > > really matter if its on or off), and if whatever state gets kicked > > back is not the one that's needed, one more click does the trick. > > > I could see data matching being a common component parameter, but > > that's about it. > > > -Damien > > > On Mar 20, 9:18 am, David Rutten <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > But that doesn't answer the question. > > > If you select multiple components, they may have different preview > > > states. So if the selection contains both hidden and visible > > > components, should the menu be checked or not? Should the preview be > > > toggled for all of them, or switched on/off for all of them? What > > > happens if you open the menu of a non-selected component? And, once we > > > make Preview a selection wide menu item, what about Name, Matching > > > algorithm, Disconnect All etc. etc. > > > > I think the menu should stick to being the representation of a single > > > component. > > > > Luckily there are other options. I can add a button to the toolbar for > > > example which will toggle/disable/enable preview states for all > > > selected objects. It's slightly less hidden than the menu item and > > > easier to remember than the Ctrl+Shift+Q Vulcan nerve pinch. > > > > -- > > > David Rutten > > > [email protected] > > > Robert McNeel & Associates > > > > On Mar 20, 2:04 pm, visose <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > > Well, the standard behavior on most software has always been that if > > > > you've got several items selected, the right click menu should show up > > > > the common parameters between them and you'd be able to change all of > > > > them at once.
