Suggestions by justing, adding color also for products attributes

Author: fballiano

app/code/core/Mage/Catalog/Helper/Product.php

@@ -253,11 +253,14 @@ public function getAttributeInputTypes($inputType = null)
         * @todo specify there all relations for properties depending on input type
         */
         $inputTypes = [
-            'multiselect'   => [
-                'backend_model'     => 'eav/entity_attribute_backend_array'
-            ],
             'boolean'       => [
                 'source_model'      => 'eav/entity_attribute_source_boolean'
+            ],
+            'color'         => [
+                'backend_model'      => 'eav/entity_attribute_backend_color'
+            ],
+            'multiselect'   => [
+                'backend_model'     => 'eav/entity_attribute_backend_array'
             ]
         ];
 

app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Adminhtml/System/Config/Source/Inputtype.php

@@ -37,7 +37,8 @@ public function toOptionArray()
             ['value' => 'date', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Date')],
             ['value' => 'boolean', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Yes/No')],
             ['value' => 'multiselect', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Multiple Select')],
-            ['value' => 'select', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Dropdown')]
+            ['value' => 'select', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Dropdown')],
+            ['value' => 'color', 'label' => Mage::helper('eav')->__('Color')]
         ];
     }
 }

app/code/core/Mage/Eav/Model/Entity/Attribute.php

@@ -232,6 +232,7 @@ public function getBackendTypeByInput($type)
             case 'text':
             case 'gallery':
             case 'media_image':
+            case 'color':
                 $field = 'varchar';
                 break;
 

app/code/core/Mage/Eav/etc/config.xml

@@ -141,6 +141,7 @@
                     <boolean>boolean</boolean>
                     <multiselect>multiselect</multiselect>
                     <select>select</select>
+                    <color>color</color>
                 </input_types>
             </validator_data>
         </general>