Give this a try: Copy the following tiddlers into your own TW document:
https://tiddlytools.com/edit-list.html#TiddlyTools%2FMacros%2Fedit-list https://tiddlytools.com/edit-list.html#TiddlyTools%2FSettings%2FColors%2FX11Names https://tiddlytools.com/edit-list.html#TiddlyTools%2FMacros%2Fedit-list%2FColorEditTemplate The ColorEditTemplate uses this macro: <<edit-list field:color colors:yes find:yes focusPopup:yes placeholder:"select a color" filter:[{TiddlyTools/Settings/Colors/X11Names}]>> Notes: * *field:color* targets the "color" field of the tiddler * *colors:yes* shows the list items using their color values as the background of each item * *find:yes* progressively filters the list for partial matches as you type in a color name * *focusPopup:yes* automatically shows the list of colors when the color field gets focus * *filter:[{TiddlyTools/Settings/Colors/X11Names}]* uses a list of standard X11 color names Also note that the ColorEditTemplate *doesn't automatically hide the TWCore default color field* RGB color picker interface. To hide the default RBG color picker, create a tiddler named *$:/config/EditTemplateFields/Visibility/color* with contents of *hide* Let me know how it goes... enjoy, -e On Saturday, July 24, 2021 at 6:29:14 PM UTC-7 TW Tones wrote: > Si, > > I have always felt the color picker falls short, though it seems to be a > HTML default. My research suggests it already users color names in the > pallet. > > - I would like to be able to search for color names in the picker > - or past a color number into the picker I extract from anywhere with > an in browser color picker > - I have a collection of hundreds of color name/numbers which I would > add to this selection > > > The custom formatting or editing of standard fields is handled inside > javascript as far as I can see. I have found that the following allows you > to edit the color field as text. > > <$edit-text tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> field=color type="text" > tag="input"/> > > Placing the above in a tiddler tagged $:/tags/EditTemplate will allow you > to edit it as text and use you color names in the editTemplate > Or better use; > > <$list filter="[all[current]has:field[color]]" variable=nul> > Color: <$edit-text tiddler=<<currentTiddler>> field=color type="text" > tag="input"/> > </$list> > > Of course you could replace or add a this with a select to select from the > valid color names as well. See in $:/core/macros/colour-picker for a list > of color names. > > There is room for more research but is this enough for now? > > Tones > > > On Sunday, 25 July 2021 at 04:48:25 UTC+10 Si wrote: > >> Thanks Tones, if you have solution hidden away somewhere that would be >> great! >> >> I know that I can add extra ways to view/edit the field, but I want to >> actually replace the existing mechanism for editing the "color" field. >> >> >> On Saturday, 24 July 2021 at 14:31:37 UTC+1 TW Tones wrote: >> >>> Si, >>> >>> I can have a look tomorrow, I have delved into this before, however just >>> using your own view widget or edit-text widget will let you access the true >>> value. >>> >>> Of course also {{!!color}} to view. >>> >>> You could write an edit template tiddler >>> tagged $:/tags/EditTemplate that provides this text rather than stylised >>> edit in edit mode. >>> >>> if has:field[color] then use edit-text widget. >>> >>> Regards >>> Tones >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Saturday, 24 July 2021 at 01:26:47 UTC+10 Si wrote: >>> >>>> If you add the field "color" TiddlyWiki will replace the text-box for >>>> editing the field value with a color-picker. >>>> >>>> In most cases this is very helpful, but I prefer to use color names >>>> (e.g. papayawhip), so I don't want to see the color-picker. >>>> >>>> I can't figure out how to remove this feature, can anyone help me out? >>>> >>> -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "TiddlyWiki" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to tiddlywiki+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/tiddlywiki/1ffe4a73-2966-4407-99ba-2ae488e5dae6n%40googlegroups.com.
