Feature request: display 'edit' views inside a modal dialog

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Feature request: display 'edit' views inside a modal dialog #1231

Open exponentcms opened 4 years ago

exponentcms commented 4 years ago

It would be nice to display the 'edit' view inside a modal (ajax/json) dialog instead of loading a new page then returning to the previous page when done.

exponentcms commented 4 years ago

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exponentcms commented 4 years ago

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exponentcms commented 4 years ago

As a note from work with dynamic form designer:

many actions conclude with expHistory::returnTo() which redirects page...can be handled with if (!expJavascript::inAjaxAction())
most forms add a 'submit' buttongroupcontrol with specific actions/redirect which should instead be handled by jquery submit() and we may need more $.ajax() processing that can be done by hijacking button clicks

exponentcms commented 4 years ago

As a note, this feature implies an ajax update to the displayed page which may make it more complicated to implement than any improvements provided.

exponentcms commented 4 years ago

As we do with the eCommerce edit addresses, we could display the 'edit' view via ajax in a dialog and then allow the form submit 'update' process to flow normally with a 'cancel' simply dismissing the dialog.

exponentcms commented 4 years ago

Lighthouse URL: https://exponentcms.lighthouseapp.com/projects/61783/tickets/1187