[APBeta] List columns "Set to Default"
Jeff Young
jey at adobe.com
Thu Jul 2 13:13:16 PDT 2009
Paul --
I'd be inclined to go with (b). For plans that have different sets of user-defined columns, I expect I'd have different column definition templates as well. So tying a particular template to a particular set of user-defined columns seems fine.
-- Jeff.
> -----Original Message-----
> From: apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net [mailto:apbeta-bounces at lists.astroplanner.net] On Behalf Of
> Paul Rodman
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:07 PM
> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers
> Subject: [APBeta] List columns "Set to Default"
>
> I have now managed to get this feature working (being able to save a
> list column layout as a "template" and automatically applying it to
> new plans, or optionally to existing plans)*. However, this does not
> include any user-defined fields. These will be ignored (i.e. disabled
> until enabled via Edit->List Columns...).
>
> I am pondering what to do about any user-fields in the "template" that
> are not present in the plan that the template is to act on:
>
> a. Just ignore them (the current situation).
> b. Automatically create those user fields in the plan if they don't
> exist.
> c. Do (b) but ask the user each time.
>
> How do you feel about this? (assuming you have any idea what I'm
> rambling on about here).
>
> Paul R.
>
> * and in doing so I have fixed some bugs with editing list columns.
>
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