Because the default form is so long and it's hard to find anything, I have proposed this "collapsible form". This is a new layout for the default Repository Item form, and it puts all the fields (except Model, which is required, and at the top) into collapsible "Details" sections, and all of them (except Title And Contributors) are collapsed by default. The result is a smaller form where it is easier to get to the bottom, and hopefully easier too to find individual elements.
This has gone through the Metadata Interest Group for revision and feedback. Some, unfortunately not implemented, include:
can we get buttons to "Expand All" / "Collapse All" ? (No, can't find any way to do this)
can we style each field label to look the same? Currently they're only shaded/big/prominent if the field is multivalued. (Can't figure out a good way to implement CSS without our own fork of the theme).
Here are some screenshots of the form.
To test, spin up a starter site using this starter site fork/branch as your source. If you create or edit a repository item, you should see this form, and get no errors.
Because the default form is so long and it's hard to find anything, I have proposed this "collapsible form". This is a new layout for the default Repository Item form, and it puts all the fields (except Model, which is required, and at the top) into collapsible "Details" sections, and all of them (except Title And Contributors) are collapsed by default. The result is a smaller form where it is easier to get to the bottom, and hopefully easier too to find individual elements.
This has gone through the Metadata Interest Group for revision and feedback. Some, unfortunately not implemented, include:
Here are some screenshots of the form.
To test, spin up a starter site using this starter site fork/branch as your source. If you create or edit a repository item, you should see this form, and get no errors.