Create Entries Beta: use field w/ autocompletion and browser for moods (like for tags)

[ninetydegrees]

Title:
Create Entries Beta: use field w/ autocompletion and browser for moods (like for tags)

Area:
entries

Summary:
Scrolling down the very long mood menu to pick one is not my favorite thing to do. I'd rather have the same system we have for tags: one field with autocompletion where you could also enter whatever (which would get rid of the awkward 'custom mood' field) and a browse button to load a mood browser.

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Poll #13096 Create Entries Beta: use field w/ autocompletion and browser for moods (like for tags)

Open to: Registered Users, detailed results viewable to: All, participants: 45

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Should be implemented as-is.
18 (40.0%)

Should be implemented with changes. (please comment)
5 (11.1%)

Shouldn't be implemented.
3 (6.7%)

(I have no opinion)
19 (42.2%)

(Other: please comment)
0 (0.0%)

Comments

[ninetydegrees]

Hmm. I like the idea of clicking on the icon to change it. I'm not sure how we can make it obvious, though. But then the current system isn't explicit either.
Would it be possible (and useful) to have 'browse' change to 'change icon' if the mood isn't a pre-defined one? I have no idea whether this kind of detection is possible (and hard to implement).

[montuos]

As far as making it obvious goes, I was thinking in terms of Create Entries Beta: outline icon on hover, plus whatever else is already done to make it obvious when you can change a user icon. Parallel construction/method, and all that.

And, oh, hey! I just finally realized that when you do a custom mood the Create Entries Beta already already does pretty much what I described, except for being able to click directly on the icon to change it! *dopeslaps self*

I do think it would be better to keep your proposed button as "browse" rather than "change", though, if only for the people who choose more by images than words.