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Title: Will it be possible to re-arrange the order of panels in the Navigator
Post by: Tallpics on December 29, 2016, 01:19:03 PM
I hope I haven't missed this built-in feature  :-[

I use IMatch Categories extensively. These allow me to make specific focused selections very quickly in IMatch.

In fact they often allow me to find images with just a couple of clicks  :)

As this method of selection is usually my first route to finding an image it seems logical that I would have the Categories panel at the top of the Navigator (or below the Stored Settings panel)

My workflow would then start at the top > Select Category > then 'fine tune' the selection using Ratings etc.

Would it be possible to allow users to re-order the panels in the Navigator to allow them to adapt it to their personal workflow?
Title: Re: Will it be possible to re-arrange the order of panels in the Navigator
Post by: Mario on December 29, 2016, 01:32:22 PM
You cannot arrange the order of panels. You can hide individual panels via the settings (Gear button) and the Admin can exclude individual panels globally.

I don't see much use for re-arranging the order of the panels. I suggest you make a feature request in the IMA feature request board. This way other users can comment and we'll see how many users would like that.

In general, I try to keep the IMatch WebViewer slim and light. The more code is added, the slower it becomes on less powerful devices...
Title: Re: Will it be possible to re-arrange the order of panels in the Navigator
Post by: Tallpics on December 29, 2016, 04:36:30 PM
Thank you for the reply Mario.

I appreciate you keeping the coding as lean as possible in this age of bloated software!

My request isn't important as IMatch Anywhere functions perfectly well in its current layout.

I have seen the option to hide panels. I will take another look to see if using this option helps to simplify the interface a bit more.

BTW I did try reordering the list in the .jsn config file but this didn't have any effect.
Title: Re: Will it be possible to re-arrange the order of panels in the Navigator
Post by: Mario on December 29, 2016, 06:26:55 PM
The config.json only allows the Admin to hide panels globally (e.g., for corporate use, hiding the folders & some other panels is common).