From efc7078a22c50c77769e01ff0230e7a61e8aedd6 Mon Sep 17 00:00:00 2001 From: "Veronica K. B. Olsen" <1619840+vkbo@users.noreply.github.com> Date: Sun, 16 Aug 2020 21:24:04 +0200 Subject: [PATCH] Updated documentation --- docs/source/interface.rst | 13 +++++++------ docs/source/projects.rst | 10 +++++----- 2 files changed, 12 insertions(+), 11 deletions(-) diff --git a/docs/source/interface.rst b/docs/source/interface.rst index d0435abf..48b27691 100644 --- a/docs/source/interface.rst +++ b/docs/source/interface.rst @@ -48,9 +48,10 @@ addition to the word count. Project Tree Drag and Drop -------------------------- -The project tree allows dragging and drop to a certain extent, but it does not allow bulk actions. -This is deliberate to avoid accidentally messing up your project. The project tree has no undo -function. +The project tree allows dragging and drop to a certain extent. This feature is primarily intended +for rearranging the order of your files within each root folder, and has only limited support for +moving files elsewhere in the project tree. In general, bulk actions are not allowed. This is +deliberate to avoid accidentally messing up your project. The project tree has no undo function. Document files and their folders can be rearranged freely within their root folders. Novel files cannot be moved out of the :guilabel:`Novel` folder, except to :guilabel:`Trash` and the @@ -59,9 +60,9 @@ cannot be moved out of the :guilabel:`Novel` folder, except to :guilabel:`Trash` Folders cannot be moved at all outside their root tree. Neither can a folder containing files be deleted. You must first delete the files. -Root folders in the project tree cannot be dragged and dropped. However, if you want to reorder -them, you can move them up or down with respect to eachother from the :guilabel:`Tools` menu, or by -pressing :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift` and the :kbd:`Up` or :kbd:`Down` key. +Root folders in the project tree cannot be dragged and dropped at all. However, if you want to +reorder them, you can move them up or down with respect to eachother from the :guilabel:`Tools` +menu, or by pressing :kbd:`Ctrl`:kbd:`Shift` and the :kbd:`Up` or :kbd:`Down` key. .. _a_ui_edit: diff --git a/docs/source/projects.rst b/docs/source/projects.rst index 199ed904..76f0fe2c 100644 --- a/docs/source/projects.rst +++ b/docs/source/projects.rst @@ -103,13 +103,13 @@ Archived Documents (Outtakes) If you don't want to delete a file, or put it in the :guilabel:`Trash` folder where it may be deleted, but still want it out of your main project tree, you can create an :guilabel:`Outtakes` -root folder from the :guilabel:`project` menu. This folder is similar to the :guilabel:`Trash` -folder in that it doesn't allow subfolders and creating new files. +root folder from the :guilabel:`Project` menu. You are not allowed to move folders to this root +folder, only files. If you need folders in it to organise your files, you can of course create new +ones there. You can drag any file to this folder and preserve its settings. The file will always be excluded -from the :guilabel:`Build Novel Project` builds, even with the setting to ignore the excluded files -option. The file is also removed from the project index, so the tags and references defined in it -will not show up anywhere else. +from the :guilabel:`Build Novel Project` builds. The file is also removed from the project index, so +the tags and references defined in it will not show up anywhere else. .. _a_proj_roots_orph: