6.0 Beta 1: Confusing behavior when entering new Labels

Create a Label highlighting style with "Prompt to enter attributes" checked, and one default attribute with the name filled in but the default value left blank. E.g.:

Now apply that Label style to some selected text. When the popup comes up asking you to fill in the attribute data, type something in. E.g.:

Click "Done" immediately, before the spinning timer finishes doing whatever it's doing.

Result: the attribute does not get applied. This isn't what a naive user would expect.

I suggest that in this case, you accept whatever the user had typed in for the attribute and apply it, even if it hasn't had a chance yet to match something existing in the dropdown.

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MJ. Smith

The matching a dropdown is consistent behavior through the application - something I'm not fond of but would be hesitant to change in only one spot rather than systematically.

Rosie Perera

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/654743#Comment_654743

The matching a dropdown is consistent behavior through the application - something I'm not fond of but would be hesitant to change in only one spot rather than systematically.

Well I'm not fond of it either, so here's to changing it throughout the system.

GregW

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/654751#Comment_654751

I've also noticed that, if you add an additional attribute to a palette, it doesn't become available to existing labels you've added to the text so you have to delete the annotation and re-add it. For example, I've set up a label so that I can label OT quotes and allusions in the NT as I am reading. I initially set it up with two attributes, Type (Prophetic, Law, etc) and Book. As I was reading, it then occurred to me that it might be a good idea to have another attribute where there is an allusion rather than a direct quote, so I set one up called QuoteAllusion. When I go back to labels I've already created, however, I can't add this to them. This might be by design for good reasons, but it would certainly be better to be able to have it offered when editing a previously-created label.

MJ. Smith

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/654767#Comment_654767

Greg, have you tried to manually add it via the right click edit label option? Only default attributes must be defined on the palette, if I remember correctly. What the system does not do it show "required" attributes added after a label was created.

GregW

https://community.logos.com/discussion/comment/655181#Comment_655181

Greg, have you tried to manually add it via the right click edit label option? Only default attributes must be defined on the palette, if I remember correctly. What the system does not do it show "required" attributes added after a label was created.

Thank you MJ - that's great. I appreciate the response.