Need to wrap the editable form inside a bootstrap uib-popover-template.
Have tried the editable ui-bootstrap popover approach, but it is not working as expected.
Plunker 1 --> https://plnkr.co/edit/vXeVoFYVU2IU08CF angular-bootstrap approach - Not able show/hide the form
Plunker 2 --> https://plnkr.co/edit/upUFeEeQbxs8VfF5?preview x-editable approach - Not able wrap it inside the popover
<div class="ui-popover-wrapper">
<a href="#" editable-text="user.name"
ng-click="editableForm.$show()">{{user.name || 'empty' }}</a>
</div>
<form editable-form name="editableForm" onaftersave="saveUser()" ng-show="editableForm.$visible">
<div>
<span class="title">DDown1: </span>
<span editable-select="user.status" e-name="status" e-ng-options="s.value as s.text for s in statuses">
{{ (statuses | filter:{value: user.status})[0].text || 'Not set' }}
</span>
</div>
<div>
<!-- editable username (text with validation) -->
<span class="title">DropDown Date: </span>
<span editable-date="user.date" onbeforesave="checkDate($data)"
>{{ (user.date | date: "yyyy-MM-dd") || 'empty' }}</span>
</div>
<div>
<!-- buttons to submit / cancel form -->
<span ng-show="editableForm.$visible">
<button type="submit" class="btn btn-primary" ng-disabled="editableForm.$waiting">
Save
</button>
<button type="button" class="btn btn-default" ng-disabled="editableForm.$waiting" ng-click="editableForm.$cancel()">
Cancel
</button>
</span>
</div>
</form>
I have edited your first plunkr: https://plnkr.co/edit/QNKoOd7rZzAiIRJf
You need to pass the id of your template as a string to the bootstrap popover directive:
I also removed this from your code:
I am assuming you want to show the popover on click.