View rich text with formatting in views (table, board, etc.)

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I am beginning to use lookups to see the content from one type in another. In this example I have a VO type (its a Voice Over asset for which the final artefact is a file with the voice over in it. This VO is one to one mapped to a Text Block type. The text in the Text Block becomes the Script of the VO (i.e. we want a voice actor to record a VO of the text in our text blocks.

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What I’d love to be able to do is see the lookup field in the table view, at the moment I can only view fields that are not derived.

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Hi, Anadin :slight_smile:
In fact, the problem is not in the LookUp field itself. In this case matters which kind of field did you “steal” from parent Type.

You used a LookUp for RichText field, and for now, Rich Text field can’t be shown in the Table View at all.
You can use LookUp for formulas, states, single select - any other field - and it will work.

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Ah right thanks, In our case we do want it to be a rich text lookup as that is the source content. the formatting is used to infer emphasis etc.

You say “for now..” does that mean rich text may become visible in table view? :wink:

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Yes, in the future, but there is no even EST for now :slight_smile:
But your request is noted, and I will text you, once it will be ready :wink:

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I’ve been trying out Fibery & it’s making me consider migrating from Coda, but one thing that I’m having trouble with is the fact that the “Rich Text” Field type doesn’t actually display as rich text.

Even in the main table view, it presents as flat, plain text. It doesn’t even have a “Wrap Text” option to let you read the content in plain text form (the “Fit column to content” doesn’t actually do that, it only expands to a certain extent & only presents it in one line ). I get if it isn’t possible to have the advanced block types in the column preview, but could we at least have multiple lines, bullet & check lists, headings? :folded_hands:

If I have to zoom into the entity every time I want to view or edit the Rich Text field, what’s the point of it? It’s holding me back from capitalizing on Fibery’s other really powerful features, so I’d really love to see some more functionality added!

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Welcome!

I think generally it is assumed that Rich Text will be a long page and contain all sort of things. So showing it and having it editable within a single cell would then be a subpar experience. Indeed, if people use a rich text field just for quick short bullet points, having it inside a cell could be nice.

How are you using the Rich Text? What’s the use case you have where its easier to edit directly in the table than opening the entity? Where does the normal Text field fall short?

I think this is somewhat related, but the other way around (adding more function to the standard text field): Render Text Formula Output as Markdown Optionally

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I usually use it to add details about something — the brainstorming process for an idea, in outline form, or a small text table with a Pro/Con analysis for a decision, or a multi level checklist for steps of a task. In Coda with editable (& more importantly, visible) Rich Text columns I’d be able to scroll through my ideas or decisions about a particular topic & refresh the train of thought & add quick updates, etc without having to individually click into each entity.

And with cards on the whiteboard, it’d be especially helpful if we could at least see things like Bullets & Checklists (maybe do what Coda does with more complex blocks & just list “Text Table”) it’d make them way more useful.

As it stands, Rich Text doesn’t even show the bullets or checkboxes at the front of each line when you display the field on whiteboard cards, so it just looks like a long block of text — super confusing!