Script to default upload widgets to open state

kklosson

The upload file widget is a poor design in that it is not clear how to expose the file selection control. The user has to click on the icon to expose it. It looks like this:

I would like it to appear as if it were already activated:

I am looking for the script to do this but can't find it on the Kendo site. Can anyone assist?

hpl123

kklosson wrote
The upload file widget is a poor design in that it is not clear how to expose the file selection control. The user has to click on the icon to expose it. It looks like this:

[attachment=1]Closed.png[/attachment]

I would like it to appear as if it were already activated:

[attachment=0]Open.png[/attachment]

I am looking for the script to do this but can't find it on the Kendo site. Can anyone assist?

I definitely agree up the poor design of this widget and would also like a better solution and also possibly a dropzone addition to this functionality. In the meantime, try this:
Add the following to a CSS file in your Custom/App/CSS folder:

.k-dropzone {display: block !important}

NB: Written from the top of my head so not tested but I think it will work and will then work appwide for all document widgets (you can also add it just to a particular form via custom classes and stuff but not going into that.

kklosson

Thanks! Could this go in the custom script for the control itself?

kklosson

Your implementation works!

Many thanks.