Don't know where to start in creating my own field

[DrQuincy]

I'm trying to find an existing PW field that is simple enough for me to duplicate and adjust to suit my needs.

All I'm after is the ability to create some custom HTML with a hidden field — and then hidden field is used as the database value. There is no fancy validation needed other than the value can not be empty.

I have bought an icon pack for a client that is stored in a folder for the website and I simple want to be able to show the icons in a grid and when clicked the name of the icon goes into the hidden field.

I've looked through some of the core modules and it's a bit overwhelming. I'm sure if I had a simple example I'd be fine with it.

Thanks.

[MarkE]

Is this what you want?

 

[DrQuincy]

That looks very comprehensive, thanks! I will take some time to read through it at some point but that looks like it will make things a lot clearer!

Thank you!

[bernhard]

you can get some inspiration here: https://processwire.com/talk/topic/22632-rockawesome-fontawesome-icon-picker/

[DrQuincy]

Thanks, that looks ideal as it does look fairly simple.