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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | I have gotten to the point that I am sick of doing cast/crew entry because of this one... The "Lock All Changes" is troublesome as it is now...  While doing credits... I have to switch between the PowerDVD and DVD profiler. With PowerDVD in a smaller screen on top of profiler...I click on the DVD Profiler and I am always hitting anywhere near that check box... making the box check and locking all fields I changed without wanting to. I found if you click anywhere in the left side third of the bar it checks the box... so anywhere even fairly close to it activates the check box. So I am accidentally hitting it all the time as I just can't keep it in my mind while doing the credit updates. I see 2 solutions to this... 1. Move the check box 2. Make it so you have to click the actual check box itself instead of just close to it. I would be thrilled with either solution. | | | | Pete | | | | Last edited: by Addicted2DVD |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | ??
Seems to me that this "problem" is mainly based on the way you've chosen to work with DVDProfiler.
Two possible solutions without need for program change:
1) Set PowerDVD as "Always on Top" and use a "Side-By-Side" Split-Screen of Profile Editor (NOT the Main-Program) and PowerDVD
2) The more expensive (but by far more satisfying) method: A Dual-Monitor setup with Power DVD and DVDProfiler running Full-Screen on separate screens. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | I shouldn't have to do either of those. Side by side makes the credits on alot... most even... of releases too hard to read for my bad eyes... and I am not going to buy a second monitor just to do credits for DVD Profiler. I would stop contributing first. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: June 25, 2007 |  Posts: 128 |
| | Posted: | | | | Could you perhaps use ALT-TAB instead to switch between windows?? | | | | "Hope I didn't take up too much of your time." Amos Hart - Chicago |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | Not everyone knows about or even likes to use keyboard shortcuts. I know it is one I never heard of before... and I am much more a mouse person... I find keyboard shortcuts and such very cumbersome to use... and could never keep in my mind what the key combos are.
I personally don't know what is wrong with this feature request... I honestly don't see how either of the solutions I mentioned would hinder anyone in any way. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
Not everyone knows about or even likes to use keyboard shortcuts. Sorry Pete, while I see your problem, it sounds to me like the guy who glues his cell-phone to the steering wheel of his car and now complains that the airbag doesn't have a matching hole. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm sorry... but I don't understand a single thing you said.
Once again... how does this request hinder anyone in any way. I just don't see it. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I'm sorry... but I don't understand a single thing you said. What I tried to say is that you are using the program-combination in a ... hmm ... unusual way and instead of changing this, request a change of the product, because (in your eyes) the developer obviously didn't think of this problem. Quote:
Once again... how does this request hinder anyone in any way. I just don't see it. The moving and/or changing of functions always hinders those that got used to it. If you don't believe it ask the Support-Hotline of Microsoft what happened after they changed the old-fashioned menu structure of MS-Office to the Tabs they had until Office 2010. So the question that is better asked is: How would this request improve things? In fact this "Close-By"-activation of flags is s a Feature, not a bug. It helps those people with imprecise pointing devices (e.g. Touchpad on Laptops). So for solving your problem all those users of Laptops suddenly have one more. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | I am actually on a laptop... and this definitely hurts more then it helps in my opinion. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: June 12, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,665 |
| | Posted: | | | | You really ought to try adding ALT-TAB to your arsenal. My right hand may use the mouse but the left is ALT-TABbing regularly. Definitely speeds things up over using the mouse alone. | | | | Bad movie? You're soaking in it! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | I tried it... and hate it. It brings up a pop-up of every program currently running as well as the desktop. Much simpler... less to go through doing it with the mouse as I am accustom to. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | You are aware that you can pull focus by simply clicking on the matching icon in the taskbar, are you? | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | yes I am aware... unless that item has more then one window open then it comes up with a pop-up for you to pick from as well. | | | | Pete | | | | Last edited: by Addicted2DVD |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,329 |
| | Posted: | | | | Even if he didn't want to make it be click directly on the check box... it don't have to be the way it currently is... anywhere on a third of the length of the entire window seems to be a bit much to me. He could cut the area in half... and that would probably cut my problem in half... as I usually don't click that close to the check box anyway. | | | | Pete |
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 6,730 |
| | Posted: | | | | No matter where he moved it to, the solution may only be temporarily. As soon as you change screen-size and/or resolution the problem may occur again.
The most obvious solution would of course be to resize and locate the profile editor in a way that it doesn't collide with the taskbar and/or other programs, but this has to be done locally too. | | | It all seems so stupid, it makes me want to give up!
But why should I give up, when it all seems so stupid?
Registrant since 05/22/2003 | | | | Last edited: by Lewis_Prothero |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 3,321 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Addicted2DVD: Quote:
I tried it... and hate it. It brings up a pop-up of every program currently running as well as the desktop. Much simpler... less to go through doing it with the mouse as I am accustom to. I won't keep trying to sell you on Alt-Tab. But I did want to point out that you kinda missed the point. If you push Alt-Tab and hold, you do get a popup and can keep pressing tab (while holding Alt) to cycle through them. But when you're just working with 2 windows, or just keep going back-and-forth between 2 windows like you are, just Alt-Tab, release. It will pop the previous window back up and the popup you're complaining about goes away. Like Tweeter, I use it constantly. Dozens upon dozens of times per day. Per hour sometimes. It really is a HUGE time saver.  | | | Get the CSVExport and Database Query plug-ins here.
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