#6183: [patch] Support help_text with ManyToMany field widgets ------------------------------------------------------+--------------------- Reporter: Steven Armstrong <s...@c-area.ch> | Owner: nobody Status: new | Milestone: Component: django.contrib.admin | Version: 1.1 Resolution: | Keywords: Stage: Accepted | Has_patch: 1 Needs_docs: 0 | Needs_tests: 0 Needs_better_patch: 1 | ------------------------------------------------------+--------------------- Comment (by mattjmorrison):
I'm not sure if this is really a separate issue, but it seems related to this one... First off, why is there default help text in the ManyToManyField specific to a widget that COULD be used for that type of field? It seems like that "Hold down control..." wording really doesn't belong in a database level field class at all. Secondly, I'm sure this was added for a reason, but why is the help_text of a ManyToManyField not over-writable? Looking at the trunk, any specified help_text that I specify on my ManyToManyFields still has the "widget specific" wording appended to the end of it. In my case, I'd like to specify some help_text for a ManyToManyField and I also happen to be using my own custom widget for that same field. Since the "Hold down control..." wording doesn't make any sense for my custom widget, I should be able to override it with my own help_text. IMHO, I think the real patch should remove the default help_text from the ManyToManyField class all together, and have that help_text added to the SelectMultiple widget instead. Let me know if you think this should be a separate ticket/patch... -- Ticket URL: <http://code.djangoproject.com/ticket/6183#comment:8> Django <http://code.djangoproject.com/> The Web framework for perfectionists with deadlines. -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Django updates" group. To post to this group, send email to django-upda...@googlegroups.com. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to django-updates+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/django-updates?hl=en.