On 30 Dec 2007, at 1:09 AM, Ingrid Giffin wrote: > On 12/29/07 4:27 PM, "Adam R. Maxwell" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> On Dec 29, 2007, at 3:09 PM, Alexander H. Montgomery wrote: >> >>> On 2007-12-29, at 2:52 PM, Ingrid Giffin wrote: >>> >>>> Do I understand correctly, that there will no longer be the file >>>> icon in the >>>> column view? This would be a major loss of functionality for me. >>>> >>>> >>>> --Ingrid Giffin >>> >>> Me as well. Being able to eyeball which publications have files >>> and to >>> open them is quite useful. One possibility might be to have >>> something >>> like Mail's attachment column; if narrow, it shows a paperclip; if >>> widened, the paperclip as well as the number of items attached. >> >> I like this idea; I think that's probably what the majority of people >> use the file column for anyway. Would we need a separate column for >> non-file links? > > I use the column to 1) see if there is an attached file, and 2) to > open it. > I hope something like this functionality can remain. I myself would > not need > columns for additional files. However, if I have more than one > linked file, > I hope I could designate one as the primary file and have that be > the one > that opens when I click the icon, presuming the icon (or something > like it) > remains. > > Having to open each individual record to get to its attached file > would be a > real pain--a small but frequently occurring one. > > I don't know if this would be harder or easier to implement, but one > alternative might be to put "Open linked file" in a contextual menu > when > clicking an item in the column view. > > However, it's still important to be able to see that the record > does or > doesn't have an attachment. > > Thanks, > Ingrid
You can simply select the item in the table and open it from the icon view on the right. Also the menu items in the Publication menu still work. Christiaan ------------------------------------------------------------------------- This SF.net email is sponsored by: Microsoft Defy all challenges. Microsoft(R) Visual Studio 2005. http://clk.atdmt.com/MRT/go/vse0120000070mrt/direct/01/ _______________________________________________ Bibdesk-users mailing list Bibdesk-users@lists.sourceforge.net https://lists.sourceforge.net/lists/listinfo/bibdesk-users
