Goal is to have a separate icon defined for a filter when Active and a different one for Inactive.
We came to a situation where we need to have a filter icon more visible towards when active or inactive. Currently the only separation between the 2 states is the underscore under the icon itself.
The idea is to be able to define the icon for Active like
and when Inactive like
We can use icons of opposite state for defining the Active and Inactive state.
Hi@mperrott looks like we have the same idea. I posted Styling active pre-filters with different icon earlier and have 1 upvote which makes this the best idea :-D
Hi Jaap,
I would have voted yours but I missed it, end goal is the same so it needs to be merged :)
Thanks
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Hi@Mark Jongeling , 15 updates Yes!
Is it possible to post an status update about this open idea?
Not much to tell I think, it's not yet on the backlog but seeing the amount of votes, I'm sure this will be on there in some time. The idea first has to be thought out well and implemented by multiple teams, so the Universal GUI team also needs to have time for this
At first glance, the Software Factory implementation is quite simple as you would only have to upload another icon for it. For the GUI on the other hand, it might be challenging but to be honest, I'm not the guy that can judge the implementation in the Universal GUI Keep the votes coming!
PI is working on Icons in database | Thinkwise Community (thinkwisesoftware.com) right now. I thought maybe it can be combined with each other
Basically this is an essential feature the Universal GUI must have and will be used everywhere. A similar functionality like ticking a checkbox and enabling/disabling (activating/deactivating)something.
(I actually started working on that Icon idea but it is quite a big change and has a lot of impact that we likely will implement over multiple versions; this also to limit the impact of the 2021.3 version)
“You can lead a horse to water, but you can't make him drink”
I’d like to see this added
I know@Bart Metselaar does have some ideas about this. We also raised a TCP this week to request a better distinction between Pre-filter icons and Tasks displayed as Icon.
The use of a switch has crossed our minds, but has some challenges
So, I think this feature needs a different approach alltogether.
I am thinking about introducing Chips as the vessel to show a prefilter.
I made a quick example on how this could look like:
In my opinion, there are a lot of benefits (and challenges!) when using chips;
And, with this Chip component, we can show this element in other components as well, like the Pivot Grid (where there are some differences in the chip functionally, like being able to be dragged, and the delete button doesn't delete the filter, but removes it from the filter dimension) but the idea stays the same.
In this example, 2 prefilters are shown in a Pivot Grid. One of them is active:
However, like I said, there are some drawbacks, which I need your opinion on:
I would love to hear your opinions, and as stated before, these are ideas, not designs yet.
Why do you show the prefilter name with the Chips? Would love to see that design without the name included, so only as background color for the icon. Could you share something like that?
For me it’s perfectly fine to see the Prefilter name only on hover over and in the overflow menu.
Why do you show the prefilter name with the Chips? Would love to see that design without the name included, so only as background color for the icon. Could you share something like that?
For me it’s perfectly fine to see the Prefilter name only on hover over and in the overflow menu.
Agree with@Arie V , the proposed Chips are not a winner in my opinion.
Although I don't know how ecstatically it will turn out.. can't you play with the visual height (raised vs flat) of the icon/button of the pre-filter?