Option C sounds good. Give the user a choice.<br><br>Paul<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Fri, Jul 3, 2009 at 8:13 AM, Jeff Young <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:jey@adobe.com">jey@adobe.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
<blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">Paul --<br>
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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.<br>
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> -----Original Message-----<br>
> From: <a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a> [mailto:<a href="mailto:apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net">apbeta-bounces@lists.astroplanner.net</a>] On Behalf Of<br>
> Paul Rodman<br>
> Sent: Thursday, July 02, 2009 4:07 PM<br>
> To: AstroPlanner Beta Testers<br>
> Subject: [APBeta] List columns "Set to Default"<br>
><br>
> I have now managed to get this feature working (being able to save a<br>
> list column layout as a "template" and automatically applying it to<br>
> new plans, or optionally to existing plans)*. However, this does not<br>
> include any user-defined fields. These will be ignored (i.e. disabled<br>
> until enabled via Edit->List Columns...).<br>
><br>
> I am pondering what to do about any user-fields in the "template" that<br>
> are not present in the plan that the template is to act on:<br>
><br>
> a. Just ignore them (the current situation).<br>
> b. Automatically create those user fields in the plan if they don't<br>
> exist.<br>
> c. Do (b) but ask the user each time.<br>
><br>
> How do you feel about this? (assuming you have any idea what I'm<br>
> rambling on about here).<br>
><br>
> Paul R.<br>
><br>
> * and in doing so I have fixed some bugs with editing list columns.<br>
><br>
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