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Re: SelectedRowIndexes
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Re: SelectedRowIndexes


  • Subject: Re: SelectedRowIndexes
  • From: Peter Hudson <email@hidden>
  • Date: Thu, 15 Oct 2009 07:56:45 +0100

We offer a drag and drop option as well - very similar to your idea.
The problem is that our users find it easier to scroll their way through the list and command click on the appropriate rows.


Users prefer to have their way I find.


Peter



On 15 Oct 2009, at 07:45, Graham Cox wrote:


On 15/10/2009, at 5:24 PM, Peter Hudson wrote:

The user has an NSTableView in which is presented a number of elements ( 1 per row, typically 20 - 200 rows ) out of which they need to produce a number of sequenced sub groups.
The user presses the 'Start Sub Group' key ( i.e. clear the sequence selection cache ) and then by picking a possible sequence ( one row/element at a time ) they build a group.
As the group is selected, further info about that particular sub group of elements is presented.
They can close/abort/store a given sub group at any time.


That does make some sense, but falls into the trap of not avoiding modes (in this case a "build subgroup" mode).

If it were me, I'd have two lists: a master list and a sub-group list. Drag items from the master to the group, and allow drag reordering of the group to set the sequence. As a short-cut you could allow a double-click on an item in the master list to add it to the end of the subgroup, which almost duplicates the current approach but with a double-click instead of a single, yet avoids the mode.

Just a thought ;-)

--Graham


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