Thanks for the help.  No its just I am use to creating
The form manually then doing a jquery Ajax post using php.

On Mar 2, 8:33 pm, Anthony <abasta...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Yes, as pbreit points out, web2py already has functionality to handle this
> kind of thing for you.
>
> First, you generally won't need to create a form in HTML. Instead, read the
> book to learn about web2py's multiple options for creating and processing
> forms:http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/07.
>
> Second, for logins specifically, web2py has an excellent authentication and
> authorization system, also discussed in the 
> book:http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/08.
>
> And as noted below, there's also information about Ajax form 
> submission:http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/10#Ajax-Form-Submission
>
> The book is your friend -- read it. :)
>
> Best,
> Anthony
>
>
>
> On Wednesday, March 2, 2011 6:51:18 PM UTC-5, pbreit wrote:
> > <rant>
> > I don't want to sound like your mother but, why would you want to do this?
> > Web2py already does logins for you in a standardized way that users are
> > familiar with. Why not use what Web2py gives you and start working on the
> > unique aspects of your application? Or at least use what Web2py gives you
> > for now and enhance it later when you've got more Web2py experience under
> > your belt. Creating applications is hard enough without re-inventing a worse
> > wheel.
> > </rant>
>
> > The first thing you need to do is learn how to do Ajax form submissions in
> > Web2py:http://web2py.com/book/default/chapter/10#Ajax-Form-Submission
>
> > Next, you will need to learn how to do custom login form. Something like
> > this might work:
> > {{=form.custom.begin}}
> > username: {{=form.custom.widget.email}}
> > password: {{=form.custom.widget.password}}
> > {{=form.custom.widget.formkey}}
> > {{=form.custom.end}}

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