New Task/Milestone Shape and Text Label Selection Rules for OnePager 7.0

New Task/Milestone Shape and Text Label Selection Rules for OnePager 7.0 (0.4.2.3-70)

Overview

1) As part of the Smart Task/Milestone Text Labeling feature's implementation in OnePager 7.0, we changed the rules for task shape and text label manual left-click and right-click selection to facilitate the addition of The Smart Task/Milestone Text Label Collision Avoidance Feature.

2) These changes are as follows:

Left-Click Selection Rules

a) To select a task shape in OnePager 7.0 you left-click the task shape itself.

b) To select the task shape's text label left-click the text label only.

Right-Click Selection Rules

a) A right-click on a task shape accesses a context menu with commands that are associated with edits to the task shape itself.

b) A right-click on a text label accesses a specific context menu tailored with commands that are for edits to the text label.

c) When a set of task shapes and their associated text labels'''''' are in a '''text label collision situation''', a right-click on the tasks shape accesses the '''context menu''' augmented with a command to invoke the '''text label collision avoidance algorithm'''. ====Select Associated Text==== 3) Since these new rules represents a change from previous versions of OnePager Pro and Express with respect to selecting task shapes and their '''text labels''', OnePager 7.0 provides an option for setting the behavior of task shape selection to that of previous versions. :a) This option is controlled by a checkbox in the '''Advanced''' tab of the '''Template '''and''' Chart Properties''' forms in the '''Display options''' control group called '''Select associated text'''. :b) The '''default''' setting in the checkbox is checked '''OFF'''. :c) Checking this checkbox '''ON''' changes the behavior of a left-click on a task shape such that the left-click selects '''both''' the task shape and the '''text label'''. :d) Regardless of the setting in the '''Select associated text''' checkbox, there is no difference in how the right-click on a task shape and/or '''text label''' operates. 4) Examples and illustrations are provided in the section below. ====Changes to Task Shape and Text Label Right-Click Context Menus==== 5) The changes to task shape and '''text label''' selection described above offers an opportunity to simplify the '''context menus''' associated with task shapes and '''text labels'''. :a) The right-click on task shape '''context menu''' contains commands available in previous versions of OnePager Pro and Express with the addition of a new command associated with the '''Smart Task/Milestone Text Labeling '''feature - the '''Re-optimize text collisions for the selected task/milestones''' command. :b) This new '''context menu''' command is explained in greater detail in the Wiki articles referenced below. :c) The right click on a '''text label''' has a simplified '''context menu''' of two commands that allows you to '''edit''' the '''text label name''' and to access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties''' form at the '''Task Label''' tab. As in previous OnePager versions this form allows you to turn the display of '''text labels ON '''and''' OFF''', change their '''positions''' relative to their task shape, and change their '''font properties'''. ==Selecting Task Shapes versus Selecting Task Shape Text Labels=== 1) '''Editing''' task/milestone shapes and task/milestone '''text labels''' changed in OnePager Pro and Express 7.0. In this context we are specifically addressing '''task/milestone name text labels'''. a) With respect to left-click selection in OnePager 7.0, a left-click on the task/milestone shape selects and highlights '''only''' the task/milestone shape. <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9A)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9A)-06122019.png</center> :b) A left-click on the '''text label''' selects and highlights '''only''' the '''text label'''. <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9B)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9B)-06122019.png</center> :c) Right-clicking the task/milestone shape accesses the task/milestone shape '''context menu''' as shown below: <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(9)-06122019.png</center> :d) Right-clicking on the task/milestone '''text label''' accesses the text label '''context menu''' as shown below: <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(10)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(10)-06122019.png</center> 2) For the task/milestone shape '''context menu''', the commands behave exactly the same as in previous versions of OnePager. 3) For the task/milestone '''text label''' '''context menu''', there are two commands in the '''context menu''': :(1) '''Edit task name…''' or :(2) '''Format… '''to access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties '''form at the '''Task Label '''tab. 4) The '''Edit task name… '''and the '''Format…''' commands both behave as in previous versions of OnePager when selected with a right-click in the text label. Please see this article for more information: [[Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shape, Labels, etc.) for Version 7.0 | Changing Individual Task/Milestone Properties (Color, Shapes, Labels, etc.)]] 9.2.1-70. ====Making the Task/Milestone Shape Left-Click Selection Select Both the Task Shape and Text Label in One Left Click==== 5) OnePager 7.0 provides a control for you to change the response that a left-click on a task shape allowing a single click on the task shape to select '''both the task shape and its corresponding text label'''. 