Collapsible groups of fields in section editor
3 posts by 3 authors in: Forums > CMS Builder
Last Post: February 16, 2010 (RSS)
Hi all,
Collapsible menus are really great for organizing a list of related sections and minimizing confusion and clutter in a section list.
Is there any way to implement that same type of approach in the section editor itself (collapsing groups and sub groups of fields under various separators) for the benefit of the users.
The specific example that prompted this is a membership section that has a number of personal information fields (to be filled in by the membership committee) and a number of accounting information fields (to be filled in by the treasurer).
2 main collapsible groups would help for the above.
In addition, the treasurer now sees a series of sub groups of fields for each year. It would be great if collapsible sub groups could be created for each year.
Another item on my wish list to remove clutter would be the ability to place fields next to each other in the editor instead of just under each other. (I'm thinking of things like Last name, First name, and Middle Initial fields, etc.)
Thanks,
Jerry Kornbluth
Collapsible menus are really great for organizing a list of related sections and minimizing confusion and clutter in a section list.
Is there any way to implement that same type of approach in the section editor itself (collapsing groups and sub groups of fields under various separators) for the benefit of the users.
The specific example that prompted this is a membership section that has a number of personal information fields (to be filled in by the membership committee) and a number of accounting information fields (to be filled in by the treasurer).
2 main collapsible groups would help for the above.
In addition, the treasurer now sees a series of sub groups of fields for each year. It would be great if collapsible sub groups could be created for each year.
Another item on my wish list to remove clutter would be the ability to place fields next to each other in the editor instead of just under each other. (I'm thinking of things like Last name, First name, and Middle Initial fields, etc.)
Thanks,
Jerry Kornbluth
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Re: [gkornbluth] Collapsible groups of fields in section editor
By Dave - February 8, 2010
Hi Jerry,
Thanks for the suggestion. We've implemented a type of collapsible accordion style field separator before in another product so we could look at porting that over to CMSB.
I'll add this to the feature list and we'll see if we can get something done in the next couple versions.
As far as placing fields next to each other, we think that would be great as well. There's a number of steps to get there. The first one which we're working on now is separating out the field code into it's own files. This will allow us have more control over where and how fields display, as well as make it easier to add new fields in the future.
Feel free to check back in a few weeks on the first one. The second one will probably be a bit further off in the future.
Thanks for the suggestion. We've implemented a type of collapsible accordion style field separator before in another product so we could look at porting that over to CMSB.
I'll add this to the feature list and we'll see if we can get something done in the next couple versions.
As far as placing fields next to each other, we think that would be great as well. There's a number of steps to get there. The first one which we're working on now is separating out the field code into it's own files. This will allow us have more control over where and how fields display, as well as make it easier to add new fields in the future.
Feel free to check back in a few weeks on the first one. The second one will probably be a bit further off in the future.
Dave Edis - Senior Developer
interactivetools.com
interactivetools.com
Re: [gkornbluth] Collapsible groups of fields in section editor
By hordak - February 16, 2010
Hey Jerry,
I am looking for the exact same thing! I'd like to give my content editors the chance to add a field dynamically. Honestly, I'd be happy with a "messages" popup similar to the "uploads" field.
Anyway, if I find a way to do it, I'll post.
I am looking for the exact same thing! I'd like to give my content editors the chance to add a field dynamically. Honestly, I'd be happy with a "messages" popup similar to the "uploads" field.
Anyway, if I find a way to do it, I'll post.