Kinook Software Forum

Go Back   Kinook Software Forum > Ultra Recall > [UR] General Discussion

Reply
 
Thread Tools Rate Thread Display Modes
  #1  
Old 07-14-2010, 08:00 PM
lascasas lascasas is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: 11-19-2007
Posts: 29
Who do child items and search results share the same window?

This is a design aspect of Ultra Recall I've never understood and wonder if people here can explain it to me:

Why do child items and search results share the same window?

I ask because sometimes I want the search results to persist for a while so I can use of the results for assigning items, flagging, etc., but if I click on a folder, the search results are replaced by the child items for that folder.

Why? What's the logic of that? How are child items and search results related?
Reply With Quote
  #2  
Old 07-15-2010, 09:01 AM
Jon Polish Jon Polish is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: 07-21-2006
Posts: 389
Re: Who do child items and search results share the same window?

Quote:
Originally posted by lascasas
Why do child items and search results share the same window?
The name of the pane changes, but they are still, in effect, children of the item. Think of it as a saved search. When you select a saved search, you see the children of that item. I don't know if this is clear - I hope so.

Quote:
I ask because sometimes I want the search results to persist for a while so I can use of the results for assigning items, flagging, etc., but if I click on a folder, the search results are replaced by the child items for that folder.
But not if you single click. The search results remain. Again, think of the child pane. If you select a child in that pane with children, you can view its details. However, double clicking will select that child and the view in the child pane changes to the its children.

I know the help file can be a bit difficult, but it is very informative. Once things "click" the rest will fall into place. I urge you to spend some time reading and experimenting!
Reply With Quote
  #3  
Old 07-15-2010, 09:41 AM
lascasas lascasas is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: 11-19-2007
Posts: 29
Re: Re: Who do child items and search results share the same window?

Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Polish
The name of the pane changes, but they are still, in effect, children of the item. Think of it as a saved search. When you select a saved search, you see the children of that item. I don't know if this is clear - I hope so.
I understand your point, but I don't see a reason to have them share the same window. When I click on an item to see the children, my purpose is different than if I run a search. I don't want one action, in effect, overwriting my other action.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Polish
But not if you single click. The search results remain.
This isn't true, at least in my setup, nor do I see a way to change it. The search results are replaced by child items even with a single click on a folder in the explorer.

Quote:
Originally posted by Jon Polish
I know the help file can be a bit difficult, but it is very informative. Once things "click" the rest will fall into place. I urge you to spend some time reading and experimenting!
I've been using the program for years, thank you, and have read the manual a great deal. And things don't just "click." That's why I asked.
Reply With Quote
  #4  
Old 07-15-2010, 09:52 AM
quant's Avatar
quant quant is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: 11-30-2006
Posts: 967
Re: Re: Re: Who do child items and search results share the same window?

this was one of my first question as well, when i joined UR.

The problem is that search items CAN themselves have children, and you might want to see them in the child pane, but you are not allowed by design.

Doesn't seem to be very consistent, I'd prefer separate search results pane (+ few other options, like show search results pane automatically when going to search item, etc ...)
Reply With Quote
  #5  
Old 07-15-2010, 12:04 PM
kinook kinook is online now
Administrator
 
Join Date: 03-06-2001
Location: Colorado
Posts: 6,003
IIRC, the main reason was to minimize the number of separate panes. It's on the request list, but at this point, it's not so simple to separate out.
Reply With Quote
  #6  
Old 07-15-2010, 12:36 PM
lascasas lascasas is online now
Registered User
 
Join Date: 11-19-2007
Posts: 29
Mystery solved. Thanks for the explanation.
Reply With Quote
Reply

Thread Tools
Display Modes Rate This Thread
Rate This Thread:

Posting Rules
You may not post new threads
You may not post replies
You may not post attachments
You may not edit your posts

BB code is On
Smilies are On
[IMG] code is Off
HTML code is Off



All times are GMT -5. The time now is 03:46 AM.


Copyright © 1999-2023 Kinook Software, Inc.