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Move or Change Behavior of  "Lock All Changes" Check Box
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorAddicted2DVD
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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
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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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??
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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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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Could you perhaps use ALT-TAB instead to switch between windows??
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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
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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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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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.
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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.

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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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I am actually on a laptop... and this definitely hurts more then it helps in my opinion.
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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.
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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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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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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
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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
DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantStar ContributorLewis_Prothero
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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?


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DVD Profiler Unlimited RegistrantMark Harrison
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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.
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