Requesting a new action: "Show confirmation modal"

Feature Requests
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:space_invader: The problem:

Show new screen → Overlay gives us a nice option to create a custom modal screen. The problem is that if we want a confirmation modal (eg. “delete item”) on a screen that’s already opened in an overlay, our custom modal screen replaces the overlay screen which can:

  1. cause confusion as to the context of the “modal”
  2. cause UX issues because closing the “modal” also closes the original overlay screen.

:crossed_fingers: My request:
A new action: “Show confirmation modal” that allows us to customize a simple modal display. A perfect example of this is when you delete a file from a file picker component.

:ballot_box: Please vote!

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is it not easier to make your own window… exactly the way you want? Use HTML and rich text… unless they will give us a fixed (floating) container… that you can decide the size and position…

3

Not easier, no. HTML modals might give me the effect I want, but creating my own modal with HTML every time I want to offer a confirmation modal would take 5x as long.

4

no… i have ready ones… just make one time… then copy and paste…

but I would really like the custom fixed container… that would solve so many problems…

5

How does an HTML modal give us the ability to have custom action buttons? It’s definitely more than just “create once copy paste”. Happy to be proved wrong though— create a loom for us.

6

I posted my popup sample somewhere. Let me find it.

I have all the control over the placement and design… which I like…

@Robert_Petitto type the text and click delete button, to see the popup.

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I don’t think that’s the right app. That one just appears to be a details screen.

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no… what are you talking about?

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I just added a slide-in version… copy and paste…

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Voted

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Are the Yes No buttons just a styled button block? If not, how do your html buttons actually clear values? Can it do more complicated tasks like delete an entire record or delete multiple records over a relation?

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No… it is a rich text component… you can add any action or custom action to it, like in regular buttons.

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And the most important thing… this window doesn’t have a go back or close button like all other native Glide windows have… so you are in total control!

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And I assume that container has a visibility condition set on it based on the previous “delete” button press?

Makes sense… but I’d really like Glide to have a native component to do this. I don’t like using set-columns to display/hide elements anymore if I can help it.

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Yes… If they can make a native one, why not? It is suitable for some fast and cheap applications… for professional use… Glide native components are tough to control… that’s why I always make my own :wink:
and always convincing my customers to use Classic Apps… much better

14

How do you put two buttons side by side in rich text like that… I see there’s 3 rich text so I get the idea… give us a hint

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The window size when you delete a file from the file picker could be nice for a confirmation popup. It even subtly greys out the background. Seems like a lot of the framework is already there. Voted

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Oh, @Eric_Penn LOL…
is that hard for you ??? :stuck_out_tongue_winking_eye:

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This is why I want it :wink:

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This is very simple, basic HTML… set position:fixed, then calculate top and left…
BTW… a nice App!

@Eric_Penn did you split the container in 2:1, and now you have 1/3 page waisted? :wink:

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Full Screen… but it’'ll cost ya

div[class*="section-container"] >div {
max-width: 100vw;
}

div[class*="container-padding-md"]  {
max-width: 100vw;
}
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so… how did you make the box fixed? oh, you have a business plan and using this limited CSS?