New module 'Views'

sites/all/modules/views/handlers/views_handler_field_custom.inc

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+<?php
+
+/**
+ * A handler to provide a field that is completely custom by the administrator.
+ *
+ * @ingroup views_field_handlers
+ */
+class views_handler_field_custom extends views_handler_field {
+  function query() {
+    // do nothing -- to override the parent query.
+  }
+
+  function option_definition() {
+    $options = parent::option_definition();
+
+    // Override the alter text option to always alter the text.
+    $options['alter']['contains']['alter_text'] = array('default' => TRUE);
+    $options['hide_alter_empty'] = array('default' => FALSE);
+    return $options;
+  }
+
+  function options_form(&$form, &$form_state) {
+    parent::options_form($form, $form_state);
+
+    // Remove the checkbox
+    unset($form['alter']['alter_text']);
+    unset($form['alter']['text']['#dependency']);
+    unset($form['alter']['text']['#process']);
+  }
+
+  function render($values) {
+    // Return the text, so the code never thinks the value is empty.
+    return $this->options['alter']['text'];
+  }
+}