Labeling
The record you are judging is on one side; the form you fill in is on the other. Both layouts come entirely from the config — see Cards.
Moving between records
Section titled “Moving between records”| Key | Action |
|---|---|
| → | Next record |
| ← | Previous record |
| Enter | Next record |
| ⇧+→ | Next unfinished record |
| ⇧+← | Previous unfinished record |
Enter is ignored where it already means something — inside a textarea, on a focused button, or while a dropdown is open — so it never fires twice.
The shift-arrow pair is how you sweep up leftovers: work through the file quickly, skipping anything that needs thought, then jump between just the gaps.
What “complete” means
Section titled “What “complete” means”A record is complete when every required output field holds a value that passes its own rules. Nothing else counts — how many fields you touched is irrelevant.
Required-ness defaults sensibly and can be overridden per field:
- fields you answer (
user,session) are required by default, - fields the app provides (
copy,timestamp) are not, - an explicit
"required": trueorfalsealways wins.
Three states show in the progress bar:
| State | Meaning |
|---|---|
unlabeled |
You have not entered anything on this record. |
partial |
You have started, but a required field is missing or invalid. |
complete |
Ready to export. |
Validation
Section titled “Validation”Values are checked as you enter them, against the constraints the config declares — length, range, whether a number is whole, whether a choice is one of the permitted ones.
An invalid value is flagged inline on the field. It does not block you from moving on; it
blocks the record from being complete, which means it goes to *-remaining rather than
*-output when you export.
Input problems
Section titled “Input problems”Sometimes a source cell cannot be read as the type the config declares — the text abc in
a column declared number, say. MLabel does not refuse the file over it. The cell shows as
empty with a note attached, and you carry on. The value is preserved verbatim in
*-remaining if the record ends up there.
This is deliberate: a labeler cannot fix the source data, so a bad cell is information rather than a task.
Saving
Section titled “Saving”Everything is saved continuously, keyed to the config and input file you have open. You can quit at any point. See Sessions and resuming.
Finishing
Section titled “Finishing”Press Done, or ⌘/Ctrl+Enter. You do not have to complete every record first — see Exporting for what lands where.