Re: [Gramps-users] new feature: preselected source

[Doug M-C <li...@ds...>]

On Sat, 10 Apr 2004 09:08:13 +0200
Martin Senftleben <drm...@dr...> wrote replying to
Don A.:

> 
> Am Samstag, 10. April 2004 06:22 schrieben Sie - you wrote:
> > I'd need to think about this. While it can be convenient, I
> > can see it leading to a lot of information being added in
> > incorrectly if someone forgets about it or is not aware that
> > an item can have a source attached to it. Maybe we could make
> > it easier to fill in the default information without
> > automagically doing it (context menu?)
> 
> One option would be to reset it to not enter any source when
> the...

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> Another option would be to have a shortcut key for automatically
> 
> filling in the field of the source, but that might be difficult
> using the drop down list. And then you are anyway almost there.
> But when your sources list grows, it becomes very tedious if you
> have to scroll down to the bottom every time to select a
> particular source.

What about a shortcut key that adds the <last entered source>?!
No drop boxes, no complications, you can choose to use it on an
item by item basis, and it's still waaay simple to add dozens or
hundreds of entries with the same basic source information!

Doug M-C