Re: [pilot-db-list] default value for a text field doesnt work

[Guido P. <gui...@gm...>]

The following was sent to me via private mail as a reply to my various
postings. My reply to this, I think, clears up the confusion I had about
editing existing drop down lists. It might be of some interest for you,
which is why I send it to the mailinglist.

If it´s not, please ignore.

 > Guido Pinkernell wrote:
 >
 >> mar...@la... schrieb:
 >>
 >>>> There is not bug on this part. front of your list field (in
 >>>> the database designer) you have an arrow which drop down a
 >>>> list with "properties" entry. tape on it and you will see the
 >>>> box with your full list of entries.
 >>>
 >>>
 >>
 >> This exactly is not the case. I tip on the arrow and the list, full
 >> before, is now empty.
 >
 >
 > You didn't!
 > At least you didn't tap the *correct* arrow.
 > There are two of them.
 >
 > One completely on the left (left to the field *name*) and one in the 
middle
 > (left to the field *type*).
 >
 > You most likely tapped the one left to the field *type*.
 > Marc talks about the one left to the field *name*.

Ahhh. I know now what I did. I did tap the correct arrow, but not
exactly like you described it:

First I tapped on the "type" arrow on the right and selected "list" to
check whether the field really was type "list". Drop down list is empty,
yes. But I aborted and then selected the property arrow on the left side
and, here the drop down list is empty too although I aborted type
selection before.

Somehow I must have done this two or three times, every time checking
whether the field "really" is a list and then finding my dropdown list
in "properties" gone and empty.

Maybe that´s some bug? Doesn´t matter anymore to me, but maybe there are
some other people out there who behave like me and start asking. So you
might want to know about this little story.

Again, thanks for all your help and patience.

Guido