Very good patch for tableless forms @Thadeus, I think it's a must for web2py to be tableless for at least to accomplish AA accesibility w3c. Alex F
El 15/12/2009 0:00, Thadeus Burgess escribió: > Take, for example: http://jeffhowden.com/code/css/forms/ > > With a form design as such, you can turn it easily into > > http://www.jankoatwarpspeed.com/post/2009/09/28/webform-wizard-jquery.aspx > > A custom patch seems to be the most appropriate. Create a list, that > represents the form, and use a function to chop through it. > > I am playing around with the following > > http://pastebin.com/m764d7a39 > > Basically, it takes a list of lists, each sublist is a fieldset where > if a element is a list it is the fieldset title, and if it is a tuple, > it goes into the notes div. > > It formats the form and looks "almost" exactly like the one on the > first link (with the appropriate css. Then using the formtowizard, it > looks nice :) > > I am actually happier with this, since I believe allows for the most > customization as far as form content goes. > > SQLFORM does need to be refactored into more MVC format.... I am > thinking of SQLFORM only making the data ready, and performing the > validation, and have a separate class that creates and renders the > form elements. > > -Thadeus > > > > > > On Mon, Dec 14, 2009 at 4:20 PM, DenesL<denes1...@yahoo.ca> wrote: > >> Many moons have passed since I last looked at this but if I remember >> correctly I went for a class that was based on SQLFORM (currently >> sitting in the back burner). >> >> SQLFORM mixes processing and presentation very tightly, which is fine >> for starters but you soon get to a point where you want to keep the >> processing but have a completely different presentation. >> >> My initial approach was the 'custom form' patch which is fine but >> somewhat cumbersome. >> The lastest is CSS based and it would allow easy form customization if >> I can iron out some pending issues. I would love to hear your ideas, >> specially about CSS. >> >> Denes. >> >> >> On Dec 14, 12:51 pm, Thadeus Burgess<thade...@thadeusb.com> wrote: >> >>> I would like to accomplish the output of the below, but use SQLFORM, >>> and not mess with sqlform.custom. >>> >>> form = FORM( >>> FIELDSET( >>> LEGEND("Your Information"), >>> LABEL("Name:", _for="name"), >>> INPUT(_name="name"), >>> LABEL("Email:", _for="email"), >>> INPUT(_name="email"), >>> LABEL("Country:", _for="country"), >>> INPUT(_name="country"), >>> ), >>> FIELDSET( >>> LEGEND("Account Info"), >>> LABEL("Username:", _for="username"), >>> INPUT(_name="username"), >>> LABEL("Password:", _for="password"), >>> INPUT(_name="password"), >>> LABEL("Password Again:", _for="passwordrpt"), >>> INPUT(_name="passwordrpt"), >>> ), >>> ) >>> >>> I am thinking an interface that allows mixing and matching of DIV >>> based objects and fields. >>> Should I a new form class be created, or a class that uses an existing >>> forms sqlform.custom? >>> >>> Does anyone have any ideas on the best way to implement the functionality? >>> >>> SQLFORM.factory( >>> FIELDSET( >>> LEGEND("Your Information"), >>> db.accounts.name, >>> db.accounts.email, >>> db.accounts.country, >>> ), FIELDSET( >>> LEGEND("Account Info"), >>> db.accounts.username, >>> db.accounts.password, >>> db.accounts.passwordrpt, >>> ), >>> ) >>> >>> Also on a side note, You can get the same functionality of forms (the >>> table like layout) with pure CSS. I keep wondering why a TABLE was >>> chosen for default forms, since it makes it impossible to style the >>> form **layout** with CSS. >>> >>> -Thadeus >>> >> -- >> >> You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups >> "web2py-users" group. >> To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. >> To unsubscribe from this group, send email to >> web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. >> For more options, visit this group at >> http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. >> >> >> >> > -- > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "web2py-users" group. > To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en. > > > > -- Alejandro Fanjul Fdez. alex.fan...@gmail.com www.mhproject.org -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "web2py-users" group. To post to this group, send email to web...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to web2py+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/web2py?hl=en.
