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Re: Warning users when editing multiple items
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Re: Warning users when editing multiple items


  • Subject: Re: Warning users when editing multiple items
  • From: Patrick Cusack <email@hidden>
  • Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2013 19:19:09 -0800

This is a very good illustration of why someone would want such a feature. In my case, as I entered the text field of a control, I was clearing the contents of the field thus clearing the value in the items that were selected. This is not desired behavior, nor is it good application behavior. You can set a control to commit on  return or end editing. I changed my behavior to commit on return. Thus I avoided the problems I had earlier. It's sort of a misnomer as the control only applies changes to my multiple items if I type anything and tab from the control. I don't have to press return. Weird.

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On Feb 6, 2013, at 10:32 AM, Flavio Donadio <email@hidden> wrote:

> Graham and Patrick,
>
>
> iTunes does that on commit. If I try to, let's say, add/change/delete the cover image for several tracks, I'm reminded that I'm doing it for multiple items and have a chance to cancel.
>
> Also, when you select multiple items and "get info", the fields with different data (track name, for example) are shown blank.
>
> I like the feature. More than once, I almost ruined my ID3 tags and was saved by this "nag".
>
>
> Best regards,
> Flavio
>
>
> On 06/02/2013, at 15:48, email@hidden wrote:
>
>> If an alert is necessary, I'd throw that up when trying to commit the edit, and then only if the value has changed, that way the user won't get constantly interrupted simply by changing the focus in your interface.
>>
>> But try to avoid the alert altogether.
>
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