How can I permanently expand the "File attachment" fieldset?
jeeves - February 27, 2008 - 06:05
By default, the "File attachments" fieldset loads up collapsed when editing or creating a node. This creates a problem for site users because they don't notice where they are supposed to upload files.
Is there anyway I can just have the File attachment fieldset just load up expanded, so it's easy to spot?
Override theme_fieldset
It's not trivial, but the most straightforward way would be to include in your theme an override of the theme_fieldset function
http://api.drupal.org/api/function/theme_fieldset
But I might be over-thinking this one.
[You could also add a touch of jQuery to the page, so that the fieldset opens at load.]
Something like (this is UNTESTED)
<?php
function YOUR_THEME_NAME_fieldset($element) {
if ($element['#collapsible']) {
drupal_add_js('misc/collapse.js');
if (!isset($element['#attributes']['class'])) {
$element['#attributes']['class'] = '';
}
$element['#attributes']['class'] .= ' collapsible';
if ($element['#collapsed'] && $element['#title']!='File attachments') {
$element['#attributes']['class'] .= ' collapsed';
}
}
return '<fieldset' . drupal_attributes($element['#attributes']) .'>' . ($element['#title'] ? '<legend>'. $element['#title'] .'</legend>' : '') . ($element['#description'] ? '<div class="description">'. $element['#description'] .'</div>' : '') . $element['#children'] . $element['#value'] . "</fieldset>\n";
}
?>
Looks good
quick follow up. I just tested this on a (local) drupal test site. Seems to work.
Anyone else, feel free to chime in if there's an even easier solution.
What about
What about this:
$form['attachments']['#collapsed'] = false;Where are you placing that
Where are you placing that line of code?
In any hook_form_alter
In any hook_form_alter implementation at your modules, you could alter whatever form you want (i.e. [nodetype]_node_form). You'll be altering the behaviuor of attachment fieldset to be always expanded (in other words never collapsed) by this code snippet:-
function [module-name]_form_alter($form_id, &$form) {if($form_id == [node-type]_node_form') {
$form['attachments']['#collapsed'] = false;
}
}
I hope that helps
True
Yeah, this looks good to me. I was assuming that Jeeves wanted every node form to always behave this way and thus wanted to do this on the theme level, rather than build a module just to do that. But re-reading his first post, that's not entirely clear.
Jeeves? Any update on this?