Faster editing with 1 click on Edit

[LHBL2003]

NetBox version

v3.2.4

Feature type

Change to existing functionality

Proposed functionality

Bulk editing is not always helpful, e.g. when adjusting the VLAN name. Then you have to click on edit.

I then do this as follows:

• Click on the edit symbol
• Scroll wheel Mouse click on Edit (to open the entry in a new tab.)
• X repetitions on the other lines.
• Edit all open tabs.

The work would be more pleasant if you didn't have to click 2 times each time.
This would work if the Edit button is split:

• Left side directly to edit.
• Right side, selection (Edit, Delete, Changelog etc.)

Use case

Faster and more pleasant work. By easier clicking for editing.

Database changes

No response

External dependencies

No response

[huntabyte]

@jeremystretch I have a solution to implement this feature request.

I did so by taking advantage of the extra_buttons argument when calling the ActionsColumn inside the NetBoxTable class.

I retained the warning color that is being used on other edit buttons throughout.

If satisfied, please assign me and I'll submit a PR for review.

[LHBL2003]

That would already make the work easier. :)

[PieterL75]

The dropdown was made to reduce the number of buttons at the end of a table.. #7679
and now adding a button there again.

Maybe the auto-open of the menu wasn't a bad idea #8666 :-D

I created this plugin that adds dropdowns to a lot of links, and I could't use netbox without anymore. (Only drawback is the slow loading of a page with a lot of links, at it has to update the DOM)
https://github.com/PieterL75/netbox_contextmenus

[LHBL2003]

It would be best if you could split the button in two so that the most important function can be called up immediately.

Currently, the constant double-clicking is rather exhausting. Especially with many adjustments that can't be made through bulk edit.

I need to delete 1% of the time, edit 99%.

[huntabyte]

@LHBL2003 I am in the same boat with regard to editing.

Split buttons are best when there is a primary/most frequently used action (the button) and additional, less frequently used actions (drop down).

I feel as though two buttons in a table row is not excessive and doesn't present an eye sore.

[LHBL2003]

If a dropdown split button is too difficult to implement. Then I find the version with a main button and a dropdown button to be a good and lean alternative. So I have understanding for both of you.

The optimum is of course a dropdown split button.

[jeremystretch]

The proposal here is to split the existing button into one direct link and one dropdown menu, and that is what I marked as "needs owner." You can find an example of this in the Bootstrap 5 documentation. We're not going to split it into a separate button as that would defeat the purpose of the dropdown.

This should be very easy to implement by introducing a new parameter which indicates whether the actions list should be split, retaining the first listed action as a direct link.

[huntabyte]

@jeremystretch I apologize, it is clear now what the requirements are. I can take care of this if you want to assign it to me.