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From: "Holly Timm" <>
Subject: Re: [TMG] WISHLIST- Mouseover Date
Date: Sun, 10 Aug 2008 14:37:43 -0400
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Conceptually I find the sort date part of the date data particularly as it
is most often used when there is no solid date information and even a ca
XXXX could be misleading. Programming is probably an entirely different
matter.

Holly

-----Original Message-----
From: [mailto:] On Behalf
Of Jim Byram
Sent: Sunday, August 10, 2008 11:46 AM
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Subject: Re: [TMG] WISHLIST- Mouseover Date

Holly Timm wrote:

> I'd rather have the mouseover. Usually most of my tags have actual dates
> and
> the sort date is the same but sometimes there is a sort date that is
> different (intentionally or accidentally) and it would be easy to see this
> if the sort date was a mouseover feature rather than taking up more screen
> space by showing both or by switching back and forth.

The problem is that the mouseover idea is completely inconsistent with the
item tip design. Item tips are designed to show data when all of the data is

not visible in the current field, not to show a different type of data.

Jim

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