Odoo UI Improvements Sprinkles

Odoo UI Improvements (Sprinkles)

Goal

Polish the user interface with advanced view features, smart buttons, and better data organization.

1. Inline Views

Define a specific view for a One2many field directly inside the parent Form view, instead of using the default registered list view.

• Use Case: Showing a simplified list of items within a form.

Example:

<field name="offer_ids">
    <list editable="bottom" decoration-danger="status=='refused'" decoration-success="status=='accepted'">
        <field name="price"/>
        <field name="partner_id"/>
        <field name="status" invisible="1"/>
    </list>
</field>

2. Widgets

Change how a field is rendered in the UI.

• Status Bar: widget="statusbar" (Field type: Selection).
• Tags: widget="many2many_tags" (Field type: Many2many).
• Handle: widget="handle" (Field type: Integer, for manual ordering).
• Monetary: widget="monetary" (Requires a currency field).

Example:

<field name="state" widget="statusbar" statusbar_visible="new,offer_received,offer_accepted,sold"/>

3. Ordering Records

Deterministic ordering of records is crucial for usability.

Model Ordering (_order)

Sets the default sort order for searching and listing.

_order = "id desc"
# or
_order = "sequence, id desc"

Manual Ordering (handle)

Allows users to drag and drop rows in a list.

1. Add an integer field sequence (default=10).
2. Add _order = "sequence, id" to the model.
3. Add <field name="sequence" widget="handle"/> as the first column in the list view.

4. Stat Buttons (Smart Buttons)

Quick access links in the top-right of a form view.

• Class: oe_stat_button
• Icon: fa-star, fa-book, etc.

Example:

<div class="oe_button_box" name="button_box">
    <button name="action_view_offers" type="object" class="oe_stat_button" icon="fa-money">
        <field name="offer_count" widget="statinfo" string="Offers"/>
    </button>
</div>

• Pattern: Usually implemented with a computed field (offer_count) and an action (action_view_offers) that opens the related records.

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