Short-cuts from Preview dialog page & the Ingest Dialog

[Hydester]

Hi

There seem to be a few things one can't do from the Preview page.

For example I would like to use the 'Edit' instruction (Command-E) but have to revert to the Thumbnail View page to do this.

Also we can't Ingest if that window is open.

Any reason why this has to be ? It is quite annoying.

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Also, on a different subject, I have mentioned it before but I really do hate having to pop those Ingest dialog boxes. I quite often shoot a lot of people in one session & do many quick downloads so they can see their pictures.

It would be 1000 times better if such a log could be incorporated as a little fly-out from the Thumbnail View or just an amber progress bar along the toolbar at the top which turns green if the ingest is completed or ( flashing ?) red if problems are encountered .  At least give us the option to disable the extra window as power users of PM !

PM is all about streamlining our workflow & these seem to be unnecessary flies in the ointment

Best

Steve

[Kirk Baker]

Steve,

There seem to be a few things one can't do from the Preview page.

For example I would like to use the 'Edit' instruction (Command-E) but have to revert to the Thumbnail View page to do this.

Press 'e' to edit.

Also we can't Ingest if that window is open.

Any reason why this has to be ? It is quite annoying.

It is a modal window.  I would like to make it modeless in the future.

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Also, on a different subject, I have mentioned it before but I really do hate having to pop those Ingest dialog boxes. I quite often shoot a lot of people in one session & do many quick downloads so they can see their pictures.

I take it by saying 'pop' you mean to 'close' the Progress windows?

It would be 1000 times better if such a log could be incorporated as a little fly-out from the Thumbnail View or just an amber progress bar along the toolbar at the top which turns green if the ingest is completed or ( flashing ?) red if problems are encountered .  At least give us the option to disable the extra window as power users of PM !

PM is all about streamlining our workflow & these seem to be unnecessary flies in the ointment

In the meantime, you can minimize them to keep them out of your way and deal with them at a later time.

-Kirk

[Hydester]

Press 'e' to edit.

Doesn't work with Preview

It is a modal window.  I would like to make it modeless in the future.

Hooray ! ASAP please !

I take it by saying 'pop' you mean to 'close' the Progress windows?

Yes

In the meantime, you can minimize them to keep them out of your way and deal with them at a later time.

Great ...sounds like you're on the case !

Thanks

Steve

[Kirk Baker]

Press 'e' to edit.

Doesn't work with Preview

It works for me.  What OS are you running?

-Kirk

[Hydester]

It works for me.  What OS are you running?

Mac OS 10.4.7

Intel & Power PC  (MacBook Pro / G5 Dual 2Ghz PowerPC )

[Kirk Baker]

It works for me.  What OS are you running?

Mac OS 10.4.7

Intel & Power PC  (MacBook Pro / G5 Dual 2Ghz PowerPC )

I have a MacBook and a 2.0GHz Dual G5 and both respond properly to the 'e' (not command-e, just the 'e' key) shortcut.

-Kirk

[Hydester]

It works for me.  What OS are you running?


Mac OS 10.4.7

Intel & Power PC  (MacBook Pro / G5 Dual 2Ghz PowerPC )

I have a MacBook and a 2.0GHz Dual G5 and both respond properly to the 'e' (not command-e, just the 'e' key) shortcut.

-Kirk

Actually it works for me on the intel powerbook but not PowerPC  2.0GHz Dual G5 ...don't know why  (the same command from the Image-Edit Photos  is also greyed out on the PowerPC except in thumbnail view. Could it be something I have done in the Preferences ?

-Stephen

[Kirk Baker]

Stephen,

It works for me.  What OS are you running?


Mac OS 10.4.7

Intel & Power PC  (MacBook Pro / G5 Dual 2Ghz PowerPC )

I have a MacBook and a 2.0GHz Dual G5 and both respond properly to the 'e' (not command-e, just the 'e' key) shortcut.

Actually it works for me on the intel powerbook but not PowerPC  2.0GHz Dual G5 ...don't know why  (the same command from the Image-Edit Photos  is also greyed out on the PowerPC except in thumbnail view. Could it be something I have done in the Preferences ?

That menu item should be greyed out on both systems.

Here is the code that launches photos from the Preview window when pressing 'e' or 'E':

               if (CPreferences::ms_photoEditAppPath.length() > 0)
                  [self editPreviewPhoto:nil];

Have you set a default editor in the Launching preferences?

-Kirk

[Hydester]

Have you set a default editor in the Launching preferences?

-Kirk

Sorry ...no ...that was the problem

Thanks

S