My Dream Pointer Editor Interface

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I'd like a pointer editor interface where I could see all of the possible values (as specified in the pointer's +*right+*options card), add and delete values and place values in any order either sorted or arbitrary. Multiselect allows me to see all possible values and to add and delete values except does not let me delete the last value. List allows me to arbitrarily order values and to add and delete all values but does not show me all possible values.

Several things I like / want:

easy re-ordering (to me this begs for a pointer interface with drag and drop)
sorting searches by pointer order (for example, I should be able to make a pointer called priorities that points to low, med, and high, and then have a search (like *options) return them in that same order. Would probably do this via references table
interchangeable pointers and searches in applicable settings. (eg, *options)

Plus, obviously, we need to fix that multiselect bug. Looked into it enough to see problem (no pointees cgi variable sent for blank lists). The pointer api is getting messy; would really like to standardize and clean.

1. implement draggable Pointer items (some great thoughts here for specifying the design)

2. respect order of Pointer items found with referred_to_by

3. let settings now needing Searches accept Pointers

let multiselect select zero items

add input option like multiselect but with ordering

--John Abbe.....Sun Feb 20 16:32:57 -0800 2011