On 11/26/2015 1:04 PM, Monte Goulding wrote:
What I don't really understand is why people aren't offering suggestions on how to improve the project browser so it will work for them. To my mind the simple solution would be to have multiple layout modes (tree, list, column) and the ability to detach chunks of the hierarchy into a separate window by double clicking or dragging. That would open up a world of possibilities for copying and moving objects around.
Something like that would work for me. The list had a long discussion about this before and I'm sure the team read it. It mainly comes down to those of us who work with very large stacks (mine contain hundreds or thousands of objects over 50 or more cards per stack.) The best way to work with stacks like this is to have a column view like Finder offers where you can see breadcrumbs that display the relationship of objects to their owners.
In my case, every stack is a clone of a master stack with only text and some objects replaced. That means that cards have no names (only IDs) and most objects are named identically across all the stacks. It isn't possible to identify where you are in the Project Browser because the containing group, card, or stack has scrolled out of view.
Another issue is the visual clutter, which I find very difficult to work with. I'd like to see the plainest kind of text list possible. I have already turned off thumbnails because outside of the clutter, they slow down the browser unacceptably when it is trying to update that many objects repeatedly. Even so, it is still too slow to work with. The App Browser updates instantly because it is pure text.
If the Project Browser could respond faster and offer column view so I know which object belongs to which card and stack I could possibly work with it.
If the team would like an example to work with, they have already signed the NDA for my big project and it shows these issues clearly. If they no longer have the stacks, I'd be very happy to resend them.
(Finally, I hope I didn't show any claws, though I admit that removing the App Browser would force me to remain in LC 7 indefinitely and I had a moment of despair.)
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