Updating Fields on Multiple Items
Posted: Wed Jan 04, 2006 1:59 pm
I still can't figure out why you guys haven't changed this. I know a couple of times I've accidentally removed data.
Here's the deal. When I am editing multiple items, I need to be able to tell if the items have data already in them or not. The way it exists now, I can't. If a field has two different values, it shows as blank. So I can't tell if they are actually empty or have different values without looking at each one.
In fact, there are 4 different combinations:
- All blank: This is easy, leave it blank
- All the same: This is also easy, show the common value
- All the same or blank: This could be shown by shading the text box somehow to indicate that all the items that have a value are the same, but some items have no value. (As it stands now, there is no way to tell if all the Quality fields are set, because I can't show that field on the table either.)
- Fields have different values. This could be shown by a blank, shaded field, or better yet, include a drop down with each of the values, so you could pick an existing one to make them common, or type in a new one.
I think it's great that you are adding party mode and all that crap, but it's really frustrating when this has been like this for nearly a year with no change.
In fact, it's not even on the official wishlist.
Thanks,
Peter
Here's the deal. When I am editing multiple items, I need to be able to tell if the items have data already in them or not. The way it exists now, I can't. If a field has two different values, it shows as blank. So I can't tell if they are actually empty or have different values without looking at each one.
In fact, there are 4 different combinations:
- All blank: This is easy, leave it blank
- All the same: This is also easy, show the common value
- All the same or blank: This could be shown by shading the text box somehow to indicate that all the items that have a value are the same, but some items have no value. (As it stands now, there is no way to tell if all the Quality fields are set, because I can't show that field on the table either.)
- Fields have different values. This could be shown by a blank, shaded field, or better yet, include a drop down with each of the values, so you could pick an existing one to make them common, or type in a new one.
I think it's great that you are adding party mode and all that crap, but it's really frustrating when this has been like this for nearly a year with no change.
In fact, it's not even on the official wishlist.
Thanks,
Peter