<br>(I'm doing my periodic round of "oops, I never replied to that email...")<br><br>If you're still interested, please go ahead and implement tag-dragging, it would be nice.<br><br>John<br><br><div class="gmail_quote">
On Mon, May 4, 2009 at 2:32 PM, Henry Gomersall <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:whg21@cam.ac.uk">whg21@cam.ac.uk</a>></span> wrote:<br><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="border-left: 1px solid rgb(204, 204, 204); margin: 0pt 0pt 0pt 0.8ex; padding-left: 1ex;">
Having used Referencer for some time now, I have noticed a couple of<br>
usability regressions appear in recent versions.<br>
<br>
The first is the default edit mode, where one can edit metadata in the<br>
list view. This disallows, what I would argue, is the more common usage<br>
of using Referencer as a means of organising commonly accessed papers.<br>
Ie, edit once, view many. For this reason the emphasis should be placed<br>
on easy opening, not on easy editing. Triple click is not a discoverable<br>
way of opening documents (i stumbled upon it accidentally!). Allowing<br>
editing in list view is also inconsistent with disallowing it in icon<br>
view. Further to this, the open action should follow the desktop default<br>
if possible; e.g. look up the /apps/nautilus/preferences/click_policy<br>
key to get whether single click opening is required. This is a good<br>
example of where single click is simply unused at the moment (which is<br>
crazy, as its the most basic mouse entry method!).<br>
<br>
The second regression is the loss of the tag check-box pane. Now adding<br>
tags to an entry in list view requires 2 extra clicks per tag (and<br>
discoverability is broken). The power of Referencer is in its tags and<br>
so hiding the tag attachment is a loss. Perhaps this could be somehow<br>
combined with the visible tag list (in F-Spot, tags can be dragged onto<br>
the item to be tagged). The little mouse-over icons in icon view are<br>
neat (but I think should not disappear after selecting a tag - allowing<br>
multiple tagging at once).<br>
<br>
Finally, instant apply would be a very useful feature. I have often<br>
added papers and exited only to open Referencer again and realised they<br>
are no longer present in my list.<br>
<br>
I would be happy to get involved in development efforts.<br>
<br>
Other than the above gripes, I think referencer is a great piece of<br>
software!<br>
<br>
Thanks,<br>
<br>
Henry<br>
<br>
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