Searching for items sharing specific parent(s)

Submitted by Armando on 2015/04/08 14:31
I "miss" the ability to search for certain items sharing a specific parent (on any level -- that parent could be several level up or at various levels for any item, so itemParent or itemGParent wouldn't work or only partially).
 
Why would that be extremely useful ? 2 examples:
- it wouldn't be necessary to recursively tag/mark all items and their subs in a tree to know if they've been classified under a parent or not (and then filter for that tag/mark)
- one could find items related to certain topics without having to tag them in advance.
 
Parents used in that way add richness to how the context in which an item is found can be used.

Smart fields aren't… Or perhaps it's me that's not smart…

Submitted by gregory on 2015/04/05 04:52
The documentation of smart fields in the user manual is inadequate and difficult to understand. I would like to improve it – but I cannot sufficiently understand the topic to be able to do so. In addition, some examples do not work as expected.
 

Currently, there is no UI specific to creating these smart folder-type fields, but users can easily modify existing examples:

ItemIsBold:
Type: Yes/No

Options: <source>SELECT ItemID, [ItemID]>0 AS ItemIsBold

FROM ¯qItemFont

WHERE ((InStr([ItemFont],"|B|")<>0));

Version 0.9.26Pre-Rel48 is now available !

Submitted by Pierre_Admin on 2015/04/02 15:10
Hi IQ Users,
 
In this release (v0.9.26PreRel48):
  • New: Popup editor for Mapview (and properties pane in mapview)
  • New: WYSIWYG editor for events
  • New: Add/Remove a grid column by right-click on the field in the Properties Pane
  • New: Properties pane: Context menu to show items in a new Scratch grid
  • New: Hyperlinks: Hold Shift down to open link in a new Scratch grid
  • New: Option to monitor a sync folder for updates (see 1. Synchronization between computers using Dropbox for details)
  • New: Option to choose the location of the .Files folder (i.e.

WYSIWYG editor - 2nd letter (or more) *always* skipped when entering text quickly in cell.

Submitted by Armando on 2015/04/02 14:44
If I wait to see the first letter before typing the second one, or if I press F2 and wait a bit, it doesn't happen. But I'm not doing that when I type, and I probably shouldn't have to do it.
 
This problem doesn't happen in *normal* editing (NON-WYSIWYG), which is good. NON-WYSIWYG works well... don't break it!!! 
 

(The reason why I'm looking at WYSIWYG -- even if it feels a bit slower -- is because of the popup editor and the weird UNICODE references it leaves in my text. I need to use it for now.)

Timeline display options/logic

Submitted by Armando on 2015/04/01 20:33
 Hi Pierre,
I saw you added/fixed something concerning the timeline so I was reminded about this...
Are options planed for the timeline? Right now there aren't many advantages to use it instead of the Gantt.
 
I don't get the logic behind the vertical display of the data. Items seem to be distributed randomly -- here at least. Some kind of chronological logic  or display options would make it much more useful.

Synchronization between computers using Dropbox

It is possible to use the same IQBase on multiple computers.
 
Following a simple setup, you'll be able to seamlessly edit information in your IQBase using any number of computers. If an instance detects a change, it will inform the user and use the updated copy. No need to close each instance of your IQBase to be able to use it on another computer.
 
The synchronization typically uses a sync service, such as Dropbox (though a LAN / WAN setup will work too).
 

A- Setup Instructions

To setup, follow these easy steps:

1-Set-up folders

Let us assume that the user (User1) wants to have the IQBase in the folder IQBases of Documents. So on first computer (PC1):
  • MyIQBase1.SNDB is located in C:\Users\User1\Documents\IQBases
  • Backups can be located in C:\Users\User1\Documents\IQBackups