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0005216MMW v4Properties/Auto-Toolspublic2009-09-10 10:28
ReporterBex Assigned To 
PriorityurgentSeverityfeatureReproducibilityhave not tried
Status newResolutionopen 
Summary0005216: Better indication of common/mixed/blank values in the Properties Window.
DescriptionWhen editing multiple tracks at once it is desired to better indicate which fields has common, mixed or blank values. The current implementation is a bit confusing and can lead to dataloss, especially for new users.

As Risser described it:
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.

It has been requested many times.
Additional Informationhttp://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=7317
http://www.mediamonkey.com/forum/viewtopic.php?f=4&t=29143
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petr

2009-09-10 10:28

developer   ~0018766

Last edited: 2009-09-10 10:30

Some time ago i saw a nice solution for this issue. In combo box there was a grayed text 'Multiple value' followed with 'I' char in the grayed circle. Clicking on this circle a dialog with list of the values will show up:

|------------------------------|
| Usage count | Value |
|------------------------------|
| 10 | value 1 |
| 8 | value 2 |
| 2 | value 3 |
| 1 | <empty> |
|------------------------------|
| |
| [ Use ] [ Close ] |
|------------------------------|

Using 'Use' button user can use selected value.