Form Builder: table based layout?

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Form Builder: table based layout?

Post by RazorMedia »

Using Form Builder 0.3

I want to use a table based layout for my form, isn´t that supported anymore in Form Builder? I think it used to, but I might be wrong... I think a table based layout for forms is a lot easier to handle than a css based layout.
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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Table based layouts maybe easier to handle than and CSS driven layouts, but they are a thing of the past.  If you REALLY desire table based layouts you can install a previous version of FormBuilder which will include the table based option, or modify the form template.
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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savagekabbage wrote: Table based layouts maybe easier to handle than and CSS driven layouts, but they are a thing of the past.  If you REALLY desire table based layouts you can install a previous version of FormBuilder which will include the table based option, or modify the form template.
Thanks for our answer. It´s wierd why not to support it when it is obviously easier to handle than a css layout. For instance: with a css layout I have to fix the widths of the labels whereas a table layout would have handled that.
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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You should be able to copy the template from a previous version of formbuilder and use it.  Which should provide a table.

However, SavageKabbage is correct, it's quite easy to style formbuilder forms with css.

I just gave all of the fields the same css class (field).  then did things like this in my stylesheet:

.formbuilderform .field {
...
}

.formbuilderform .field label {
...
}

.formbuilderform .field input {
...
}

As well, I gave all static text fields the css class 'statictext', and combobox groups the css class 'cbgroup'.
and then styled them similarly. 
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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RazorMedia wrote: Thanks for our answer. It´s wierd why not to support it when it is obviously easier to handle than a css layout. For instance: with a css layout I have to fix the widths of the labels whereas a table layout would have handled that.
I'd say it's similar to cars... Why switch to Fuel Injection when most mechanics could easily work on a Carburetor?
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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I'd say it's similar to cars... Why switch to Fuel Injection when most mechanics could easily work on a Carburetor?
Please tell me why a css based layout is superior to a table based layout in this case.
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Re: Form Builder: table based layout?

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iirc table layout are hard for disability site readers, ?
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