Hi,
Based on this thread discussions, it seems to be missing in IQ easier methods to move items around:
"What are the possibilities to move items around IQ, making them exclusive to the destination grid?"
Then, I'm suggesting two complementary methods to improve the IQ possibilities to move items:
a) Cut (Ctrl+X) on selected items then Paste (Ctrl+V)
Currently, for selected items (Ctrl+S), when you Cut (Ctrl+X) there is a pop-up window that is the same as if you press "Delete".
It seems the Cut (Ctrl+X) command is being underutilized in that case, and could be used for moving items around.
When you Cut (Ctrl+X) the selected items and Paste (Ctrl+V), the items (full row) would be moved from their initial location (cut) to the new ones (paste).
b) Add "Move as Sub-items" command on the context menu for marked items
After marking items (Ctrl+Shift+M), the command "Move as Sub-items" would be enabled to move the items.
The new "move" command would work complementary to the already available "Add as Sub-Items" command.
A draft image of the command on the context menu follows below.
Thanks,
Carlos
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Have now figured out a way…
Have now figured out a way to have Windows Explorer-style cut and paste with Autohotkey, leaning on IQ's 'Marked Items' functionality:
3. Navigate to the position you want the items moved to.
4. Use this Autohotkey command to paste the cut items as siblings of the currently focused item:
What this latter string of keys does in detail is:
For this to work, you need the following partly custom shortcuts (I think I set some of these combos to my liking, not sure what the default shortcuts are for these commands - if they have any) are set in IQ:
If you're fine with pasting cut items only as subitems rather than as siblings, you could simplify the second command to:
It works great! Yet, a native solution could certainly be a lot quicker and smoother. I hope anyone else will find this as useful as I do - should save so much dragging and dropping, which I find particularly annoying when moving between grids that are not shown side by side and having to drag via the tab bar - something I do a lot. I'm setting both commands to simple mouse gestures.
Please be aware that I've only been using this for a few hours and it might be unreliable. Make sure to back up your data when you first try it!
Have since given up on this…
Have since given up on this workaround - was causing to many problems / data being overwritten. I'd advise against trying it.
Hi @Pierre_Admin Are you…
Hi @Pierre_Admin
Are you considering the possibility of implementing the following functionalities?
a) Cut (Ctrl+X) on selected items then Paste (Ctrl+V)
b) Add "Move as Sub-items" command on the context menu for marked items
Since v118 listed the following implementation, it sounded related to those suggestions, which together could mean a big mark of v118 towards "move around" usability 😉
"Change: Grid: Drag-drop a sub-item from Grid A to Grid B now removes the sub-item from Grid A parent (unless the Ctrl key is pressed)"
All the best with IQ development!
Carlos
Oooooh yeah! That would be…
Oooooh yeah! That would be sweet as pie...
Hi. Just updating this…
Hi. Just updating this thread to put it closer to the following one, facilitating their dialogue!
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