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.
Doesn't Collections/Pending Metadata Write-back provide this function?
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?
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!
Hi Mario, App based file windows sound like an interesting functionality.
Quote from: greg on November 08, 2018, 08:24:23 PM
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.
Quote from: greg on November 08, 2018, 08:13:01 PM
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?
Quote from: Mario on November 08, 2018, 08:45:55 PM
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:
{File.MetadataModified|Replace:No==}Then ctl-alt-s to initiate write-back.
Thanks for the hint.