"Restore Layout on Opening Files" : now off by default?

Submitted by Armando on 2015/11/09 17:01
Not a bug per se, but I wonder if this is by design or not.
 
I think it should be ON by default : users can turn it off really easily. But If it's off, one might not ever know the reverse is possible (restore layout on opening file)... unless one is going through the forum or the help file.

[FIXED] "Not responding" messages

Submitted by WayneK on 2015/11/07 16:54
I'm getting repeated "not responding" messages where the screen goes slightly gray and the hour glass appears.  Everything is then frozen for 20-30 seconds.  This is happening 10+ times a day.
 
I'm working with a modest database of only 10 mb.  My ultimate database will probably be 50x that size, which has me worried.  There shouldn't be a problem with system memory (16 GB Ram).  No other programs are doing this.
 
Update: per usual, I thought of something to try immediately after posting this.  I'm compacting and repairing the database.  Will report back on whether that resolves it.
 
Update-2: Didn't help.  I got two "not responding" messages as soon as I went back to work.  Is it the nature of the work that could be causing it?  I have all my items displayed in the Inbox grid and am assigning them to topic fields by ticking off field

Image Problems in HTML Pane

Submitted by WayneK on 2015/11/06 19:06
I'm continuing to run into problems with pasting images into the HTML pane.  It just hasn't been smooth and reliable.  This was my experience last year and it really seems like it's the same.  Maybe these things were fixed previously and have been broken again by updates but here's some of the things I'm running into.
 
1) Zoom doesn't work.  When I paste an image, often it's way oversized vs the text I want to add below it.  The first step is to zoom out so I can see the outer edge of the image, but the zoom commands in the toolbar don't work.  I can zoom out using my mouse wheel but then there's no way to reset to a standard 100% zoom.
 
2) Re-sizing handles often don't work.
 
a) Image remains "pasted" to the background and cannot be re-sized (when I click on the image, no handles appear), or...
 
b) When I select the image, the re-sizing h

Merging databases

Submitted by WayneK on 2015/11/06 12:08
When I was first trying InfoQube I dumbly created a number of different databases.  I'm trying to consolidate them now.  I've read what I could find on merging databases but it appears that it's been several years since the topic was discussed.
 
First I tried importing the database.  That didn't go well.  Everything was chopped up into single line items and it created a huge number of meaningless (to me) items.
 
It appears that the only way to do it is to copy/paste items.  I don't mind doing that, except I wish I could at least preserve the "date created" info.  I don't mind losing the other field info.  Is there any way to accomplish that?
 
Thanks, Wayne

Using the IQ Calendar

The IQ Calendar is like no other because of its feature set and deep integration with other InfoQube's components.
With it, you'll be able to view and edit date related items and tasks in the familiar calendar metaphor.
 
The Calendar provides you with day, multi-day, week, month and year views.
The left panel show a mini-calendar, current events and the list of available calendars:
 
 

The IQ Calendar Concept

The IQ Calendar concept is similar to other calendars.

Fill series like Excel

Submitted by WayneK on 2015/11/05 18:58
I couldn't find a discussion for adding the "fill series" ability that Excel has.
 
For example,
Cell 1 = you type in "LM.001.01
Cell 2 = you type in "LM.001.02"
 
These two entries are enough to establish the rules for the series.  In Excel, you then grab the two cells, right click, and drag the selection through the following empty cells.  Excel then automatically fills in the correct sequence number for each cell (LM.001.03, LM.001.04 etc).
 
I'm having to do a lot of manual typing that could be saved with the ability to fill in series.  I don't  think writing equations would help but I'm open to a suggestion of how it could.  Keep in mind that my series definitions are changing constantly, so having to re-do some equation each time is going to be more trouble than it's worth.  That's the advantage of Excel's select and drag featu

Version 0.9.26Pre-Rel60a is now available !

Submitted by Pierre_Admin on 2015/11/04 17:10
Hi IQ Users,
 
In this release (v0.9.26PreRel60a), centered on fixing Calendar related issues :
  • New: Calendar: 2 and 3 days view
  • New: Calendar: Option to auto-hide the mini-calendar
  • New: Calendar: Can now move the time scale and/or mini-calendar to the right side of the Calendar. Hold Alt and drag-drop the time scale or mini-calendar
  • New: Calendar: Event back color matches item back color.

Move fields in properties pane

Submitted by WayneK on 2015/11/04 00:29
Help file says I can re-arrange the order of fields in the property pane using drag and drop.  Haven't been able to get it to work.
 
1) I have properties pane set to "Tree View"
2) I left click a field, hold the mouse button down, and drag the field up or down.
3) A full bar appears to move the field up/down at the same level, or an ident arrow to make it a subitem of another field.
4) In both cases, when I release the mouse button, nothing happens.  The field doesn't move.
5) I've tried every combination of function key and left click that I can think of.
6) I've tried it dozens of times and in only one case did the field actually move.  Don't know why it moved that one time and haven't been able to repeat that success.
7) Many times when I click and drag, the bar or arrow don't even appear.