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Submitted by Pierre_Admin on 2015/01/16 17:53

Hi IQ Users,

In this release (v0.9.26PreRel37):

Preview: New Timeline view. Shows Gantt project information, but in a much more compact display.
New: Gantt: Added "Is Summary Bar" to the item context menu when right clicking on a Gantt bar
Fixed: Adding a TLI in a hoisted grid did not update the hoist item list
Fixed: Grid Properties: Changes to the Bar Caption Field was not saved. Can now show any field next to the bar. A useful one is the item field of course !
Fixed: Ctrl+Space to check Boolean fields in properties pane used to work and it doesn't anymore
Fixed: Improved keyboard support for the source bar (tab key to move focus) and fixed: Showing/hiding the source bar : focus doesn't go back to the grid (or properties pane)
Fixed: Floating "edit text box" (shift+F2) doesn't work in properties pane : it appears but what's typed there is lost
Fixed Focus issues related to using the pop-up text editor in the properties pane
Fixed: HTML pane tab says "empty" when HTML pane contains images (exclusively)
Fixed: Field Properties dialog: UI fixes for some systems fields (see System fields not updated and user-defined function not executed)

Download it here

Pierre_Admin

IQ Designer

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Wow, that was quick!

Thanks!

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Windows 8.1

Sony Vaio S Series 13 (SVS131E21L)

Ram:8gb, CPU: Intel i5-3230M, 2.6ghz

>Fixed: Improved keyboard support for the source bar (tab key to move focus) and fixed: Showing/hiding the source bar : focus doesn't go back to the grid (or properties pane)

the keyboard support is effectively better. Thanks!

There are still problems though : if one continues to tab to end of the source bar, the focus suddenly moves to the grid and tabbing moves from cell to cell in the grid... -- Normally the cycle should just repeat and the focus should move to the first button at the left of the source bar.

Then (after the tabbing moved the focus to the grid) pressing Alt+S effectively closes the source bar, but the focus disappears from the grid. Presumably, it moved to the source bar, but there,s nothing to do there since it's closed.

Could there be a rule so that when the source bar is closed, the focus always goes back to where it previously was ? (So either the properties pane, the grid or the HTML pane)?

Thanks!

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Windows 8.1

Sony Vaio S Series 13 (SVS131E21L)

Ram:8gb, CPU: Intel i5-3230M, 2.6ghz

Apart from a small display bug related to Gantt, it seems like a good release!

Gantt overview bar keeps reappearing at the top of the grid, even when its turned off. In fact, in certain grids, even after I close/reopen them, a white bar keeps reappearing, taking up screen estate . The white bar could also be related to the sort bar; don't know.

Performance is slightly improved, except for properties pane related actions : if I check/uncheck a checkbox several times in the properties pane, there's now a longer delay between each chek/uncheck -- this is probably truer with a Boolean field that has an auto-assign or some equation.

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Windows 8.1

Sony Vaio S Series 13 (SVS131E21L)

Ram:8gb, CPU: Intel i5-3230M, 2.6ghz

Hey IQ Users... any comments on the new Timeline view ?

Sorry, no Pierre. Work before play. Or testing.

Jon

Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

A few questions and observations:

From which fields are the data based?
Timeline starts in 1899.
Right click in the header displays granularity choices, but how are you supposed to know it is there" Also not easy to select day/week/month/year.
Navigating with the scrollbar and the << >> icons is frustrating for me. It is not precise and easily overshoots.
What are the difference between timeline and gantt (which I use quite a lot)?

Jon

Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

Hi Jon,

Answers to your questions:

The Timeline is based on the same fields as the corresponding Gantt. You first define the Gantt parameters and can then switch to Timeline view
Fixed in v0.9.26PreRel38
You can click on the Overview to quickly position the chart (the overview is just left of the Day, Wk, Mo, Yr buttons)
Fixed in v0.9.26PreRel38
The Timeline is more vertically compact. Instead of having each item on a separate line, they are automatically arranged to optimally fill the are. The item text is also shown immediately to the right of the bar.
Grouping and filtering will be added to ease even more project / task management

HTH !

Pierre_Admin

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You can click on the Overview to quickly position the chart (the overview is just left of the Day, Wk, Mo, Yr buttons)

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Yes, but the overview is not visible for me until I right click in the area. It will quickly vanish unless I am careful. Is the setting to keep this visible in timeline linked to the setting in gantt?

Jon

Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

I'm a bit confused... in the Timeline view, the Overview should always be visible.

If the Overview Zoom buttons are not shown (grid properties > Gantt), you can right click (and hold) to display the zoom buttons to switch scale

[quote=Pierre_Admin]

I'm a bit confused... in the Timeline view, the Overview should always be visible.

If the Overview Zoom buttons are not shown (grid properties > Gantt), you can right click (and hold) to display the zoom buttons to switch scale

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On my end, the overview for timeline is not visible unless I right click and hold the button in the timeline header area. Upon release, the overview disappears.

Portable version with fresh install.

Jon

Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

The area over the chart header is divided into the Overview and the Overview buttons (Day, Wk, Mo and Yr buttons to the right).

In the grid properties, you can set whether the overview buttons are visible or not. If not visible, a right-click on the overview will reveal them.

To center the chart, simply click on the overview area. You can scroll the view by grabbing the orange section and moving it left and right.

As you can see, the Timeline is a nice complement to the regular Gantt.

Compared to a regular Gantt, it is more focused on "what to do when" and less on the project structure.

HTH !

Pierre_Admin

Yes, this looks great. But on my machine, the area over the chart is blank. I will re-boot my computer later to see if this changes and report back.

Jon

Sony Vaio Z, Intel Core i7, 8 GB RAM, 800 GB SSD

Windows 7 Professional 64 bit

This is probably because it is set to 1899, a bug I've now fixed.

If you click on the white band, it does not show the chart ?

(Timeline : I like it!)

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Windows 8.1

Sony Vaio S Series 13 (SVS131E21L)

Ram:8gb, CPU: Intel i5-3230M, 2.6ghz

I'm wondering how the Timeline fits best:

In a separate window, as it is in the current preview
In the same window as the Grid-Gantt, but above or below it, much like the histogram.
(either as a Gantt "footer", or as a resizable section, like the histogram)

Any thoughts ?