Personally not a fan of the idea. Maybe something analogous to something like 'lock the taskbar' in Windows that can have a system default setting and a user preference of on or off.
On Sat, Aug 8, 2015 at 11:44 AM, johny casanova <computertech2...@gmail.com> wrote: > I agree it is easy to move it delete something by mistake. Some flows are > huge or are using,more resources and are slower to load and you can > accidently do something by mistake. I believe the "are yous sure u want to > delete?" its a good start. > On Aug 7, 2015 10:31 PM, "Joe Witt" <joe.w...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Team, > > > > We've been hearing from users of nifi that it is too easy to > > accidentally move something on the flow or delete large portions of > > the flow. This is the case when panning the screen for example and > > accidentally having a processor selected instead. > > > > What is worth consideration then is the notion of making the flow > > 'read-only' by default. In this case the user would need to > > explicitly 'enable edit mode'. We would then also support a > > confirmation dialog or similar construct whenever deleting components > > on the flow. > > > > Anyone have a strong objection to this concept? If so, do you have an > > alternative in mind that would help avoid accidental movement? > > > > Thanks > > Joe > > >
