Submitted by Jon on 2015/08/31 16:22
Using version 54. Select items using # column, then copy. I select the first option in the dialogue that appears (1. Tab indented outline). When I try to paste this into Word, LibreOffice, WordPad, whatever, I get a one level list that is not even in proper order.
 
If the item column is selected and then copied, no options for tab indenting appear. But pasting the outline works properly.
 
What am I missing?
 
Jon

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Glad nobody bothered to respond. The problem seems to have cleared itself by closing and re-opening IQ. While I could easily duplicate this before restarting, it no longer happens. I must say that this is one of those frustrating and time consuming anomalies that happen with IQ from time to time. Very aggravating.
 
Related to this is copy/paste of the item column. If I select a number of items contiguous from top to bottom (say items 4 to 12) and paste it into Word, I get a flat list (no hierarchy) with the items ordered correctly. Following the same procedure but beginning the selection from the bottom to the top (items 12 to 4), results in a flat list but the items are out of order. I know other programs are dependent on the order of selection. If IQ is behaving properly and this is by design, I can live with it. Please let me know.
 
Jon
 
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Pierre_Admin

2015/09/04 12:16

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Related to this is copy/paste of the item column. If I select a number of items contiguous from top to bottom (say items 4 to 12) and paste it into Word, I get a flat list (no hierarchy) with the items ordered correctly. Following the same procedure but beginning the selection from the bottom to the top (items 12 to 4), results in a flat list but the items are out of order. I know other programs are dependent on the order of selection. If IQ is behaving properly and this is by design?
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I'm currently putting items in as reported by the grid.
so is this by design ? humm, lazyness on my part would be closer to reality...
I know about this "characteristic" and have never thought out whether to keep it or not... It can be useful at times.
 
For flat lists, I could easily reorder it to reflect the displayed order. For hierarchies, things are a more complex.
 

Jon

2015/09/04 15:29

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While some programs might re-order the paste based on how you copied (top to bottom or the other way around), in my opinion IQ should retain the order of the outline. I am copying from a structured list after all. If I choose a word at the end of a sentence and extend the selection to the sentence's beginning, I do not expect an inverted sentence nor would I find it useful.
 
Jon
 
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Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD
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