Double clicking Referrals cell to edit

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Double clicking Referrals cell to edit

Post by wjstarck » Sun Nov 23, 2008 1:33 pm

I always seem to want to double click the cell contents of the referrals grid to edit an individual referral, instead of clicking the "Edit" button.

I checked the rest of the program and it seems the general convention is to double click on a grid to edit a row.

I can commit a fix if it's OK...
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Re: Double clicking Referrals cell to edit

Post by jordansparks » Sun Nov 23, 2008 8:42 pm

It's more complicated than that. I wouldn't call it a "fix" because there are times when the double click selects the referral rather than editing it. I suppose I'm OK with you tweaking it, but you would have to consider both uses of that window:
1. View and edit the list.
2. Select a referral from the list.

As you said, there are examples in other areas of the program on what the expected behavior should be.
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Re: Double clicking Referrals cell to edit

Post by richardwaite » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:06 am

Why is the same window used for both editing and "selecting?" I also see this with the procedure code window when clicking on the "Procedure Code" button in the chart. This is confusing in my opinion.

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Re: Double clicking Referrals cell to edit

Post by jordansparks » Mon Dec 08, 2008 11:55 am

Because if you are selecting, it's handy to also be able to add a new item rather than going back out first.
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