this highlights the HTML aspects well: http://www.cs.tut.fi/~jkorpela/forms/choices.html
Luke On Aug 7, 11:24 am, luke BAKING barker <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > I would recommend not using multiple select -- it has usability > difficulty for many users. > > Use checkboxes. There is a nice bit of checkbox HABTM helper code > lurking on the Bakery somewhere, it will help you generate them. You > can then have the selected ones as checked when you load up the page. > > otherwise, have you tired setting the selected="selected" attribute on > the options ? In a multiple select, I imagine this may work, but have > never tried. > > Also, do you know the trick with using class="option1 option2 option3" > on a SELECT, then you can use CSS to disable/hide that option... it's > used for dynamic dropdwon menus, but it could be useful here. > > Seriously, though I wouldnt use a multiple SELECT on a form these > days. > > hope that helps, sorry If I misunderstood question! > regards > > Luke > > On Aug 6, 7:49 am, "[EMAIL PROTECTED]" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is there a way for <select> <option>s generated via the selectTag > > helper method to be pre-selected in a multiple select list if they > > exist in a join table? Sorry, that is a dense sentence, let me see if > > I can explain. > > > I have two models, Product and Color. A product HABTM colors, and > > colors HABTM products. On the edit product form, I am populating a > > <select> element with the names of all available colors, and the color > > names selected for the product at this form will be the colors > > available to the user when they decide to purchase the product. For > > example, if the administrator selects red, green and blue on Product > > A's edit form, the end-user will have their choice of ordering the > > product in one of those colors. > > > So here's my question again: If an admin has already selected colors > > for Product A, and then returns to Product A's edit form, is there a > > way for the select options that are already in the join table to > > already be selected when the form loads? --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Cake PHP" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/cake-php?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
