Hide @Keywords categories and data-driven categories on the Categories tab.

Started by clpratt, April 11, 2020, 11:28:08 AM

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clpratt

In the Category Panel I wish to hide @Keywords categories and data-driven categories on the Categories tab.
You can exclude data-driven and @Keywords categories but only in the "Current" tab.

You rightly say that a new tab can be created with just chosen elements in it but this only allows one category hierarchy segment per user tab.
May I make a feature request for the 2 icons "Show or hide @Keywords categories" and "Show or hide data-driven categories" to be available on the Categories tab.

Mario

Why do you want to hide data-driven categories?
Why not just collapse them? Or, if you don't need them, delete them?
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clpratt

I want to hide them because I want a full tree of normal categories to select from, but piles of data-driven categories also appear which I have to labour to collapse.
I don't want to delete them as I know they have a purpose and I might need them later.
I know I can set up a new category tab but this can only have one category hierarchy segment per tab.
It would be so much easier if @Keyword categories and data-driven categories could be hidden/unhidden with a click.

JohnZeman

Quote from: clpratt on April 11, 2020, 04:00:27 PM
I want to hide them because I want a full tree of normal categories to select from, but piles of data-driven categories also appear which I have to labour to collapse.

For what it's worth I keep all of my data-driven and formula categories under one parent category.

That way 1 simple mouse click hides or shows them all.

clpratt

Thank you John, I have done as you suggested. I created a category ".Data-driven" (the . takes it to the top of the list immediately below @Keywords and @ Builder.
I then dragged and dropped all the top level data-driven categories onto .Data-driven.
I've probably not done it in the most elegant way but it now tidies up the category trees nicely.