I don't disagree with many of your comments.
I've run into some form issues too, but I've posted them and some have
already been resolved:
https://trac.cakephp.org/ticket/3317
https://trac.cakephp.org/ticket/3354
https://trac.cakephp.org/ticket/3412
I don't think <divs> should be automatic either. Perhaps post a couple
bugs (with patches!) and track them for a bit. If they make sense,
they will probably be accepted.
Wayne
On 11/12/07, MikeK <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
>
> Ths is not meant to be disrespectful in anyway -- I love cake and it
> has been a productivity boon, and I respect all that contribute to it.
> However as I continue to develop cake code I have found myself
> wondering why I am using the form helpers at all. It has been moving
> through various CSS templates that has brought me to this point.
>
> I find myself spending lots of time reading form helper code to figure
> out what it wants, and looking at emitted code to figure out what it
> did. When I could have just coded the html myself with far less
> trouble. Furthermore it's not particularly more readable code as a
> result of using helpers. (the only thing that I hate more is messing
> with CSS).
>
> Half the time I am writing code to make the helpers NOT emit a div
> where I don't want one. Other times it is to specify css classes where
> necessary in html anchors to go with a css style -- or to redefine the
> emitted div for a label to be what I need to to be. Generally I'm of
> the opinion that these helpers shouldn't emit ANY divs -- it's very
> uncakelike to force a view/css structureon a developer -- seems to me
> they should be completely independent.
>
> Is it me or is there truly diminishing returns here? For example:
>
> <?php echo $form->input('boat', array('error' => 'Boat is required',
> 'div' => '', 'class' => 'field', 'label' => array('class' => 'left',
> 'text' => 'Boat:')));?>
>
> <?php echo $form->input('favorite lure', array('div' => '', 'class' =>
> 'field', 'label' => array('class' => 'left', 'text' => 'Favorite
> Lure:')));?>
>
> <?php echo $form->submit('Update', array('div' => false, 'class' =>
> 'button', 'id' => 'submit'));?>
>
>
> >
>
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