Also, I saw on your github that you are looking for choices support. Just to give my insight I have implemented the attached for adding choices.
It is ajax via a modal that pre-populates existing options and allows for creation and deletion of options for that field on the fly. JD On Sunday, September 9, 2012 8:37:48 AM UTC-6, jondykeman wrote: > > Timothy - I am implementing something similar (Model GUI.png attached) > that is within a larger structure that not only generates models.py, but > registers them to the admin, builds the modelforms, and generates JS logic > etc. > > Rather than such a thing being useful for developers I have found it great > to be able to use non-programmers to basically build the first 70% of apps > I work on. > > Also, fyi - Mezzanine comes with something similar (also attached), but > more dynamic in the sense that the models are never actually written out - > they are stored in a table, the forms are rendered off the table, and the > information is saved FK to the field in a separate table. > > Let me know if you want to discuss what we each have done a little more to > see if we can learn anything from each other's experiences. > > JD > > > On Saturday, September 8, 2012 8:31:00 PM UTC-6, Alec Taylor wrote: >> >> Kurtis: That looks very interesting; just finished reading it. >> >> I wouldn't recommend this for Timothy though; it looks like something >> which will require a large team to develop. >> >> Maybe submit it as a project proposal to Canonical? >> >> Or post on Django-Dev [and here] to see if you can get a large + >> skilled enough team to build such a system. >> >> On Sun, Sep 9, 2012 at 6:41 AM, Kurtis Mullins <kurtis....@gmail.com> >> wrote: >> > You could take it a few steps farther and reproduce some work done by a >> > doctor(now) I used to go to school with. >> > >> > http://knoesis.wright.edu/research/srl/projects/mobicloud/ >> > >> > >> > On Sat, Sep 8, 2012 at 2:50 PM, Javier Guerra Giraldez < >> jav...@guerrag.com> >> > wrote: >> >> >> >> On Fri, Sep 7, 2012 at 9:42 PM, Timothy Clemans >> >> <timothy...@gmail.com> wrote: >> >> > I've developed a GUI for creating models, see >> >> > https://github.com/timothyclemans/django-admin-models-editor >> >> > >> >> > Would this be helpful for developers? Would it be useful for you? >> Should >> >> > I >> >> > keep developing it? What features would you like to see added? >> >> >> >> personally, i much prefer the reverse approach: i write the models, >> >> and a tool (ie. django-extensions) generates a graphical >> >> representation. >> >> >> >> pros: >> >> - the final models are exactly what i want them to be. even if the >> >> graphical tool doesn't support some obscure Django feature, i can >> >> still use it; it's just not shown graphically. >> >> >> >> - i don't have to learn a different (graphical) language >> >> >> >> - i keep fluent in the real Django language, so i don't have to >> >> relearn it when for any reason i don't have to use that tool. >> >> >> >> cons: >> >> - less sexy than not writing code >> >> >> >> -- >> >> Javier >> >> >> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> >> "Django users" group. >> >> To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >> >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> >> django-users...@googlegroups.com. >> >> For more options, visit this group at >> >> http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> >> >> > >> > -- >> > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google >> Groups >> > "Django users" group. >> > To post to this group, send email to django...@googlegroups.com. >> > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> > django-users...@googlegroups.com. >> > For more options, visit this group at >> > http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msg/django-users/-/xetCBWuznyoJ. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
