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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by Gowermick » 14 Dec 2020 13:25

Lorna,
I wasn’t thinking necessarily of Save in a property box, but when creating a new source, a Save button came into it somewhere, else I’m getting senile :D
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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by Martin Tolley » 14 Dec 2020 15:34

Gowermick wrote:
14 Dec 2020 10:47
Martin Tolley wrote:
14 Dec 2020 10:22
why can't we save custom workspaces, screen layouts; why can't FH open up showing the last person worked on? But that's a rant for another day...
Martin, This has been achieved in FH7 :D (Go to Preferences/startup and tick Display Last Used Focu...
Yeah... missed that, but I would do because I always start without a default project, working on several projects at the same time...
Edit. But, so far, only tested two projects, it still seems to work if you 'unset' a default project from those settings after you've given it one to begin with. Happier bunny.
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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by Martin Tolley » 14 Dec 2020 15:37

tatewise wrote:
14 Dec 2020 11:09
Also, you can switch off Auto-Save and Spell checking.
See Tools > Preferences > File Load/Save and Notes.
Yes in FH. Can you do it in this user group? Or allow it to let me use English instead of American spelling/grammar?

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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by ColeValleyGirl » 14 Dec 2020 15:45

Nothing stopping you using use English instead of American spelling/grammar, if you configure your browser properly. Mine (Chrome) is set to use English (United Kingdom).

Not sure why you think Auto-Save applies in these forums -- You have to choose Save Draft or Submit when posting.

If you have more questions about how the forums work, please post them in the Web Site Usage forum.

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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by Martin Tolley » 14 Dec 2020 16:07

No problem with autosave here. This is a piece of software which does require you to commit before saving or sending. Which is how it should be. Only cross with irritating spelling and grammar suggestions as a default status.
At this very moment in this reply something is saying that "which does" should be changed to "that does" and in this sentence I am being told to put a comma after "reply".

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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by ColeValleyGirl » 14 Dec 2020 16:14

At this very moment in this reply something is saying that "which does" should be changed to "that does" and in this sentence I am being told to put a comma after "reply".
As I said, that depends on your browser and its configuration. The Board defaults to British English, but we can't reach out and reconfigure your browser.

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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by tatewise » 14 Dec 2020 16:49

Grammar checking is only something I get when I enable Grammarly.
BTW: I think "that does" and a comma after reply are correct.
"At this very moment in this reply" is I think a preposition phrase saying when and where.
"something is saying ..." is potentially a sentence in its own right, so a comma between it and the leading phase is good.
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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by GeneSniper » 14 Dec 2020 17:10

Martin Tolley wrote:
14 Dec 2020 10:22
autosaving can increase database errors in situations where you input something on screen and don't spot an error/misspelling and then it is saved for you without your confirmation.
So what are you saying here, you only check information input if you have a save button? If you think that autosaving would cause data input errors, why would you think that clicking a save button would be any different. Surely one of the things you are arguing against (red lines under a spelling mistake) would help with spotting errors/misspellings and it is surely better to have a spelling mistake that you can go back and change than a whole lot of nothing if you forget to save or have a computer/program crash. As I said in my last comment just use the x button as your save button.
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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by Martin Tolley » 14 Dec 2020 17:11

Correct according to someone's rules. But that's not what I want to say, or the way I want to say it. So there! :D

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Re: Saving a new Citation

Post by tatewise » 14 Dec 2020 17:16

OK Martin, then switch off the grammar checks.
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