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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Further issues with Wikiforms:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>For multiple input boxes, I used the (3*50) markup to get
three input boxes for a certain item.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>In the form, I get these three boxes with “value=”
filled in… How can I avoid that? Interestingly, I have one instance when
I get clean boxes and another one where they have this problem.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>Also, when I edit the form data with the “Edit Form”
link available on the page, the entries on the above 3 fields show up with the ‘\\’
added to them.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>What is peculiar is that every time one edits and
re-submits the form, two new ‘\\’ get added. This causes serious
troubles with the page format.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana'>I will appreciate any comments. Thank you.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=1 face=Helvetica><span style='font-size:8.5pt'> </span></font></p>
<div class=MsoNormal align=center style='margin-left:.5in;text-align:center;
text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><font size=3
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman"'>
<hr size=2 width="100%" align=center tabindex=-1>
</span></font></div>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in;text-autospace:ideograph-numeric ideograph-other'><b><font
size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;font-weight:
bold'>From:</span></font></b><font size=2 face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:
10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma'> pmwiki-users-bounces@pmichaud.com
[mailto:pmwiki-users-bounces@pmichaud.com] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Sameer Kumar<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, July 30, 2007 7:55
PM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> John Rankin<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Cc:</span></b> pmwiki-users@pmichaud.com<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> Re: [pmwiki-users]
Wikiforms and templates(SameerKumar):pmwiki-users Digest, Vol 25, Issue 59</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 face=Helvetica><span
style='font-size:10.5pt'> </span></font></p>
<font size=2 color=maroon face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;
font-family:Verdana;color:maroon'><br clear=all style='page-break-before:always'>
</span></font>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>SEE BELOW FOR MY RESPONSE:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Let me start by using the base
wikiforms approach, ie without</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>the title option. The title adds a
lot of complexity and</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>perhaps could be considered for a
subsequent refined version. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>Getting titles straight in this
case makes my head hurt.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>With numbered pages (formtitle
disabled)...</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>===========================================</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>1. set up 2 groups: eg FormData and
FlexiData</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>FormData is driven by
FormData.FormTemplate and FlexiData</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>is plain old wiki pages.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>2. Set up FormData.GroupFooter with</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(:if exists FlexiData.{$Name}
:)(:include FlexiData.{$Name}:)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(:else:)[[FlexiData.{$Name} |Create
flexi-text]] (:ifend:)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>This will append the unstructured
data if the page exists,</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>otherwise it will give you a link
to create it.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>3. Set up FlexiData.GroupFooter
with</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(:if exists FormData.{$Name}
:)[[FormData.{$Name} |Return to form-text]]</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>(:ifend:)</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>4. In this scenario, your
discussion tab should work</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>All the names are as pmwiki
intended, and everything should</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>just work, including backlinks.</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'>[SK] </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'>[SK] That worked
quite well. In fact, I coded the 'edit' tab on the FormData page to
automatically open the FlexiData in edit form and the 'view' tab in Flexidata
to automatically switch back to the FormData view page. This makes the system
extremely seamless. </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'>The problem now
is that I have been unable to switch off the Formtitle recipe! I cannot get the
form to create the numbered pages anymore. So, with the Formtitle working, I
have the following problems:</span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font
size=2 color=maroon face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'>1.</span></font><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
background:yellow'> </span></font><span
style='background:yellow'>When I am in Projects.Museum page and hit
“Edit” tab, it takes me to the Projectstext.00001?action=edit page.
When I hit “Save” button after editing, it brings me to
Projectstext.00001 page. I can have a link back to the Projects.Museum page
from there but the better option would be if I could customize the
“Save” button. Can I do that??</span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in'><font
size=2 color=maroon face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'>2.</span></font><font
size=1 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:7.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman";
background:yellow'> </span></font><span
style='background:yellow'>The problem with the ‘discussion’ tab
still exists. Currently the Comments.PageActions page has the following link
for the “View” tab:</span></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.75in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.25in'><b><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow;font-weight:bold'>%item
rel=nofollow class=back accesskey=$[ak_back]%[[@3@{$Name}@3@}?action=view |
$[View] ]]</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.25in'><b><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.25in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow'>Can I change this
to read the ‘title’ of the page just like </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.25in'><b><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow;font-weight:bold'>(:if
exists FormData.{$Name} :)(:fpara xxxx=FormData.{$Name} :)(:ifend:)</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:1.25in'><b><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow;font-weight:bold'> </span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><b><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt;background:yellow;font-weight:bold'>Thank
you!</span></font></b></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
<p class=MsoPlainText style='margin-left:.5in'><font size=2 color=maroon
face=Verdana><span style='font-size:10.0pt'> </span></font></p>
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