Item10591: Ajax interface: "click to edit" is not the best way to invoke edit mode

The way to invoke single cell editing is not optimal:

Problem #0

• empty cells show "click to edit" message but in fact it's double-click...

Problem #1

• a table which contains many empty cells is cluttered with Click to edit statements

Solutions

• use gray font color for these statements and make them disappear for printing and for copy-pasting of the table
• only show message as mouse-over pop-up on a cell
• optionally hide the statement entirely

Problem #2

• editing a cell which only contains a link (e.g. a WikiWord) is impossible, as double-clicking will -- of-course -- send you to the linked page

Solutions

• show a small icon in a corner of the cell which is to be clicked for editing (on mouse-over)
• or overlay an (animated) drop-down message "Edit this cell" on mouse-over; the message field should be connected to the cell where the cursor is hovering

-- PhilippLeufke - 04 Apr 2011

Happy to confirm these enhancements and proposals for improvements.Anyone who wants to, go ahead and have a go.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 04 Apr 2011

BTW problem #0 i fixed the "Click" to be "Double click" a while ago.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 18 May 2011

Problem #1 needs to be solved ASAP. BTW, please don't report more than one problem in one task; it makes tracking much harder!

-- CrawfordCurrie - 21 May 2011

Decided to go with the extra control as well.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 23 May 2011

Re-opening the bug:

Fields of type select and date still show the "Click to edit" message...

-- PhilippLeufke - 01 Jun 2011

OK, disabled it for all editor types.

-- CrawfordCurrie - 03 Jun 2011

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