Here you go: http://code.google.com/p/web2py/issues/detail?id=1648
On Sunday, August 25, 2013 9:23:39 PM UTC-5, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:
>
> Please open a ticket with your patch so I do not forget. I will look at it
> carefully tomorrow. I welcome more discussion on the topic.
>
> On Sunday, 25 August 2013 21:15:04 UTC-5, mr.freeze wrote:
>>
>> Precisely why I am pushing for a generic onrender method. Adding an
>> attributes property to either the field or the widget only couples it to
>> the presentation layer further. Also, attributes are only one aspect of
>> the usage. Others would be value based modification, wrapping the element
>> or appending child elements. What about db.table.widget.onrender = ....?
>> The crux is that default widgets aren't applied until a form is rendered.
>> This might need to be changed.
>>
>> On Sunday, August 25, 2013 8:59:31 PM UTC-5, Massimo Di Pierro wrote:
>>>
>>> I like this better than the original proposal but I am still unhappy. I
>>> think Field(...widget=...) is already too much coupling between the
>>> database layer and the presentation (form) layer. I do not think this
>>> coupling should be increased. Can we do something like:
>>>
>>> db.table.field.widget.attributes = ...
>>>
>>> On Sunday, 25 August 2013 17:05:37 UTC-5, Alan Etkin wrote:
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> "Ok, the thing is that there are no hooks in rendering cause all the
>>>>>>>>>>> rendering is meant to be happen in your own widget." - I disagree.
>>>>>>>>>>> You can
>>>>>>>>>>> modify a SQLFORM after it renders. I am simply trying to achieve a
>>>>>>>>>>> similar
>>>>>>>>>>> effect at the Field level.
>>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>>>>>>>
>>>>
>>>> How about a Field(..., attributes={"class": "required"}) argument so
>>>> widgets can override their attributes with those on creation. This would
>>>> avoid the need of adding custom widget code for that simple task. OTOH I
>>>> think the best would be not to provide the shortcut because it sort of
>>>> mixes the database configuration and the client user interface. I'd
>>>> instead
>>>> subclass the widgets so they add the class to the html if the field is
>>>> required.
>>>>
>>>>
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