Feature Proposals » TWiki Form Field Types With Configure Attributes

Motivation

The TWikiForms definition table currently has a column for attributes. Possible values are M for mandatory, and H for hidden.

For some types it is useful to have extended attributes that are type specific. For example, the AutocompletePlugin has these additional parameters currently only available when using %AUTOCOMPLETE{}%, not if type autocomplete is used in TWikiForms: class="", style="", selectstyle="", containerstyle="", type="".

Description and Documentation

Enhance the TWikiForms handling to allow key="value" configure attributes, in addition to the M and H attribute in Form field definition.

The M and H flags are deprecate (but remain for compatibility) in favor of more verbose mandatory="1" and hidden="1", respectively.

If used together with an M and H attribute flag, key="value" configure attributes must be specified after the attribute flag(s).

Examples

Example with autocomplete type:

Same example adding the mandatory attribute:

Same as before, using deprecated M flag:

Impact

Implementation

The code handling the M and H attributes needs to be fixed to ignore key="value" configure attributes because keys or values may contain M and H characters.

-- Contributors: Peter Thoeny - 2014-10-13

Discussion

Looks sensible and useful.

-- Hideyo Imazu - 2014-10-14

I am wondering if we should deprecate the M and H flags in favor of mandatory="1" and hidden="1", respectively. If we do we should keep the M and H for compatibility.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-10-14

Accepted by release meeting at KampalaReleaseMeeting2014x10x16.

The M and H flags should deprecate in favor of mandatory="1" and hidden="1", respectively.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-10-17

This is now done.

-- Peter Thoeny - 2014-12-16