On Sun, Apr 3, 2022 at 11:07 Scott Kostyshak via lyx-users <
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> On Sun, Apr 03, 2022 at 09:23:39AM -0600, Joel Kulesza wrote:
> > On Sat, Apr 2, 2022 at 08:37 Scott Kostyshak via lyx-users <
> > [email protected]> wrote:
> >
> > > Dear all LyX branch users,
> > >
> > > Have you ever wished there were a way to open (or close) all insets of
> a
> > > certain branch? We have a pending patch on lyx-devel that would add an
> > > option to the context-menu when you right-click on the inset of a
> > > branch. E.g., we could add two entries "Open All" and "Close All".
> > >
> > > Would you use this feature? Could you describe a particular use case
> > > i.e., some context and a reason why you want to open all branch insets
> > > of a specific branch in that context?
> >
> >
> > Scott,
> >
> > I have used branches and I see how this might be helpful. However, I’m
> > never editing in such an en masse manner that this would be helpful to
> me,
> > so I would likely not use it. However, if you have a use case that it’s
> > helpful for, I see no downside to it.
>
> Thanks, Joel. As for the downside, we try not to clutter menus too much
> so it's nice to know that people will use a feature. It seems like an
> intuitive feature to add and the functionality fits well in that menu,
> but it would still be nice to know that someone would use it.


Scott,

Agreed, which is why I said *if you* have a use case, then I see no
downside. The downside would be clutter without at least one use case.

Thanks,
Joel

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