This thread could be of some help for you : http://groups.google.com/group/web2py/browse_thread/thread/50af0d67554c94d9/dfc30ce6fb4455eb?pli=1
I still not work again on this aspect, hopt to do it in the future... Richard On Fri, Jun 3, 2011 at 10:44 AM, max <dulip.withan...@gmail.com> wrote: > I have the following use case. > -- > User has to input a unknown number of strings in a pref-defined > format. > eg. a#b#c , a1#b1#c1, a2#b1#c2 > > Currently i am using the list:string and allow the user to directly > add the string with a hash sign. > > But I would prefer to format the input like this, > > myfield: name [a1] name2 [b1] name3 [c1] where the [] are input > fields of a form horizontally. and the + sign of the web2py list adds > more from the same format. > > For me it is ok. that everything in the myfield is saved in the |a|b| > c| format. > > thanks for any ideas. > > >