Have you tried Navigator? It is a very simple list view, fairly quick, can be made small and collapses down even smaller, and allows for multiple instances so you can see/work with many separate stacks at the same time.
I only kinda sorta support it though, so your mileage may vary. The version included with LC is nowhere near up to date. I can send you a more recent one if you like. Also, I haven't updated Navigator at all for LC 8, so I don't know at all how well it handles the new LCB controls. On Thu, Nov 26, 2015 at 2:36 PM, J. Landman Gay <jac...@hyperactivesw.com> wrote: > 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.) > > -- > Jacqueline Landman Gay | jac...@hyperactivesw.com > HyperActive Software | http://www.hyperactivesw.com > > _______________________________________________ > use-livecode mailing list > use-livecode@lists.runrev.com > Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your > subscription preferences: > http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode > _______________________________________________ use-livecode mailing list use-livecode@lists.runrev.com Please visit this url to subscribe, unsubscribe and manage your subscription preferences: http://lists.runrev.com/mailman/listinfo/use-livecode
