Enhance editing entries in new DMN modeler

[benhoffmann]

Editing single cells could be more intuitive.

• I think it would make sense to show the additional menu whenever the cursor has focus on an input cell.

• At least one should be able to toggle the menu multiple times (see screenshot).

• Pressing return should result in being able to edit the next line of the same column

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Tasks:

• [ ] re-open simple edit button on cell click https://github.com/bpmn-io/dmn-js/issues/341
• [x] add new rule on ENTER in bottom rule https://github.com/bpmn-io/dmn-js/issues/345

[philippfromme]

Okay, so:

1. We decided to not open the context menu automatically on focus since that would be pretty obtrusive.

2. This is actually a bug. I've created an issue for it.

3. Do you mean pressing ENTER?

[benhoffmann]

Thanks Phillip!

3. I mean pressing ENTER.

[philippfromme]

Adding to 1 you can open the context menu immediately by pressing CMD when clicking on a cell.

Regarding 3 do you mean pressing ENTER while a cell is focussed or while you are editing through the context menu?

[benhoffmann]

1: cool, I didn't know 👍 3: after typing expressions (not using the context menu)

[philippfromme]

In what context are you using the DMN modeling? On ENTER the cell below should be selected, on ENTER + SHIFT the cell above should be selected.

[benhoffmann]

Ah, sorry, I missed that this does not work on the last rule. I would have expected that pressing ENTER adds a new row after the last one. Don't know if that is a valid use case, but that's the reason why it didn't work when I tried it.

[philippfromme]

I totally agree with you, we've already thought about this.

I've created an issue for that: https://github.com/bpmn-io/dmn-js/issues/345