Submitted by Armando on 2018/06/15 16:25
The 2 main grids menus/sub menus (recent grids, grids) show grids in 2 different useful order.
However, when I need to unload a currently open grid, I often need to scroll in either menu, as open grids aren't necessarily shown at the top.
 
It would be nice to either have a menu containing only open grids, OR subvert the "recent grids" menu and move open grids at the top by default.
 
Thanks!
 
 

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It might be quite useful to have the option to sort the 'Recent Grids' menu by 'most recently used' which would put the currently open ones at the top.
 

Pierre_Admin

2018/06/17 14:06

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[quote=Paul_J_Miller]
It might be quite useful to have the option to sort the 'Recent Grids' menu by 'most recently used' which would put the currently open ones at the top.
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Well, that was the original idea, and a clear bug, that appeared in recent (and not so recent) UI updates most likely, such as Dashboards, docked grids, etc.
 
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It would also be nice (if feasible) to have the Manage Grids dialog have the ability to open and close a grid (s).
Just have another column "Open/Close" and be able to check/uncheck the desired grid(s) to open or close them.
The dialog already has capable filtering and sorting of grids. The "Last opened" would need an option to show ~6 days ago, rather than the date.
And finally, what ever you call the "+" that's on grid tabs (to openwould be a nice addition. (By the way, is that documented anywhere, and can it be put on toolbars or menus?)

In v109:
  • Fixed: Grid: Recent grid dropdown menu did not update correctly, in particular for dashboards type grids
 
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Armando

2018/06/18 12:20

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 [quote=Pierre_Admin]
In v109:
  • Fixed: Grid: Recent grid dropdown menu did not update correctly, in particular for dashboards type grids
 
Pierre_Admin
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Thanks!
The thread was somewhat hijacked though, and I still wonder if it's possible to have the currently opened grid grouped (not recently accessed) at the top, somehow.
It's not the same as sorting by recently accessed grid : a grid can be opened and not used for a long while, and get down there, as in the screenshot, when other grids are successively opened, accessed and then closed.

Paul_J_Miller

2018/06/18 13:51

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Sorry I didn't mean to hijack the thread but :-
 
If one were to define 'currently open' as 'accessed zero time ago' then the currently open grids would automatically be at the top, it's just a matter of programming.
 

Armando

2018/06/18 14:31

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[quote=Paul_J_Miller]
Sorry I didn't mean to hijack the thread but :-
 
If one were to define 'currently open' as 'accessed zero time ago' then the currently open grids would automatically be at the top, it's just a matter of programming.
 
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No problem. Yes, that would solve the problem.

Pierre_Admin

2018/06/18 14:41

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How about if it used the View > Auto-Log History logic to detect grid activity and order by most recent activity ?
 
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Armando

2018/06/18 17:51

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[quote=Pierre_Admin]
How about if it used the View > Auto-Log History logic to detect grid activity and order by most recent activity ?
 
Pierre_Admin
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I don't know if that would solve the problem, since the idea in my original proposition was simply to have open grids grouped so that they can be accessed more rapidly -- especially when they need to be unloaded instead of closed.
With the auto-log logic, it seems to me that an open grid could fall way behind, simply because it hasn't been used in a while, and many others have (and then maybe closed). But I might be mistaken.

Pierre_Admin

2018/06/18 18:19

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How about splitting the list in 2:
  • Loaded grids
  • Separator
  • Non-loaded grids
 
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Armando

2018/06/18 21:35

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[quote=Pierre_Admin]
How about splitting the list in 2:
  • Loaded grids
  • Separator
  • Non-loaded grids
 
Pierre_Admin
IQ Designer
 
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To me, that would certainly work. 

Hi,
 
In v109, the Recent Grids dropdown menu is improved:
 
 
There are now 2 lists:
  • List of loaded grids
  • List of other grids
Also:
  • Each list is sorted by last activity, recent ones shown first
    (an activity is anything that would trigger a Auto-Log History entry)
  • Grids shown somewhere in the UI are shown in Bold
  • Loaded grids are Checked
  • Tooltips now better show the last grid activity (in minutes, hours, days, months, years)
HTH !
 
Pierre_Admin
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Paul_J_Miller

2018/06/20 18:13

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This is good ! 

Armando

2018/06/23 00:13

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 Thanks Pierre! Yup, this is great.