In R5 you used to be able to look at the document properties of a selected document from a view. With the dialog box open, you then could single click another document in the view and the dialog box would update to show the document properties for the newly selected document in the view.
It has been my experience in ND6 that when you click on the new document to review its properties, the currently selected document is opened. This makes it impossible to quickly obtain document properties of several documents from the view level.
Is there a user preference or view preference that needs to be enabled/disabled so that I can continue to review multiple document properties from the view in a timely and sequential manner?
TIA,
Ryan
Subject: Workaround
After opening the document properties box, check any document in the view’s selection margin. You will then be able to use the document properties box like you did in R5.
Documents will no longer launch just by clicking on them in the view. This will stay in effect for any document in any view in any database for as long as you keep the properties box open.
You can also deselect the document once you check it, but you have to check it after opening the document properties box.
Subject: Fix planned
In Knowledge Base I found a document (08.04.2004) “Clicking on a Document in a View After Opening the Document Properties Dialog Box Causes Document to Open” saying that this issue has been reported to Lotus software Quality Engineering and a fix is being researched.
Sophie
Subject: Problem obtaining document properties from a view
It depends on which application.You can determine the behaviour of the single AND double click on a view. If you didn’t code anything for the single click, it does nothing, allowing you to read the peroperties in the info box rather than launching the document.
There is however a bug (or so I have seen since 6.0.3 and lower) which makes Notes “remember” the last setting if you remove your single-click code; so sometimes you may find applications where the single click should not launch the document, but launches it anyway because it was coded that way before and the bug prevents the developper from removing that behaviour once it has been set.
HTH
Nicolas Abesdris
Quintessence e-solutions Inc.
Subject: RE: Problem obtaining document properties from a view
Thanks for the response Nicolas.
In my situation, I don’t have any coding for either the single or double click events.
My problem can be replicated in my mail file. For example, I open the inbox, select an email in the view, right click on it and select document properties. Review the field properties tab, click on another document to review its properties. It is at this point that Notes opens up the originally selected email rather than displaying the document properties for the second email. I am running the iNotes6 mail file. Are you able to duplicate this behavior?
Subject: RE: Problem obtaining document properties from a view
Hi
I have exactly the same ‘problem’. It happens in any database on 6, and is annoying, so if anyone knows why it happens and whether it’s fixable please post.
Cheers
Dan
Subject: Yep, EXTREMELY annoying.
Subject: Yep, EXTREMELY annoying. - Workaround
For what its worth, here is a little workaround that might help a few. This problem will still remain an annoyance.
It seems that the problem is related to the active window. When you open the document properties dialog box, it becomes the active window. If you deactivate the dialog box, don’t close it, but deactivate it by clicking on the top status bar of Notes or the refresh area of the margin within a view or folder, the dialog box header becomes a lighter shade of blue. It is at that point that you can select other documents and check there properties without having the documents open up.
HTH,
Ryan
Subject: Re: Workaround
Yep. I’ve noted that behavior before as well. It just a hassle to have to switch focus from the properties box, select a different document, and re-focus on the properties box if you want to search for a field name vs scrolling through the list. I was just lamenting the fact that we used to be able to do this without a problem. Maybe Lotus considers this an “enhancement” but I (and most other developers I know) consider it more of an annoyance. (Like several other small “features” that have popped up recently).
On a side note… small world (talked with L this morning). 
Subject: Problem obtaining document properties from a view
I’m running 6.5 on XP and haven’t experienced this problem with any database.
Subject: RE: Problem obtaining document properties from a view
Oh man… I upgraded my client to 6.5.1 last week and now I am experiencing this same behavior. It is annoying.