Links
Posted: Fri Mar 05, 2010 8:51 am
It seems to me there's an interesting interface inconsistency with links, especially when compared to attachments. Consider 3 cases: viewing existing links; creating the first link from 1 reference to another; creating subsequent links from 1 reference to another.
1. To view an existing link: Click on the blue Links button in the reference window; OR click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR click on the Inspector button in the list view
2. To create the first link from a reference:
(a) if the reference has an existing attachment: Click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR Click on the Inspector button in the list view
(b) if the reference doesn't have an existing attachment: Click on the Inspector button in the list view
3. To create a second link when there's already one: Click on the blue Links button in the reference window; OR click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR click on the Inspector button in the list view
It seems that the lack of options for case 2 (the most difficult of the 3 tasks), especially 2 (b), is an unfortunate gap, as it means there's no way of creating a link from the reference window, and, unlike the other buttons, the Links button doesn't do anything and may therefore appear broken.
1. To view an existing link: Click on the blue Links button in the reference window; OR click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR click on the Inspector button in the list view
2. To create the first link from a reference:
(a) if the reference has an existing attachment: Click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR Click on the Inspector button in the list view
(b) if the reference doesn't have an existing attachment: Click on the Inspector button in the list view
3. To create a second link when there's already one: Click on the blue Links button in the reference window; OR click on the Attach button in the reference window, choose Show Inspector and switch to the Link button therein; OR click on the Inspector button in the list view
It seems that the lack of options for case 2 (the most difficult of the 3 tasks), especially 2 (b), is an unfortunate gap, as it means there's no way of creating a link from the reference window, and, unlike the other buttons, the Links button doesn't do anything and may therefore appear broken.