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Problem/Motivation
The "target type" label on the entity reference field settings is unclear:
Proposed resolution
Let's replace it with something more self-explanatory. The best I've come up with is "What to reference" -- a bit informal, but it gets the point across.
Comment | File | Size | Author |
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#7 | type_of_item.png | 4.97 KB | xjm |
#6 | entity_reference-1953438-6.patch | 789 bytes | xjm |
#6 | er-interdiff-6.txt | 642 bytes | xjm |
#5 | entity_reference-1953438-5.patch | 643 bytes | xjm |
#1 | what_to_reference.png | 9 KB | xjm |
Comments
Comment #1
xjmWith the patch applied:
Comment #2
amateescu CreditAttribution: amateescu commentedPeople seem to really want to turn the generic reference field into plugin derivatives, which would make this target type selection obsolete because we would have a different field type for each option in that list.
Maybe we should postopone this on #1847590: Fix UX of entity reference field type selection and #1953836: Replace "Select a field type" with a hierarchical select?
Comment #3
xjmWell, since this is a one-line fix, I'd as soon just get it in. No telling how those other issues will go. Iterative improvements. :)
Tagging for review.
Comment #4
David_Rothstein CreditAttribution: David_Rothstein commented"Type of item to reference" ?
Comment #5
xjmItem! Item is a great word.
Comment #6
xjmRemoving the description per #1953438-4: Don't expose the term 'Entity' to users.
Comment #7
xjmComment #8
Bojhan CreditAttribution: Bojhan commentedThis is certainly better than "target type", I am not sure if its perfect - but its a good improvement, I'd say.
Comment #9
xjmThanks @Bojhan!
Comment #10
amateescu CreditAttribution: amateescu commentedIndeed :) I used the same replacement (entity => item) when @chx was looking for something to replace 'entity' in Relation's UI.
Comment #11
amateescu CreditAttribution: amateescu commentedCrosspost.
Comment #12
amateescu CreditAttribution: amateescu commentedImprovement == good enough in my book.
Comment #13
webchickThat's a little more verbose than we normally do for field labels, but hey. Baby steps! :)
Committed and pushed to 8.x. Thanks!