6) The control is called the '''Select associated text''' checkbox and is found in the '''Template '''and '''Chart Properties '''form’s '''Advanced '''tab in the '''Display options''' control group as shown below for the '''Chart Properties''' form: <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(11)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(11)-06122019.png</center> 7) If you mouse over this checkbox the following '''tool tip''' appears: '''When the task/milestone shape is selected, also select all text associated with the shape, including the task name, dates, and percent complete labels'''. As with all '''tool tips''' they are provided to assist you in determining what the control basically does. 8) As an example, the illustration below is a chart portion where there was a left-click on the task shape only when the '''Select associated text''' checkbox is checked '''OFF'''. <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(12)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(12)-06122019.png</center> :a) Left-clicking the task shape '''only''' selects the task shape as shown above. :b) When the task shape is selected in the above example, only the '''Icons''' on the '''Home '''tool bar tab that are applicable to '''editing''' task shapes are '''enabled'''. The '''enabled''' control groups are: '''Editing''', '''Settings''', '''Font''', and '''Format'''. :c) Even with the '''Select associated text''' checkbox checked '''OFF''', left-clicks on the task shape still allow you to change '''Font properties''' but not '''text label position'''. You can change '''text label alignment''' if the '''text label '''is configured such that '''text label alignment '''changes are available. :d) However, in the situation described above, where one or more task shapes are left-clicked with the '''Select associated text '''checkbox checked '''OFF''', you can '''right-click''' on any of the selected task shape, access its normal '''context menu''', and use all the commands in the '''context menu '''as well as all the tabs available in the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties '''form accessed from the '''Format…''' command in the '''context menu'''. :e) Additionally, you can access the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties '''form by clicking the '''Format… Icon''' on the '''Home '''tool bar tab as shown below: <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(13)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(13)-06122019.png</center> 9) To complete the example, the illustration below is a chart portion where the '''Select associated text''' checkbox is checked '''ON''', and the task shape is selected with a left-click: <center>[[File:P70-0_4_2_3-70-(14)-06122019.png]]</center> <center>P70-0_4_2_3-70-(14)-06122019.png</center> :a) With the '''Select associated text''' checkbox''' '''checked '''ON''', a left-click on the task shape selects the task shape '''and''' its '''text label''' as shown above. :b) When the task shape and '''text label '''are selected in the above example, '''ALL''' '''Icons''' on the '''Home '''tool bar tab that are applicable to '''editing''' task shapes and '''text labels''' are '''enabled'''. The applicable control groups are: '''Editing''', '''Settings''', '''Font''', '''Format''', and '''Position'''. The '''Alignment''' control group is only '''enabled''' if there is an option available to '''re-align''' the '''text label''' or '''text labels''' for selected items. :c) Essentially, checking the '''Select associated text''' checkbox '''ON''' makes the OnePager 7.0 behavior relative to left-clicking of task shapes or '''text labels''' operate the same as left-clicking only the task shape in previous versions of OnePager. :d) You can '''right-click '''on either the task shape or '''text label''' in this situation and the appropriate '''context menu '''is accessed and all associated commands operate as documented including gaining access to the '''Change Task/Milestone Properties '''form. 10) OnePager 7.0, regardless of the status of the '''Select associated text''' status of checked '''ON''' or checked '''OFF''', permits you to '''right-click '''on any previously selected task shape or '''text label''' and accesses any of the '''context menu '''commands. ==Related Links== [[Editing with the Chart Properties form for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Editing with the Chart Properties form (Portal)]] 21.0.1-70 [[Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones for Version 7.0 (Portal) | Modifying Decorations on Tasks/Milestones (Portal)]] 10.0.1-70 [[Task/Milestone Text Labels for OnePager Pro for Version 7.0 | Task/Milestone Text Labels for OnePager Pro]] 10.15.1.-70 [[Task/Milestone Text Labels for OnePager Express for Version 7.0 | Task/Milestone Text Labels for OnePager Express]] 10.16.1.-70 [[Labeling Task/Milestone Dates for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro) | Labeling Task/Milestone Dates for OnePager Pro]] 10.1.1-70 [[Labeling Task/Milestone Dates for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express) | Labeling Task/Milestone Dates for OnePager Express]] 10.2.1-70 [[Percent complete for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro) | Percent complete for OnePager Pro]] 10.3.1-70 [[Percent complete for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express) | Percent complete for OnePager Express]] 10.4.1-70 [[Order of Tasks/Milestones Decorations for Version 7.0 | Order of Tasks/Milestones Decorations]] 10.13.1-70 [[Task Bars Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro) | Task Bars Tab for OnePager Pro]] 21.3.1-70 [[Task Bars Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express) | Task Bars Tab for OnePager Express]] 21.4.1-70 [[Milestones Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Pro) | Milestones Tab for OnePager Pro]] 21.5.1-70 [[Milestones Tab for Version 7.0 (OnePager Express) | Milestones Tab for OnePager Express]] 21.6.1-70 (0.4.2.3-70) [[Category:Version 7.0]] [[Category:Task/Milestone Label Text Collision Avoidance]] [[Category:Ribbon]] [[Category:Charts]] [[Category:Snapshots]] [[Category:Chart Editor]] [[Category:Chart Properties Form]] [[Category:Editing a Chart]] [[Category:Templates]] [[Category:OnePager Pro]] [[Category:OnePager Express]]