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Improvements to asset/log display

Improvements to asset/log display

The current default display of assets/logs is simple, placing fields in a two column display. When many fields are populated on an entity there is a wall of information that is difficult to parse out. Additionally, some fields like entity references (log w/ many assets) and files or images can take up a lot of space. The default view can be improved in various ways:

  1. Use tabs to group related fields together:
    1. Similar to tabs in the edit form, this isolates logically related fields
    2. Decreases the overall height of the display when fields take up lots of vertical space
  2. Improve the rendering of specific field types:
    1. Long entity reference (log asset reference w/ > 5 references
    2. Condense image + file renders

Update: continuation from work in P1: #162 (closed)

Identified that tabs will be challenging to implement in a non-form display. So investigate technical requirements + options for improving display:

  • How to alter view display, similar to form display approach?
  • New templates vs field formatters vs render elements to group fields together?
  • Continue optimizing specific field formatters