Code field type

[vladkucherov]

Hi,

I would like to request a "code" field type that will have a textarea similar to JSFiddle.

Is it possible any time soon?

Thanks, Vlad.

[michaeluno]

Hi,

I guess the ace field type by Per Søderlind is what you are looking for. It is included in the demo component (Dashboard -> Demo -> Custom Field Types -> ACE ).

You may want to check it out.

[vladkucherov]

Hi,

Is there a chance to include it in the field types plugin / the main plugin?

[michaeluno]

Not likely to be built-in.

To register a custom field type, you just instantiate the class that defines the custom field type. It should be straight forward.

Let me know if you have any difficulty doing that.

[vladkucherov]

No difficulties, but it could be much easier if I didn't have to declare this:

new AceCustomFieldType( __CLASS__ );

in every metabox I create. also I think we should have a method to set global options (like all the field by default should be HTML and not CSS)

[michaeluno]

but it could be much easier if I didn't have to declare this:

As of v3.5, it is no longer required. Try not passing anything. It is still recommended to set a class though because if a class name is not set, the field type will be site-wide which can cause unexpected behavior for other plugins that use the framework.

[vladkucherov]

It doesn't work without declaring a class. the deceleration only works on demo mode (the file is not included)

is there away to initiate the class without including the file on demo off?

[michaeluno]

It doesn't work without declaring a class.

Have you tried this?

new AceCustomFieldType;

And comment out the other lines that pass the class name. This way, the field type will be registered site-wide not per a class basis.

[vladkucherov]

Yes I figured this out already. The problem is including the file... like with the rest of the files, I don't want to "know" the path to the file. especially if it's located inside "example"

maybe you should move the field type into the loader?

[michaeluno]

Just copy the class that defines the field type into your plugin/theme and include it from your convenient location. I don't see why this is hard.

[vladkucherov]

I am not saying it's hard, but I think everything related to the framework should be loaded by the framework. I am just trying to come up with a better solution :-) that's all

[michaeluno]

Maybe do you want an admin page that lists activated field types and lets you activate/deactivate/upload field types?

[vladkucherov]

Like an add-on to the minifier?

[michaeluno]

Like the plugins.php page of WordPress except that plugins are field types.

[vladkucherov]

This is of course a great idea :+1:

[michaeluno]

Can you post a new topic about it? I'm going to close this one as it seem to be resolved.