I think sqlwidgets is a great idea and I'm determined not to duplicate data and logic in my forms. Referring to formmaker.column_params, couldn't you use column.validator as the validator by default? Also, could there be a use for these attributes?
foreignKey: for creating a list or search to populate the element. notNone: validation. Should be done by column.validator, right? tags: Not sure what those are. varchar: If False, set a maxlength attribute in the element. I think that SQLObject should and does to a good degree facilitate detailed descriptions and rules for its data in a way that is reusable and TurboGears should take full advantage. A simple but cool example: An "email" column is defined in an SQLObject class as notNone. Its FormEncode validator checks to see the address is valid. TurboGears automatically generates the column complete with server side and javascript validation to ensure the value is not null and a valid email address. Randall
