List plugin (or button) that opens a pop-up window with input boxes and updates the table row

[thomasmes]

I am looking for a plugin or button that allows the user to enter data in a pop up and then updates to table row.
I've found an earlier description of this functionality at: http://fabrikar.com/forums/index.php?threads/button-input-box-and-update-sql-from-table.20129/
Can you create a plugin or edit the update_col plugin as described in this thread, but a little more flexible? E.g. you can set the pop up text and select multiple fields / values to update after submit? If this costs money, can you please give me a quote?

Thanks

 

[troester]

Easiest way is to set List/Links Ajaxfied Links=yes. This will open the form in a popup.
Or try the inline edit list plugin (if you don't have complex elements).
Or use the update_col plugin with "allow user selection".

 

[thomasmes]

Thanks for the reply troester. These options apply to all elements in a list. What I am looking for is an option to specify one or more elements that a user can update with his own input. The other elements remain hidden. Like a button called 'enter value' which when pressed will ask for a value or number, then it will update the db column with this value. This is in LIST view not in form view.

A second question around this subject; Is it possible to make the update_col plugin conditional? E.g. the button in the list view will only show when {table___userid} == {$my->id}? In the current situation I am copying the same list in order to show different buttons to different groups. With this condition option, I can only show the same list but with only the buttons that are applicable to that group.

 

[troester]

Conditional access to update_col: not on a user level
But if you want to show different buttons to different groups:
add different Joomla access levels assigned to these groups and select these access levels in the plugin's "Access".

 

[thomasmes]

Sorry for my bad example. I meant conditional access to update_col: not on a user or group level but on a list field/column level.

I am looking for an enhancement of the plug in. Some kind of filter. This reduces the amount of buttons that are shown on the list that are not applicable.