diff --git a/src/doc/tutorials/edit_mode.rst b/src/doc/tutorials/edit_mode.rst index f7f50508856bc1abfbd3b04e28c20b7fa7c1a385..09d94d588cc421bd1095b1b09f951e45309d0813 100644 --- a/src/doc/tutorials/edit_mode.rst +++ b/src/doc/tutorials/edit_mode.rst @@ -75,6 +75,26 @@ to the corresponding area at the bottom of the Record. Properties and parents can be removed from the entity by clicking on the trash-can symbol. Note that a Record must always have at least one parent. +From LinkAhead WebUI version 0.15, the default behavior for changing +the values of reference properties has changed in that the dropdown +menus to select possible values are not filled automatically for +`performance reasons +<https://gitlab.com/linkahead/linkahead-webui/-/issues/262>`_. Instead, +you have to click on the pencil symbol to the right of the property +you want to edit: + +.. image:: edit-lazy-load-dropdown.png + :width: 720 + :alt: Clicking on the pencil symbol enables the editing of the + reference property. + +.. note:: + + The behavior of version 0.14.x and before, i.e., enable and load + all reference dropdowns immediatly after starting to edit the + entity, can be restored by starting LinkAhead with the + ``BUILD_EDIT_MODE_LAZY_DROPDOWN_LOADING = DISABLED`` option. + When many Entities are valid candidates for a reference property not all might be available in the drop down element. In those cases, the drop down warns, that only a subset is shown and a new button with a pencil symbol is