Why can't objects be selected in a collection?
Why isn't it actually possible to select one or more objects in collections - for example, to add them to other collections or to change their properties - just as it is in queries?
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Hi VisualNotes , it should be possible with Cmd Shift Click > then edit property > collections? Do you see this on your side?
Bulk selection supports adding/removing objects from collections and editing properties; try Cmd + Shift + click or the object type’s ... menu > Select multiple objects: https://docs.capacities.io/reference/bulk-actionsIn the collection view, is the selection command or action menu missing, or does the action fail after selecting objects? A short screen recording would help clarify.
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Wow... this is really well hidden in Collections! A shortcut alone definitely isn't enough, in my opinion. I think the “Select Multiple” option should be the same in the context menus for objects in Queries AND in Collections.
To select an object, you naturally click the button with the three dots because you intuitively assume that will select the object in question. In a Query, when the context menu opens after clicking this button, the first menu item is the option to select — which is totally logical and practical — but this isn’t the case with a Collection; that option isn’t available in the context menu there.
Again, I find a shortcut alone for selecting objects in Collections far too unintuitive. I’ve been working with Capacities for some time now, though almost exclusively with Queries. I’ve recently started working with Collections — and, as you can see, I simply couldn’t find this simple feature. You can imagine how someone new to Capacities would feel.
My suggestion: please add the “Select Multiple” context menu item to Collections as well (for all layouts)!