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[Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>

[Mike Cannon-B. <mi...@at...>]

I'd like to propose two new UI tags

<ui:hidden> which generates a form hidden field, the template is very
simple as it just spits out the input control and no HTML at all is
necessary

<ui:textlabel> (better name?) - basically this is useful when you want
to spit out some text for the user, which is not submitted with the form
- but in the same style.

eg
	<ui:textlabel label="'Project'" name="'selectedProject/name'" />
	<ui:textfield label="'Summary'" name="'summary'" />

generates something like (imagine an HTML table ;))

Project:  Project1
Summary:  <<textfield>>

IMHO both should take 5 minutes, but will make the form library a little
more comprehensive.

Thoughts?

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Mike

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Re: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>

[Matt B. <ma...@sm...>]

+1. I would prefer this over mixing INPUT HIDDEN tags. Looks nicer.
Obviously, you can produce the text label with HTML and PROPERTY tag but
having a UI tag will give you the same format treatment you are using with
other controls. Assuming others are okay, I'll add it in.

-Matt

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Sent: Wednesday, December 19, 2001 6:25 PM
Subject: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>


> I'd like to propose two new UI tags
>
> <ui:hidden> which generates a form hidden field, the template is very
> simple as it just spits out the input control and no HTML at all is
> necessary
>
> <ui:textlabel> (better name?) - basically this is useful when you want
> to spit out some text for the user, which is not submitted with the form
> - but in the same style.
>
> eg
> <ui:textlabel label="'Project'" name="'selectedProject/name'" />
> <ui:textfield label="'Summary'" name="'summary'" />
>
> generates something like (imagine an HTML table ;))
>
> Project:  Project1
> Summary:  <<textfield>>
>
> IMHO both should take 5 minutes, but will make the form library a little
> more comprehensive.
>
> Thoughts?
>
> --
> Cheers,
> Mike
>
> --
> Mike Cannon-Brookes :: mi...@at...
>
> Atlassian :: http://www.atlassian.com
>      Supporting YOUR J2EE World
>
>
>
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Re: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>

[Rickard <ri...@mi...>]

Matt Baldree wrote:

> +1. I would prefer this over mixing INPUT HIDDEN tags. Looks nicer.
> Obviously, you can produce the text label with HTML and PROPERTY tag bu=
t
> having a UI tag will give you the same format treatment you are using w=
ith
> other controls. Assuming others are okay, I'll add it in.


I'm ok with the label tag, since it at least fits the skinning=20
capability requirement of the UI tags, but I don't quite see the point=20
of the hidden tag.

/Rickard


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Re: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>

[Matt B. <ma...@sm...>]

I'll just add label tag.

-Matt

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Sent: Thursday, December 20, 2001 12:36 AM
Subject: Re: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>


Matt Baldree wrote:

> +1. I would prefer this over mixing INPUT HIDDEN tags. Looks nicer.
> Obviously, you can produce the text label with HTML and PROPERTY tag but
> having a UI tag will give you the same format treatment you are using with
> other controls. Assuming others are okay, I'll add it in.


I'm ok with the label tag, since it at least fits the skinning
capability requirement of the UI tags, but I don't quite see the point
of the hidden tag.

/Rickard


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Re: [Webwork-devel] New UI tags? - <ui:hidden> and <ui:textlabel>

[Rickard <ri...@mi...>]

Mike Cannon-Brookes wrote:

> I'd like to propose two new UI tags
>=20
> <ui:hidden> which generates a form hidden field, the template is very
> simple as it just spits out the input control and no HTML at all is
> necessary


What value would this have over doing raw HTML? With the other tags the=20
idea is to 1) have a simple way of showing and modifying data and 2) to=20
be able to control the l&f of the UI control. A hidden field tag would=20
accomplish neither.

What am I missing?


> <ui:textlabel> (better name?) - basically this is useful when you want
> to spit out some text for the user, which is not submitted with the for=
m
> - but in the same style.
>=20
> eg
> 	<ui:textlabel label=3D"'Project'" name=3D"'selectedProject/name'" />
> 	<ui:textfield label=3D"'Summary'" name=3D"'summary'" />
>=20
> generates something like (imagine an HTML table ;))
>=20
> Project:  Project1
> Summary:  <<textfield>>
>=20
> IMHO both should take 5 minutes, but will make the form library a littl=
e
> more comprehensive.
>=20

> Thoughts?

For the style part you could just use HTML with the CSS classes to get=20
the same style. But, yes, it might be a point to do a tag for it.

/Rickard

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Chief Architect, TheServerSide.com
The Middleware Company