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Message started by Wolfstar on 03/21/07 at 11:05:23

Title: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by Wolfstar on 03/21/07 at 11:05:23

In dba the drop-down menus used to stay down but in Evo they don't.

In dba, when you exitted from a window (say SO-E), the SO drop-down would still be open, allowing you to simply type a letter (say "F" for SO-F) to onto the next operation more quickly.

In Evo, you have to move the mouse/cursor back up to SO to reopen the drop-down field.
When doing a lot of operations, this extra step adds a consideable amount of time.

Can we go back to the way it was?

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by NovaZyg on 03/21/07 at 12:11:23

In Evo, I removed that function. But I can put it back in if you like.
It was only partially working, it has to do with the GUI programs not acting like the Classic programs.
I am looking into it now.

:-?

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by Wolfstar on 03/21/07 at 12:42:41

It's not a big deal normally.
I just spent 12 hours adjusting average prices on inactive inventory that is being written off for tax purposes and that's when I noticed it the most.
Thanks.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 03/22/07 at 05:04:39

Common menu items, or any program that I will be using repeatedly, I assign to hot keys so that I can bypass that whole mouse-clicking waste of time. I got so used to using F keys back in the WordPerfect days that slapping Ctrl-F1 for IN-A happens faster than I could get my right hand to the mouse :D

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by cmsk on 03/22/07 at 08:02:11

GasGiant wrote:

Cool, I didn't even know that you could do this. Where do you set this up?

It's been proven time and again that that keyboard commands are MUCH faster than the mouse when navigating various software.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 03/22/07 at 08:41:01

In TAS-G there is a column named "Fast Sel" where you can choose from a list. It is set up by user so each person can have their own. I'm very mean. I have not set this up for anyone but myself :weg:

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 03/22/07 at 09:24:21

I've added a FAQ on this to www.evoerpwiki.com

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by cmsk on 03/22/07 at 10:14:50

Nicely done and thanks for the info.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by David Waldmann on 03/23/07 at 05:23:01

GasGiant wrote:

Ditto. The keyboard is SOOO much faster than the mouse for that.

However, I'm not sure I would prefer that the menu stays open. I used to like it (before the FastSel Hot Keys), but the problem is that the FSHKs don't work when the menu is down, which means an extra keystroke in that case.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by Dick on 04/27/07 at 10:01:28

I vote for the Classic behavior, with the menus staying open. Like for WO-D, everyone here is long used to flying thru series of "D : Key in WO# : <F10> : P : Enter : D..." (loop to start). If the menu stays open like Classic, isn't this a simpler, single-keystroke (D), versus a two-finger hotkey of some sort that has to be setup individually on each client? Even Colin hadn't gotten around to doing it for his users.

The Hotkey's a nice feature (which apparently lots of us hadn't discovered) and I might use it for something, but I think there's probably a segment of the customer base who never have, and never will, get beyond the pre-installed, no-configuation-needed features.

But good news is, we can have it both ways, if the fix is done to allow Hotkeys to work inside an open menu - possible?

I really would like this changed in EVO.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 04/27/07 at 11:37:15

In the beta that I tried, this feature is back. We'll see if it shows up in the next patch and if there is an on-off switch in SD-Q

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by NovaZyg on 04/27/07 at 13:28:55

The feature is back, and it will be in this next update... ( UPDATE not patch ) we have some structure mods and new stuff for the merge function in update for the grids and drills.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 04/30/07 at 06:56:32

Arrrrgh, the dreaded update! :o

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by NovaZyg on 04/30/07 at 07:04:15

What are you complaining about, you already did it. You are running the Beta Child stuff. ;)

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 04/30/07 at 08:32:57

Only on my test system. On the live system I have to deal with about 40 viruses (a.k.a. users).

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by lmk223a on 05/07/07 at 05:49:07

GasGiant wrote:

Many KUDOS to Gas Giant!!! I read your FAQ topic, too, on EVOwiki site.

I now have hot keys assigned to repetitive tasks. (though, the topic should mention that ONLY the system administrator has access to TAS-G and can assign the hot keys) ;D

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by David Waldmann on 05/09/07 at 04:54:58

Dick wrote:

If you have a different menu setup for every user, then yes, you would have to set each one up individually. We only have two menu setups. Once we make or modify one we copy it to each person that needs it.

Also, there are 12 one-button hotkeys - all the function keys can be programmed. Those are the ones I have set to the most commonly used features where you often do multiple loops, like SO-N & WO-C/D.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by GasGiant on 05/09/07 at 05:10:50

I guess we just don't use DBA the way some others do. For one, we don't use WO-D. For another, most repetitive processing tasks here are done by one or two people, so setting up hot keys uniquely for each user makes the most efficient use of their time. The more options the better :)

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by Lynn_Pantic on 05/09/07 at 10:52:41

lmk223a wrote:

I now have hot keys assigned to repetitive tasks. (though, the topic should mention that ONLY the system administrator has access to TAS-G and can assign the hot keys) ;D

Actually, in the latest update posted this morning, we have fixed TAS-H which is a program that allows a user to rearrange their own menu and assign Hot Keys without being able to add access to any program they do not already have. So if you give your users access to TAS-H, they can make their own hot keys.

Title: Re: Drop-downs used to stay down
Post by lmk223a on 05/10/07 at 06:36:30

That will be great!! Now I just have to beg for access to TAS-H when the sytem admin gets around to downloading the current update. :-*