On Sun, Mar 6, 2011 at 1:47 PM, Victor Churchill <[email protected]>wrote:
> Speaking here as a novice with the same questions as the OP: > > I like the functionality of HTML::FormFu as deployed in the tutorial > example but also find the YAML a bit strange at first; I am, too, a > bit stopped by the impression that the form does not become available > until after it is submitted. I have a client/boss who likes JavaScript > validation of an Ajax-y type and although I see hooks for JS in the > HTML::FormFu docs it is not very obvious how to utilise them. Having > the JavaScript in a file pulled in by the page template obviously goes > against DRY principles if the logic is also present on the server. > > _______________________________________________ > List: [email protected] > Listinfo: http://lists.scsys.co.uk/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/catalyst > Searchable archive: > http://www.mail-archive.com/[email protected]/ > Dev site: http://dev.catalyst.perl.org/ > FormFu is pretty awful in my opinion. Rose::HTML stuff isn't much better. I recommend HTML::FormHandler or Form::Sensible, or if you don't want to deal with creating your own forms by hand, just use Form::Sensible::Reflector::DBIC and have it reflect off of your DBIC schema. -- Devin Austin http://www.codedright.net 9702906669 - Cell
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