Hi Matt
I'm actually using formkit with success. I find it just cool as it is.
Maybe the forms look should be a little more customizable (I haven't
tried a lot)
But the result is ok for me.
The problem with formencode, is that I don't want to generate html by
hand. I still haven't found a viable (wydiwyg) html editor solution.
That's why I'm using formkit.
About the automatic sqlobject to form generation, I finally found it not
very useful, as the database schema is often not the same as the form.
Matt Feifarek wrote:
> On 3/9/06, *sophana* <sophana@...
> <mailto:sophana@...>> wrote:
>
> Now I'm looking for a method for generating forms.
> formkit looks quite good, although not that simple.
>
>
> Hello Sophana.
>
> I'm one of the authors of FormKit.
>
> The apparent complexity is largely due to the crappiness of HTML, but
> we've done a pretty good job (IMHO) of putting a consistent api across
> all field types. most of the complexity is under the hood and out of
> your hair... again, IMO.
>
> It would be pretty easy to do what you ask -- to make SQLObjects and
> FormKit fields more intimately hooked together. You could write a
> simple Validator/Convertor that would inspect your database objects to
> determine what's required.
>
> Ultimately, there is no free lunch however, eventually you will find
> an example of something you need that is not easily "automated" by
> such a hack... again, HTML (and especially forms) SUCK. Sooner or
> later you'll have a database object that's too complicated for 'smart'
> code, and will have to break your own rules...
>
> Ian's approach with FormEncode might be more to your liking... stop
> trying to mess with HTML and start worrying just about values.
>
> If you have any specific FK questions, let me know.
>
> Good luck.
>
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