Mike, I've been trying to solve a similar problem to you. I first tried making a custom form field based on the tagging extensions floating about. I've documented what I came up with here: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/CustomFormFields
But... I now think that this is the wrong way to go about doing things (based on the mess I came up with). Custom manipulators are the way to go (IMHO). I came up with this little gem: http://code.djangoproject.com/wiki/ManipulatorScript which will generate a skeleton manipulator based on your model's definition. When I say gem I mean one of those uncut, rough little things that look like a piece of coal. Look at the tagging examples if you just wish to add authors based on what the user enters. Use a custom manipulator if you only want the user to enter authors already in the database. Hope this helps in some way, F. On 3/13/06, Adrian Holovaty <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > On 3/13/06, Mike Kent <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > However, for the end-user interface, I wanted to go with a different > > look. I probably worded what I wanted badly: the key concept is that, > > for a Book model that has a many-to-many 'authors' field linking to an > > Author model, I want a UI field where the user enters a comma-separated > > list of author names, which is then transformed into the appropriate > > adds. > > Hi Mike, > > Now I see. The UI you're after isn't supported by the automatic admin > interface, so you'll have to code it up yourself. See the "Forms and > manipulators" documentation. > > Adrian > > -- > Adrian Holovaty > holovaty.com | djangoproject.com > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django users" group. To post to this group, send email to django-users@googlegroups.com To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
