Full name:

Messages

Location:

In the Entry pane (Lexicon Edit).

This field is at the entry-level.

Description:

This field displays buttons that you and your collaborators use to discuss the current entry or a Send/Receive merge conflict or notification related to the current entry.

Hover your mouse pointer over each button displayed in the field to see a pop-up window. It displays the particular question, conflict or notification.

Click the appropriate button:

• opens the Question about dialog box so you can add a new question.

The current headword (lexeme or citation form) is shown near the top of the dialog box.

• / indicate one question / resolved question.

These open the Question about dialog box.

• / indicate one merge conflict / resolved conflict.

These open the Merge Conflict dialog box.

Example conflict: someone edited what someone else had deleted (item not deleted.)

• / indicate one merge notification / resolved notification.

These open the Merge Report dialog box.

Example notification: two people added something in the same place (both additions kept).
 

Select Resolved or clear Resolved in the dialog boxes as applicable.

These questions, notifications, and conflicts also appear in the Messages dialog box. Open it with the Send/Receive menu.

Tasks:

• Add and resolve questions

• Resolve conflicts and notifications

• Send/Receive menu

• Send/Receive overview

Field type:

This is a unique field that displays only the buttons discussed above.

Writing systems:

Currently, you cannot control the writing system used in the dialog boxes opened by these buttons.

But, you can manually choose a keyboard and type any characters that the default font supports, such as IPA characters.