Re: Any way to Rename a File that is being Dragged before it's Dropped?

2016-01-09 Thread robmar...@frontiernet.net
Thanks Jens, I will head that way. Rob > On Jan 9, 2016, at 7:26 PM, Jens Alfke wrote: > > >> On Jan 9, 2016, at 2:08 PM, robmar...@frontiernet.net wrote: >> >> Is there any way to cut out this ’staging’ folder? To somehow Drag a file >> named: ‘0012345.m4a’ from the server (mounted via AFP)

Re: Panes vs. Separate Windows

2016-01-09 Thread Jerry Krinock
> On 2016 Jan 09, at 14:19, Rick Mann wrote: > > Thoughts? You could argue this both ways until the cows come home, but here is one thought: I think the recent move toward one big window, like the move toward full-screen apps, has been advanced by the increased prevalance of laptops, with th

Re: Any way to Rename a File that is being Dragged before it's Dropped?

2016-01-09 Thread Jens Alfke
> On Jan 9, 2016, at 2:08 PM, robmar...@frontiernet.net wrote: > > Is there any way to cut out this ’staging’ folder? To somehow Drag a file > named: ‘0012345.m4a’ from the server (mounted via AFP) directly onto the > Desktop, or an app like Logic, and have it Dropped with a name like: ‘aaa bbb

Strange UIAlertController / UICollectionViewFlowLayout issue

2016-01-09 Thread diederik
Hi list, I am getting strange feedback in the debugger when presenting a UIAlertController on iPhone 6 Plus (iOS9.1 device and iOS 9.2 simulator) and iPad Pro (iOS 9.2 simulator): "the behavior of the UICollectionViewFlowLayout is not defined because: the item height must be less than the height

Panes vs. Separate Windows

2016-01-09 Thread Rick Mann
In complex apps (e.g. CAD apps, IDEs) a given document has many auxiliary windows. The trend in UI at Apple has been to consolidate these into panes in a single window. I've always preferred separate windows (e.g. separate toolbar window). One more concrete example is in a CAD program: the obje

Any way to Rename a File that is being Dragged before it's Dropped?

2016-01-09 Thread robmar...@frontiernet.net
I’ve written a Media Management System where media files are named by ID number. Some users have asked to be able to drag files straight from the client app onto apps like Logic. The files are stored on remote network servers. The actual file name is just an ID number. The users expect files to