On Thu, Sep 22, 2011 at 2:19 AM, Jacob G <ja...@fareclock.com> wrote: > I'm trying to customize Django forms html based on three requirements: > 1) Html output to match html given to me by a web site designer. > 2) Automatically generate forms, so I don't have to duplicate html in > templates. > 3) Re-use as match of Django forms code as possible. > For my first attempt, I'm working on an authentication form. So here's what > I did: > 1) Derive AuthenticationForm class so that I can create use derived classes > for the CharFields > 2) Derive CharField to set css class in widget_attrs > 3) Derived ErrorList to use own custom html for errors > Another problem came up: Django assumes that field errors should be > displayed before the field label. However, I want to display the field error > after the field's input (after a line break). It would seem that I would > have to override BaseForm method _html_output, which I would like to avoid. > Summary Question: Is there a simpler way to output field error html after > field, rather than before field, without having to override _html_output? > Thanks.
Yes - use a template. Django's forms library includes some rendering capability, but that's for scaffolding purposes. The intention is not to provide a completely customizable way to generate HTML in code. If Django's default form output doesn't meet your needs, then the solution isn't to try and modify the code -- it's to modify the output at the template level. https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.3/topics/forms/#customizing-the-form-template Yours, Russ Magee %-) -- 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 django-users+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-users?hl=en.
