New User "Gotcha" list

Submitted by Tom on 2011/03/30 20:27
(Please note it's possible to create Mantis issues for any item in the list,  if needed...)
 
- HTML pane seems to be write protected:   Can't edit...editor seems write protected - (this related to confusion with browse mode) [Davet]
 
- Selecting columns has been a real gotcha for me in InfoQube...it still is. Select columns really is used in two contexts: 1) to add and remove columns to the outline, and 2) to literally select the column in a table.

Can still use column sorting when sort bar isn't activated.

Submitted by Armando on 2011/03/30 15:02
This bug defeats the purpose of the "sort protection mechanism" (i.e. to turn on sortbar to activate the "column header sorting").
 
So it's still possible to inadvertently resort a grid and make dangerous mistakes by clicking on a header + it makes a ctrl-click on column headers (for column selection, let's say to print...) tricky at best. 
 
Mantis issue where everything was described:

[How do I] Pop Up Lists

Submitted by Tom on 2011/03/29 13:27
From -- link to nonexistent node ID 294 --
 
[quote=mjwilliamsmj]
Very good how-to for Auto List of Values!
 
Unfortunately, I cannot figure out any thing else from the posting.
 
I have the following two grids:
 
Grid named ZipCode.
Item is the "the zip code", with City and State fields.
 
Grid named Addresses.
Item is "the name", with Street, City, State and Zip fields.
 
When filling in the Addresses grid, I would like a pop-up to pull from the ZipCode grid, and fill in the City, State, and Zip fields.
I have tried to just get the Zip field to fill-in without success.
The example says to put in the "fields editor" - Item as ZipCode.  I have tried that and as ZipCode, and

Block commenting in the books/manual ?

Submitted by Armando on 2011/03/29 12:58
I don't know about others... but I find the comments in the books/manual annoying -- they are often not up to date and I'm sure they distract new users from the actual "manual content". Plus, the division between the manual and the comments isn't that clear. Could we block commenting in the books and encourage users to ask questions in the forum instead ? (suggestion) thanks.

making item a child removing it from the current grid

Submitted by reesd on 2011/03/28 12:17
I am seeing some weirdness that I was hoping someone could help me track down. When I make an item a child (from TLI to SLI) it is removed from the current grid. When I move it back to being a TLI it's added back to the grid. I don't see this in a blank library, but I can't figure out what in my library is causing this different behavior. It happens across all of my grids, so its not an equation on the grid field that is causing the problem.
 
Below is what I am seeing in screen shots.
 
Can anyone point me at what is causing this?

alternate theme not sticking

Submitted by ThomR on 2011/03/24 14:55
First off, I hope it's okay if I try out an alternate theme with Infoqube... I believe Pierre mentioned somewhere that he's really not that interested in themes, so I took the liberty to include a copy of aero.msstyles in the Infoqube 'themes' folder (I hate blue, among other things). Pointing Infoqube to this file under Tools>Themes>Browse seems to work nicely, but it never sticks after I close and reopen the programme. Is the theme path entered elsewhere?
 
If alternate themes are discouraged, please let me know and I'll forget the whole endeavour entirely.
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