| Reference | 630 |
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| Title | Template Design - Provide Preview Option |
| Category | General |
| Description | Issue The Source Template Definition Editor only shows the "parameters" - it does not show any sample values. Many people find it much easier to assess the usefulness of their new formats if they can see sample values in preview before committing. Currently, that requires adding the revised Source Template Definition to a project and then creating a Prepared Citation against the new Source Template resulting in extended workflow and many additional mouse clicks. Any desired changes then have to be reflected back into the Source Template Definition Editor (with consequent potential for missing desired changes) and the process repeated. Other methods are possible, such as editing the Source Template directly, but sometimes these methods store up unseen issues. Proposal The goal is to Provide a solution that permits the user to both specify and immediately see the result of the template definition process and streamline workflow. The Source Template Definition Editor should be given a "Preview" function that will show the resulting formats for Record Title, Bibliography, Footnote and Short Footnote. The resulting formats should contain Field-appropriate sample data values (i.e. not generic "XXXX" strings unless those are explicitly entered by the user). The user should also be free to specify more than one set of sample data fieldsthat can both include and omit the key Field values. The resulting formats must use any currently specified styles and qualifiers, etc. It should become possible to input the sample data values as part of the process of using the Source Template Definition Editor. The new facility could provide a means of keeping the sample data values from one use of the Source Template Definition Editor to another. The sample values could be "keyed" by the Template Name and Collection. |
| Web Link | https://www.fhug.org.uk/forum/viewtopic.php?t=21738 |
| Votes | 13 |
| Rating | 4.6 |
| Added | Tuesday 16th January 2024 |
| Last Vote | Saturday 13th April 2024 |
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