#8350 NORM 8.2.1: Use journal object picker if not resuming a file

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#8350: Use journal object picker if not resuming a file
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   Reporter:  morgs          |       Owner:  morgs        
       Type:  enhancement    |      Status:  new          
   Priority:  normal         |   Milestone:  8.2.1        
  Component:  read-activity  |     Version:  not specified
 Resolution:                 |    Keywords:               
Next_action:  code           |    Verified:  0            
  Blockedby:                 |    Blocking:               
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Changes (by garycmartin):

 * cc: garycmartin (added)


Comment:

 Replying to [comment:1 mikus]:
 > Then Read was added to the List view of Home.  I went along with that,
 on the grounds that List view was the ideal place to *manipulate*
 Activities (e.g., delete them, etc.).

 Yep, same thoughts here when that change happened, though I was never 100%
 sold on the previous 'hidden' activity as a helper concept.

 > Now #8350 asks that a front end (capable of 'open') be added to Read.
 If what is wanted is a PDF-viewing Activity, why not create one
 specifically -- and keep Read as a 'helper' which is not itself capable of
 'open' ?

 Read seems ideal to cover both use cases, adding the capability to pick a
 Journal entry (if it's not resumed from a document) seems like a
 reasonable step now that the Journal object picker code is more
 stable/functional/pretty. Right now this addition would cover the
 occasional case when a kid clicks on the Read activity icon directly while
 exploring* (the alternative is to modify the UI to not allow a given
 activity to be started directly), but once the home view starts to show
 recent Journal entries for activities Read will be a very useful icon on
 the kids main home view for resuming current reading material - it'll also
 likely get clicked directly quite a bit more...

 *Currently when closing an empty Read activity you also get the scary
 "Keep error: all changes will be lost Don't_stop/Stop_anyway"

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Ticket URL: <http://dev.laptop.org/ticket/8350#comment:2>
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