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Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

uysys — Sun, 03 Aug 2008 07:05:00 -0000

http://www.uysys.com

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

MJ — Mon, 21 Jul 2008 18:57:00 -0000

Nice form output!

We're just starting to experiment with Merb and it's good to see there are other dev-shops out there embracing this newer technology.

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Kyle Drake — Sun, 20 Jul 2008 22:55:00 -0000

I like this approach, and I think this is the way to go. I would much rather have validations on the client side (or at least have it as an option), even if I do use validations on the models for safety and to stop people from mucking with things. Doing validations on submit blows up file uploads too, which is thoroughly annoying.

I look forward to when Merb gets a little more stable and I'll definitely use this code or something closely resembling it. Thanks!

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Xavier Shay — Mon, 07 Jul 2008 00:25:00 -0000

Ah, but if you want sexy forms that are also accessible, you want formtastic (rails):
http://github.com/justinfre...

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Gregg Pollack — Sun, 06 Jul 2008 15:00:00 -0000

For Rails there's the Awesome Fields plugin which we talked about on a previous podcast.

http://github.com/Shadowfie...

Similar idea.

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Matt — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 09:45:00 -0000

@thomas, the position of the labels is set by css so you can set it where you like, just override it.

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Thomas Hurst — Sat, 05 Jul 2008 02:22:00 -0000

Be warned, having the label to the side instead of above (like on this comment form) can be bad for accuracy and eye movement. With it to the side people zig-zag, with them above they can take the form in with a single scan and are less likely to need to re-check labels or mix up inputs.

A nice small study on it: http://www.uxmatters.com/MT...

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Cristi Balan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:32:00 -0000

Nice html output. It's exactly what I use for forms most of the time.

ps: Your code is experiencing random smilies and missing textfields :)

Re: Sexy Forms for Merb

Cristi Balan — Fri, 04 Jul 2008 21:32:00 -0000

Nice html output. It's exactly what I use for forms most of the time.

ps: Your code is experiencing random smilies and missing textfields :)