Glyph / Icon for links to uploaded files

[adz1111]

Hi

I followed the tutorial to add a field that allows users to upload files (in this case PDFs). When you do that you also get the option, in the table or detail view, to have a clickable icon displayed. If you choose this it is a small "globe" button - where can the icon used be changed? I would like to use a different glyph / icon for that if possible?

In advance, many thanks.

adz1111

[peebee]

This is how I do it if you want to use one the pre-installed glyphicons. Just requires some minor editing and additional CSS class.....

Firstly, here's the available glyphs to choose from: http://getbootstrap.com/components

Open the applicable generated tablename_templateDV.html from the /template folder in a suitable editor . Find the code that relates to the download globe glyph which looks like this: <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-globe" title="<%%VALUE(fieldname)%%>"></i>

Edit that line and replace glyphicon-globe with the desired glyph code from the available glyphs in the link above

eg: <i class="glyphicon glyphicon-download-alt" title="<%%VALUE(fieldname)%%>"></i> (which is a traditional style download icon)

Then open your selected bootstrap theme, which you will find in the /resources/initializr/css folder.

You can change the glyph size by editing the font size in the class. Add this class to the bootstrap theme css (using the example "glyphicon-download-alt" above - change to suit your selected glyph).

i.glyphicon.glyphicon-download-alt {
font-size: 4em;
margin: 0 15px;
}

4em is quite large but you can just vary the font size and margin to suit your purpose. For a custom icon, you'd have to edit the class to match your own icon.

Not sure if that's the "best" way to do it but it is simple and it works.....

[peebee]

Further to that post of mine above - I just noticed that the "glyphicon-download-alt" glyph is already used by Appgini for the "Save CSV" icon. Better not use that one. Editing the CSS class will affect all instances of the glyph.

[adz1111]

Thanks peebee (sorry for delay in responding) - will have a play this weekend