staff-gmail wrote:
> I'm using vers .96
> I converted a char field to have choices
>
> old: prefix = models.CharField(maxlength=100, default = 'Mr.')
>
> I then changed my model:
> SALUTATION=(
> ('Mr.','Mr.'),
> ('Ms.','Ms.'),
> )
> ...
> prefix = models.CharField(maxlength=100, choices=SALUTATION, default='Mr.')
>
> I then ran manage.py syncdb - result was okay.
>
> now when I run a form_for_instance it correctly puts in all the field
> information but the NewForm prefix field shows simply as a input field
> not as a select box.
>
> Should this work ? Am I doing something wrong or is this a bug ? Or
> should I be running SVN ?
>
>
I'm pretty sure this is a known limitation of 0.96 that's fixed in
trunk. I don't have a bug # to hand, though.
You can work around it in 0.96 by explicitly setting the widget :
Myform.base_fields['prefix'].widget = widgets.Select(choices=SALUTATION)
Chris
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