In the old days, when there was only Windows software, it was easy to edit templates. It still is, for the Windows products, but I don’t know how to do it, and indeed if it is even possible, for the Connect and Android products and I would like my data to be presented in a consistent way across all platforms.
So nowadays, to achieve the effects I want, I actually have to embed the formatting rules in the data itself. For example, in the Movie Plot field, I start each entry with “
”, which gives me the small fonts that I like, and syncs nicely through the products.
But now much better it would be if this functionality was built right into the database.
In Tools | Options | Data and Images | Download Settings, there is a list of fields with instructions about what to do with them when downloading.
It would be great if a similar list could be created, in each platform, for template customisation. For certain fields you could provide a dropdown list which shows specific formatting available for that field. You could also include a “hide this field” selection, so that the field and its caption is always hidden.
This kind of solution would go a long way to providing a template editor, which a few people have requested, and would be an easy way of getting rid of unwanted fields without having to delete the data.
But now much better it would be if this functionality was built right into the database.
In Tools | Options | Data and Images | Download Settings, there is a list of fields with instructions about what to do with them when downloading.
It would be great if a similar list could be created, in each platform, for template customisation. For certain fields you could provide a dropdown list which shows specific formatting available for that field. You could also include a “hide this field” selection, so that the field and its caption is always hidden.
This kind of solution would go a long way to providing a template editor, which a few people have requested, and would be an easy way of getting rid of unwanted fields without having to delete the data.