Longtext column - what is the intended purpose of "short text, like a title"?

ownedbycats · 10-01-2022, 04:49 PM

Aside from one appearing in the tag browser, what is the difference between a regular text column and a longtext column set to 'short text'?

BetterRed · 10-01-2022, 06:39 PM

What you just said, not in TB, not clickable in BD, I use it in a couple places with Header on the side - Plain Text might have been a better sub-type name.

BR

un_pogaz · 10-02-2022, 05:25 AM

A explicite use case I have: "original_title"

ownedbycats · 10-03-2022, 12:04 PM

Thanks

New question: are they treated the same way as a regular text column in templates?

chaley · 10-03-2022, 02:00 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ownedbycats

Thanks

New question: are they treated the same way as a regular text column in templates?

Yes. You get the value in the column, just like any other text column.

The biggest difference is that short text columns aren't given HTML decorations when editing.

10-01-2022, 04:49 PM	#1
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,799 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Longtext column - what is the intended purpose of "short text, like a title"? Aside from one appearing in the tag browser, what is the difference between a regular text column and a longtext column set to 'short text'?

10-03-2022, 12:04 PM	#4
ownedbycats Custom User Title Posts: 10,799 Karma: 74203799 Join Date: Oct 2018 Location: Canada Device: Kobo Libra H2O, formerly Aura HD	Thanks New question: are they treated the same way as a regular text column in templates? Last edited by ownedbycats; 10-03-2022 at 12:08 PM.

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10-01-2022, 06:39 PM	#2
BetterRed null operator (he/him) Posts: 21,660 Karma: 29711016 Join Date: Mar 2012 Location: Sydney Australia Device: none	What you just said, not in TB, not clickable in BD, I use it in a couple places with Header on the side - Plain Text might have been a better sub-type name. BR

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un_pogaz Chalut o/ Posts: 437 Karma: 145424 Join Date: Dec 2017 Device: Kobo	A explicite use case I have: "original_title"

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