The Inline Entity Form field options need simplifying. At the moment end users can be confused by the amount of buttons to click and the current wording used on them.
At the moment there's an unnecessary 3 click process to adding an existing node.
- Click 'Add existing node' button
- Select an existing node from the select list (get patch to add select list) or type the node name in the autocomplete field
- Commit the selection by clicking the 'Add node' button
2 of these clicks could be eliminated by simply having the select list appear in default mode of the field's form and if the user needs to create a new node then they just click on the 'Add new node' button. (Also, the wording on the 'Add new node' button is also confusing because the user is actually creating a new node in the system so a suggestion would be to have that button say 'Create new node' instead.)

| Comment | File | Size | Author |
|---|---|---|---|
| #10 | simplify-complex-form-defaultLayout-3115249-11.patch | 22.01 KB | the_glitch |
| Screen Shot 2020-02-22 at 4.21.19 pm.png | 68.25 KB | the_glitch |
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the_glitch commentedComment #3
geek-merlinComment #4
the_glitch commentedAny news on this feature coming to life?
Comment #5
the_glitch commented?
Comment #6
the_glitch commentedJust wondering if this in the pipeline at all?
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the_glitch commentedComment #8
geek-merlinThe next step is that someone(tm) rolls a patch. Everything wlse won't help.
Comment #9
the_glitch commented@geek-merlin (tm) ?
Comment #10
the_glitch commentedHere's a patch that works. It should also work with autosubmit in views. Hopefully it gets accepted and merged :)
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the_glitch commentedComment #13
dcam commentedLinking to a related issue where a user requested the ability to link to existing entities in the Simple widget because the Complex widget is "tedious."
Comment #14
dwwSee also https://www.drupal.org/project/ief_complex_open and #3276474: Alternative complex widget with add existing open at initial state.
Also adding some other related issues