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Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

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    #16
    Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

    Pete,
    Thanks...that's very helpful. I've looked at that screen three times but didn't see that until you pointed it out! Hiding in plain sight.

    David,
    I see what you mean so I've done a little and it is a little better. I'll do more when I get a bit more time. I appreciate that you are a perfectionist; it's what makes you such a good benefit to this board.
    Pat Bremkamp
    MindKicks Consulting

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      #17
      Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

      List switch now works well in Build 6077 5356 01 Sep-2019 - 10:45 PM
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      Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
      Albert Einstein, (attributed)
      US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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        #18
        Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

        I haven't seen a problem. Was it not working well in some other release?

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          #19
          Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

          None of my previous tests using the in-place editing switch worked correctly until this build, anyhow works well now and submits the data to the database on switching.

          Cheers.
          Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
          Albert Einstein, (attributed)
          US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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            #20
            Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

            There isn't a Switch Control Type for In-Place Editing. There is the List Switch Control Type... which has always worked... and continues to work when In-Place Editing is used.

            The List Switch Control Type is always available for editing... as opposed to the Control Types available for In-Place Editing which allow edits only when In-Place Editing is activated.

            There must have been something else wrong with your UX or List Control or your database if the List Switch Control Type wasn't working for you.

            Cheers.

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              #21
              Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

              Thanks Pete and Dave. To me, the most important point is the switch can now be used with confidence. I didn't test it prior to finding out how to resize the switch, so I don't know the history. The on/off values are set right in the switch, so I use a tinyint field, default value of 0 and on value of 1. In my testing, it is working great.
              Pat Bremkamp
              MindKicks Consulting

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                #22
                Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                I sent a bug report about the icon name field for the cancel icon field. The correct icon shows in the list and you can select an icon and it will show correctly, so it is just the display in the property sheet.
                Pat Bremkamp
                MindKicks Consulting

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                  #23
                  Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                  Wow! Fixed and enhanced with bubble help in 18 minutes... Those are two new records for response to a bug report and for an enhancement request.
                  Last edited by Pat Bremkamp; 09-03-2019, 11:48 AM.
                  Pat Bremkamp
                  MindKicks Consulting

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                    #24
                    Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                    I hear you Pat... I know what you're saying... 18 mintues... that's excellent. But... yes there is a but... and I don't want to start anything... but... if just a bit of testing was done... it would have saved your time and more of Alpha's time.

                    As for the List Switch control... I'm not sure what Peter is talking about... maybe a problem with his List specifically. The List Switch Control type has been good the day it came out.

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                      #25
                      Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                      Beware pre-release build labelled as 6082. It's actually 6081 and produces some really weird results when using in-line editing... and when trying to sync.

                      Under working preview, a new row is white on white regardless of your style. A row error appears... and this error is the result of a sync.

                      Code:
                      <!DOCTYPE html>
                      <html><head>
                      <title>500 Internal Server Error</title>
                      </head><body>
                      <h1>500 Internal Server Error</h1>
                      <b>Script Error</b><br />Error:Script:a5DialogHelper_ListViewData() line:799<br/>
                      Exception executing XBasic LOOP instruction
                      <p>
                      <hr>
                      <address>Alpha Anywhere Development Server/12.0 Build/6081-5356 at SKULLCANYON Port 1580</address>
                      </body></html>

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                        #26
                        Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                        Might have been my local build, but I have noticed the presentation and the submit process just feels more solid, all positive steps.
                        Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
                        Albert Einstein, (attributed)
                        US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                          #27
                          Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                          David, I get that error on 6077 as well, but I can still use Working Preview and keep working on my app.
                          Pat Bremkamp
                          MindKicks Consulting

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                            #28
                            Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                            I reported this and was told it was me, and that I must have changed the css, not so, anyhow the fix (I figured for now) is to copy the css for the style from the root css in the program directory into the local directory css folder and set the properties of the ux to use it. Not ideal but it lets you keep developing.
                            Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results.
                            Albert Einstein, (attributed)
                            US (German-born) physicist (1879 - 1955)

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                              #29
                              Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                              I am already using a local css, one of the Alpha-xxxx css, and I do have other css libraries that are being used, but I think they are all old like grblue.

                              On my machine, the "LOOP..." error talks about the extended user security info, which I don't use.
                              Pat Bremkamp
                              MindKicks Consulting

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                                #30
                                Re: Lets do what we can do in the in-place editing

                                The loop error no longer affects me in release 6085
                                Pat Bremkamp
                                MindKicks Consulting

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