Make a field read-only, but keep the preview button

[cgedney]

What I mean by the preview button is:

What I mean by read-only is:

Is there a way to make a field read-only and not lose the preview button? What makes it go away? It is there all the way up until the page completely loads, which tells me there is a script running in the background removing it.

Thank you,

Charles

[Miguel Donayre · Accepted solution]

Hello Right-click on the filed in question open the Configure Dictionary option

in the attributes or create a dictionary override add this - readonly_clickthrough=true 

[cgedney]

Exactly what I was looking for. Thank you

[michaeltillman]

I have tried this for a custom field but the "Dictionary Override" related list doesnt come up. any work arounds?

[cgedney]

I believe the click-through is built around reference fields (i.e., fields that will take you to a form that displays information about what is being referenced). I would bet you'd have to write your own logic to handle the custom field (which sounds like a lot of work). I'm far from an expert, but that is my guess.