Widgets in Odoo

Widgets in Odoo

Widgets can make our development more easy and flexible. There are so many widgets used in Odoo. They are:

many2many_tags
one2many_list
selection
progressbar
selection
statusbar
handle
monetary
mail_thread
statinfo
contact
html
mail_followers
url
radio
email
one2many
many2manyattendee
priority
integer
sparkline_bar
many2many_binary
image
many2many_kanban
char_domain
gauge
float_time

 

• Monetary

The widget=”monetary” was introduced in Odoo 9.0 and is not available in previous versions. We using it when we want to create a fields that unit of measure have linked to a currency like for example “amount_total_signed“.

• Statusbar

The widget =”statusbars” gives you the ability to show the progress to the user in a visual way. Statusbars are ideal to use in combination with buttons which will modify the state where a record is in.

• Handle

The widget=”handle” gives you the option to re-order lines, making records drag and droppable. When you need to be able to rearrange the order of a field rows, you want to enable user to drag the line up and down the list. This is especially when the rows represent something of which order is important.

Re-order lines:

• Mail Followers & Mail Thread

The widget=”mail_followers” and widget=”mail_thread” are used  when we want to add our fields the possibility to create messages, follow it and add attachments.

• Statinfo

The widget=”statinfo” is used when we have a Fields to display statics.

• Selection

The widget=”selection” adds a drop down list when we have a many2one field.

• Progressbar

The widget=”progressbar” is used to show the progress of a task in percentage.

• Many2many Tags

The widget=”many2many_tags” Present list of tags. List labels as filters.

• Image

The wigdet=”image” For adding an image, we add a binary field in the model.

• One2many List

The widget=”one2many_list” is used when we want to view a filed as one2many.

• Radio

The widget=”radio” is used as a radio button.

• Gauge

There is a module called “Gauge Widget for Kanban” installed by default in odoo, it allows to add gauge widget to kanban board as the name suggests.

• Float Time

The widget=”float_time” shows the floats as if they represent time.

• HTML

The widget=”hml” is used to store HTML. It can save the text format.

• URL

The widget=”url” is used when we have a field that create a link http.

• Percentpie

The widget=”percentpie” show a pie chart with percentage ( does not work in the tree view or kanban).

• Many2one Button

The widget=”many2onebutton” create a simple button that indicates if it’s assigned.

• Many2many Checkboxes

The widget=”many2many_checkboxes” List of checkboxes.

• Many2many Kanban

The widget=”many2many_kanban” view of a kanban that is associated kanban. Be aware that the view needs defined.

• Email

The widget=”email” create a link to send an E-mail.

 

(src: https://www.odoo.com/forum/help-1/question/how-many-widget-we-can-use-in-odoo-v8-72052)