Compact two row icon option in Grid layout

[greg]

Show icons takes a great deal of horizontal space in the Grid layout. If using a thumbnail in Grid view there's likely enough space for two rows of icons. This would be a nice option. The main reason I need icons is just for the unwritten metadata pencil so another alternative would be just to have a compact version of icons with the unwritten metadata pencil.

[jch2103]

Doesn't Collections/Pending Metadata Write-back provide this function?

[greg]

I don't see that function in the layout editor either directly as an attribute or in the metadata tags. Could you explain how to put this in a Grid column so that the write-back pending state can be seen and a write-back can be initiated? Were you referring to the icons collection, which is quite sizable for just the metadata write-back pen?

[Mario]

Maybe hide all icons and use a custom template column which shows a "W" if the file needs write-back?

Or maybe we solve this once app-based File Window layouts become available. This technology is already in IMatch, but not quite finished / documented yet.
But File Window layouts which are rendered in HTML offer a whole lot of new ways to display files and data. And can be changed in the matter of seconds!

[greg]

Hi Mario, App based file windows sound like an interesting functionality.

[Mario]

Hi Mario, App based file windows sound like an interesting functionality.

It is. I explained about it several times here in the community. Although I doubt that many users will ever write a File Window app. But it allows me to produce specialized layouts more easily, from galleries to special views for media and video to a full-screen pin board view (like the Pinboar app). Or may an "Design your own file window layout with drag & drop" feature.

Tip: The variable {File.MetadataModified} returns "yes" when the file has pending write-back, else "no". Easy to use in a custom template column.

[jch2103]

I don't see that function in the layout editor either directly as an attribute or in the metadata tags. Could you explain how to put this in a Grid column so that the write-back pending state can be seen and a write-back can be initiated? Were you referring to the icons collection, which is quite sizable for just the metadata write-back pen?

If you choose Collections/Pending Metadata Write-back and use the 'Thumbs small with icons' file layout, you'll have a grid of images that show the pending write icon. Is that what you need?

[greg]

Tip: The variable {File.MetadataModified} returns "yes" when the file has pending write-back, else "no". Easy to use in a custom template column.

Custom template takes care of it:

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{File.MetadataModified|Replace:No==}
Then ctl-alt-s to initiate write-back.
Thanks for the hint.