Expanding grid's text input field while editing

[MrWinkyParticipant]

I am probably thinking about this the wrong way … but my grid has an input field with a very long line of text (it’s a folder path name) that is wider than the width of the column displayed. When the user clicks on the field and starts to edit, I was hoping that the text’s edit area would expand into a TextArea to show the entire field (even if it wrapped around or was just long). If not, then I was thinking I could try to use a custom editor with the jqeditor but… it’s a path field and I wouldn’t want any html or strange characters to be stored in the backend database. Are there any demos you can point out or other suggestions?

Thanks

[ivailoParticipant]

Hi MrWinky,

Try popupediting.
Here you easy can attach textarea and validate it with jqxValidator to deny all strange characters.

Best Regards,
Ivailo Ivanov

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

[MrWinkyParticipant]

Thanks for your input. The problem with that is that it eliminates all inline editing when all the user wants to to is change one field. Its a bit much to make them view all 20 fields… even if I preselect the one they want to change….

[ivailoParticipant]

Hi MrWinky,

You don’t have to show all the fields in your popup.
You will use it only when user click the cell with your long text. You will use it instead inline editing.
The rest of the fields will be inline edited.

Best Regards,
Ivailo Ivanov

jQWidgets Team
http://www.jqwidgets.com

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