Draggable pills for fields / values? = make fields like tags

[DaveGifford]

I have a ‘domain’ field that specifies the file that a given tiddler needs to be transferred to.

I would like a list of the different values for the domain fields of all tiddlers that have it, and I would like them to display in a way that functions like tag pills: I would like to drag the value to another file, and have all the tiddlers with that domain field value dragged to the file.

(You might ask why I don’t just use tags. That’s because after dragging the tiddlers over, they would then have tags that are meaningless for the target file. If the tag is Birds, and I drag them to the Birds file, then the Birds tag becomes redundant.)

How might I do that?

[TW_Tones]

I don’t have the opportunity to confirm right now but have a look for my “filter pills” solution. if it does not yet cater for draging also have a look at my reimagin tags solution for instpiration.

• in this case the filter can be tiddlers with domain field = value.
• filter pills can be written in the text field for any filter

however the advanced search filter tab, export as json and delete buttons are the manual batch approach.

[DaveGifford]

Thanks I will have a look. I assume it is a matter of searching here in TW talk?

I did come up with a close-enough solution:

<$list filter="[!is[system]has:field[domain]sort[domain]]"><$view field="domain"/> | <$link/><br></$list>

[mwiktowy]

See here for some ideas on how to make a custom filter pill:

How to create a field macro similar to the tag macro

\define filter-pill(pill_filter pill_label:"FilterPill Label" pillcolour:lightgrey textcolour:#333333 id) <$let popupID=<<qualify """$:/temp/state/$pill_label$$id$""">>> <$button dragFilter="$pill_filter$" class="tc-tag-label tc-btn-invisible" style="background-color:$pillcolour$; color:$textcolour$;" popup=<<popupID>> >$pill_label$ </$button> <$reveal type="popup" state=<<popupID>> > <div class="tc-drop-down"> <$button> export <$action-sendmessage $message="tm-download-file" $param="$:/core/…

/Mike

[Springer]

Sorry I didn’t see this earlier.

Of course if your use-case is limited, you may not need a general solution for powerful handling of field values. A filtered list seems to serve your purpose. I also really like filter pills by @TW_Tones and I use them regularly.

In addition, folks (including @DaveGifford but also others finding this thread later) may be interested in this systemically powerful approach to fields, which makes all field-names (in edit-field interface) into clickable links that open up the field-name in the story river (displaying a virtual or “missing”-tiddler node, with a meaningful template, even if a corresponding tiddler doesn’t exist).

From the view template that displays for a field-name (as a virtual or real-tiddler node), you see an overview of tiddlers with that field, and values in that field.

Cheers!