When selecting "Block" from the "Add a Reaction" pulldown, the right-most list is vertically center-aligned in its table cell, has a height of 20em, and does not alphabetically display options (though the parent groups are alphabetical).

This makes the interface difficult to work with, particularly when operating on larger sites.

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#9 context-block_reaction_ui_improvements-1992534-9.patch3.29 KBtekante
#7 context_ui_improvement_example.png233.21 KBjoecrespo
#6 context-block_reaction_ui_improvements-1992534.patch4.66 KBjoecrespo
#4 context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534-7401764.patch1.38 KBjoecrespo
#3 context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534-7401764.patch.zip721 bytesjoecrespo
#1 context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534.patch.zip705 bytesjoecrespo

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new context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534.patch.zip705 bytes
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Status: Active » Needs review
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new context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534-7401764.patch.zip721 bytes

Modified name to fit Drupal guidelines:
[project_name]-[short-description]-[issue-number]-[comment-number].patch

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new context-fix_for_right_column_display-1992534-7401764.patch1.38 KB

Patch re-uploaded without .zip compression (still learning the ropes here).

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Title: Context UI: Block Reaction: Display issues on right column list » Context UI: Block Reaction: Make more blocks visible in the list, make it easier to find/select blocks

More accurate title.

@jcrespo - would be great to post a before/after screenshot of this idea so it can easily be evaluated.

It also seems like this hunk isn't relevant to what you described:

+      asort($form['selector'][$group]['#options']);

Is that for #2028185: <select> list on admin/structure/ds/fields/manage_block is not sorted by alpha?

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new context-block_reaction_ui_improvements-1992534.patch4.66 KB

Added the ability to drag/drop blocks into regions.

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new context_ui_improvement_example.png233.21 KB

Attached image demonstrates the before and after. Thanks for the suggestion @greggles

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@greggles, I submitted a similar patch to Display Suite, @swentel says he's going to commit it shortly.

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new context-block_reaction_ui_improvements-1992534-9.patch3.29 KB

The patch in #6 did not apply for me so I've rerolled it with a few adjustments:
* left a max height on the overall block list as sites with large numbers of blocks would see an unbounded list
* used the drupal.behaviors mechanism for making the block options draggable

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Category: bug » feature
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joecrespo commented

Thanks!

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kendouglass commented

Very nice. Thanks tekante.
The drag/drop doesn't work for me but fixing the limited height scrolling is great.

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Assigned: joecrespo » Unassigned
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