grid becomes empty.

Steps:

1- open a grid

2- define a "group items by sort columns" sorting scheme

3- press Ctrl+G and type something you know is there.

4- grid  empties itself from all items.

 

Background to my question:

 

Sometimes I need a grid without Source, just using the Filter Box (selection of items based on multiple criteria).

 

However it would be nice if I can add items to this grid describing what's happening with the grid which stay there after refresh.

Since the Source is empty, I cannot use the auto-assignment of field to TLI. What I have done is create a field with the exact name of the Grid to be used in the Filter criteria. The field is in the grid as well, and currently I have to check it every time I create an item to ensure it stays there. This is not that bad, but then again we have the field ItemHomeGrid.

 

In the video I managed to reproduce a relatively "logical" behavior, i.e. the items from the same grid getting into the list of pop-up items even without having the required Yes/No field.

 

Other times the populated list just seems random.

As I'm filling in my grid, I'm copy/pasting text cells hundreds of times a day.  With this much repetitive work, anything that adds an unnecessary step or two becomes an annoyance.

 

Workaround - change to Source Items and back to Context Parents.

Hi Pierre,

 

I have a "ToDo" grid where all items tagged with "todo" are shown as a flat list.

 

Now, with 50-200 todos I would like to see at a glance which 1st, 2nd and 3rd level items the todos relate to.

 

Is there a way I could set up a field (e.g. called "1st level") which is automatically filled with the 1st level parent of the shown item?

 

Right now I am using a workaround: In all my grids, I have a field column called "Grid", a field column called "1st level" and a field column called "project" which basically means 2nd level.

Hi Pierre,

 

sorry if I missed it in the documentation, but is there any way of automatically formatting all items depending on their level of indentation?

 

In order to have more overview in a grid, I would like to tell IQ that all 1st level items are Arial Bold, all 2nd level items are Arial Italic with smaller size, all 3rd level items smaller font size, etc.

 

Is that already possible?

 

If not, could you make it possible?

 

Thank you in advance.

Kind regards

Thorsten

IQ will loose the previous config of "Group item by sort column" in a specific grid when:

 

1- "Group items by sort column" is first used. (Grid then saved or whatever.)

2- Then change the sort type to  *source items sort*

3- Finally Use column filters to filter the grid on one column

 

After doing that, going back to the "Group item by sort column" : previous sort set up is reset to nothing.

 

Can anybody confirm ? thanks

1- use brand new install

2- open IQ, with sample DB

3- go from item to item, properties pane doesn't refresh.

 

I just noticed it since I just (re)installed 74a -- was on 73c. (Having the properties pane on autohide makes things a little better since it'll refresh each time it reappears.)

 

Can anybody confirm ? Thanks

 

(can provide screenscast on demand)

Hi Pierre:

 

Something that I have been wanting for many years - fit to width. This is not the same as the current fit to page option which has limited value for me. Any hope for this?

 

Thanks for considering.

 

Jon