Prevent user to change some settings by accident

[Frank]

When I just looking and searching/scolling for a picture and select the stars of the rating by accident the system will just do what I selected even if I just did it by accident. Therefore a button to look and unlook all properties would be helpful.

[Mario]

Just do Edit > Undo or press <Ctrl>+<Z>

[thrinn]

Hi Frank,

what about Database -> Open Database read-only? This should prevent all modifications to the database contents, including ratings, flags etc.

Thorsten

[Frank]

Hi,
I know that I can undo some stuff, but it would not help me if I do not know that I have modified something. What would help is to load the database all the time in readonly mode and if I am going to edit I just unlock the database for modification.

Can I do something via a script? I'm thinking of put a writeprotection on the database file and remove it later on.

One Reason for that enhancement is: My children and my wife are just looking within Imatch for pictures and exporting some stuff for books, school, ... . I'm not shure if they pres the wrong button.

regards
Frank

[Mario]

Give the users under which your wife and children log on only read file system privileges to the folder containing the IMatch 5 database. IMatch then opens the database in read-only mode automatically.