No longer able to preview referenced items data (e.g., contacts) like before

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David Edelstein

• April 29, 2014 20:46

Overall the changes in in the layout are very good. There are a few things though that were not carried over that should have been.

In particular, in the old layout, it would preview data from referenced items from other apps. This was very helpful.

For example, in the app that I use for my cases / projects, there are workspace contact fields. It was great to look at a particular case / project and see workspace contacts' contact information without having to open anything.

Compounding this problem, is the fact that there are no longer previews of referenced items, so you can't even click on the contact and see their phone number without leaving the case / project and actually going to the contact. This is certainly a step backward.

It as great being able to click on a referenced item without leaving the current item and getting all of the information inline.

Please fix this!

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  Sara Høeg Højlund-Rasmussen

  • May 01, 2014 11:44

  Hey David

  Appreciate your feedback! :) We'll work to address the problem in the future - we do agree that we need to make this better. Unfortunately I cannot promise exactly when we have a solution ready but it is something we know we need to fix.

  Cheers,
  Sara - Podio

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  Ron van der Plas

  • May 06, 2014 06:36

  Hi David,
  I do agree that the overall changes are very good but it is sad not to have the preview function anymore. It was something that was very helpful and now it is a step backwards. I too ask Podio to bring a solution because lots of users I know used this functionality and it made/gave Podio an extra wauw factor.

  As a workaround you could use (on Windows) the right button with 'Open in new tab' or 'Ctrl+Left mouse click' and then view the info. To close the new tab use 'Ctrl+W'. This works but is not ideal.

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  Nelson Oliveira

  • May 06, 2014 10:45

  Hi Sara,
  It's really a pitty if we do not have the preview of all related items like before.
  I work with hundreds of projects at the same time and it's not very simple to use podio like it is right now.
  Hope we can have a solution in the near future.
  Regards,
  Nelson Oliveira

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  Doug Van Soest

  • April 28, 2015 16:32

  Sara, Please Please PLEASE bring back the ability to preview a referenced item without leaving the current item! This was one of my favorite features and it has been gone for over a year now. I assumed that feature would have returned by now but nothing.

  Can you please let me know if there are plans in the works to bring this option back?

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