Umbraco-cms: Can the Nested Content ElementType selector open the Doc Type in an infinite editing context?

[liamlaverty]

When creating or editing a Nested Content datatype, the "Element Type" should have some functionality to open the Element Type in an infinite editing experience.

Currently clicking it goes correctly to the Element Type selector box

Before Click:

After click:

Suggestion:
Maybe a button next to the element type allowing you to open it in infinite editing?

[nul800sebastiaan]

Thanks @liamlaverty it's a good idea. For the upcoming block editor we're doing it like this, would be nice to implement something similar here (we don't have a standard component for this yet).

Note:

• The pencil is only visible when hovering over the element type, or when you use <tab> to go through the interface
• Make sure it's accessible, so it is a <button type="button" .. and screenreaders read out "edit" or something like that

I know this dialog is not very accessible at the moment yet, so if someone is so inclined it would be great to make that better too!

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[liamlaverty]

Hey @nul800sebastiaan ,

I took a look at this, and implemented the following:

1 - Added icon-edit control
2 - Opens the infinite editor context
3 - allows you to make changes
4 - returns you to the original context

Am I on the right tracks here? The code's here, and it looks like the following

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I've come across a bug that I'll look at over the weekend, where editing the doctypeAlias in the infinite editor window causes the element to be empty the next time you reload the screen.

Unlock and edit the doctypeAlias:

Causes the element picker to be empty when I close the infinite editing context.

[skttl]

I've come across a bug that I'll look at over the weekend, where editing the doctypeAlias in the infinite editor window causes the element to be empty the next time you reload the screen.
Unlock and edit the doctypeAlias:
Causes the element picker to be empty when I close the infinite editing context.

IIRC, the Nested Content configuration only stores the alias of the content type, so when you change the alias, the reference is broken.

[nielslyngsoe]

@liamlaverty judging from the images it looks good. While you are at it, could you decrease the spacing between the columns? To the half. I don't see the need for all that air. Thanks