Problem/Motivation

Currently the site-builder can upload a custom icon when creating an embed button, or rely on the default button provided by the button plugins.

Not always (and specially for small sites) the user is able to create a custom icon, but would appreciate the ability of easily creating different buttons on the UI. It would be a good feature to be able to map characters to buttons, for example allowing the user to input "N" to create a button for nodes, an "M" for media entities, etc.

Proposed resolution

Add a new form element on the button creation, allowing the user to enter a character (A - Z) that will map to a pre-defined icon png file.

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#5 allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-5.patch7.56 KBmarcoscano
#2 allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-2.patch6.8 KBmarcoscano
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marcoscano created an issue. See original summary.

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marcoscano
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Barcelona, Spain
CreditAttribution: marcoscano as a volunteer commented
Assigned: marcoscano » Unassigned
Status: Active » Needs review
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allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-2.patch6.8 KB

First proof-of-concept.

For testing purposes, only "A" and "B" are allowed for now. This needs to be extended to the other characters (A - Z) and proper .png icons need to be created (the ones here are very rough). If the feature is approved and the approach looks OK, I can go on and perform the remaining tasks.

Status: Needs review » Needs work

The last submitted patch, 2: allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-2.patch, failed testing.

The last submitted patch, 2: allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-2.patch, failed testing.

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marcoscano
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Barcelona, Spain
CreditAttribution: marcoscano as a volunteer commented
Status: Needs work » Needs review
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allow-character-based-buttons-2771865-5.patch7.56 KB
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Dave Reid
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Primary language English
Location Nebraska USA
CreditAttribution: Dave Reid as a volunteer and at Lullabot commented

I'm curious if this would have a lot of real-world use? Or would it be better to spend time on something more like #2565115: Integrate with the Icon module for embed buttons?

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marcoscano
Primary language Portuguese, Brazil
Location Barcelona, Spain
CreditAttribution: marcoscano as a volunteer commented
Status: Needs review » Closed (won't fix)

Yes! +1 for integrating with the icon module, whenever it's ready.
Closing this in favor of #2565115: Integrate with the Icon module for embed buttons then.