Well, we are not making enough noise, since bound checkboxes *still* do not work in 1.0.8.1. What will it take to get this patch in? ..tony..
On Sat, Jan 10, 2009 at 6:53 AM, Ted Han <[email protected]> wrote: > > It was probably overlooked :\ > > Let's see about making enough noise to get it included... :) > > -knowtheory > > On Wed, Jan 7, 2009 at 3:50 PM, phatmann <[email protected]> wrote: > > > > I see that this patch did not make it into 1.0.6 nor 1.0.7. Any idea > > why? As is, bound check_boxes and radio_buttons are essentially > > broken. > > > > ..tony.. > > > > On Dec 17 2008, 7:11 pm, cult hero <[email protected]> wrote: > >> I submitted the patch successfully: > >> > >> http://merb.lighthouseapp.com/projects/7433-merb/tickets/1138-patch-f. > .. > >> > >> On Dec 17, 6:43 pm, cult hero <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > I've figured out what's causing the problem with checkboxes. It > >> > appears to be unrelated to the select and radio problems. (I'll look > >> > into that later since I'm playing with the form stuff now anyway.) In > >> > the meantime, here's the problem: > >> > >> > File: merb-helpers/lib/merb-helpers/form/builders.rb > >> > >> > def considered_true?(value) > >> > value && value != "0" && value != 0 > >> > end > >> > >> > I noticed considered_true? was returning true when it didn't seem like > >> > it should. I checked the value of "value" being fed to > >> > considered_true? by update_bound_check_box and it was "false" when it > >> > should have been. So it appeared that considered_true?(false) was > >> > returning true, which made no sense. However, looking further I got > >> > this output: > >> > >> > value: false > >> > value.class: String > >> > value && value != "0" && value != 0: true > >> > value != "0": true > >> > value != 0: true > >> > >> > I presumed "value" was a boolean false. Turns out, it's a String with > >> > the value "false." > >> > >> > So, one possible solution is: > >> > >> > def considered_true?(value) > >> > value && value != "false" && value != "0" && value != 0 > >> > end > >> > >> > This works fine for me. However, what I don't know is whether value, > >> > which is retrieved from "val = control_value(method)" is supposed to > >> > be "false" (String) or false (FalseClass). Looking at control_value it > >> > appears to deliberately return a string. From what I can tell, the > >> > above solution works though since considered_true? is only called > >> > inside update_bound_check_box, so it wouldn't affect a text field with > >> > the value "false" in any weird manner. > >> > >> > I've never submitted a patch before, but I found a guide on using git > >> > and I'm going to try in just a few minutes. I'm pretty new to this > >> > whole git thing! > >> > >> > On Dec 17, 8:41 am, cult hero <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > I hope it's a bug. I'll feel better about my own skill level if it > is! > >> > >> > > I try and limit the number of questions I ask around here in a day > and > >> > > I'd already hit my quota just before I noticed this problem last > >> > > night. I'm hesitant to start filing any bug reports until I get some > >> > > level of confirmation here or have a higher level of competence with > >> > > Merb. > >> > >> > > On Dec 17, 12:14 am, "Yehuda Katz" <[email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > > This potentially sounds like a bug. I'll try and take a look at it > in the > >> > > > morning when I get in to work. Someone else reported a similar > issue with > >> > > > radio_group to me this morning so I wonder if there's something > I'm missing > >> > > > here. > >> > > > -- Yehuda > >> > >> > > > On Tue, Dec 16, 2008 at 10:55 PM, cult hero < > [email protected]> wrote: > >> > >> > > > > I started making my first forms today and things seem smooth > except... > >> > >> > > > > The check_box field makes no sense to me at all. Here is the > code it > >> > > > > produces: > >> > >> > > > > <input type="hidden" class="hidden" name="person[is_active]" > value="0"/ > >> > > > > ><input type="checkbox" class="checkbox" > name="person[is_active]" > >> > > > > value="1" checked="checked" id="person_is_active"/><label > >> > > > > for="person_is_active">Is name?: </label> > >> > >> > > > > That does make sense. The trouble is, no matter what the value > of > >> > > > > "is_active" is for @person, the box is ALWAYS checked. I even > tried > >> > > > > adding :boolean => @person.is_active to see if that would do it, > but > >> > > > > it's still checked. It works when the checkbox isn't bound to a > model, > >> > > > > but when it is I get this problem. To make sure I wasn't crazy I > even > >> > > > > have the value of @person.is_active display at the top of the > form. > >> > > > > True or false, the checkbox is always checked. > >> > >> > > > > Is this a bug or am I just missing something ridiculously > simple? > >> > >> > > > -- > >> > > > Yehuda Katz > >> > > > Developer | Engine Yard > >> > > > (ph) 718.877.1325 > > > > > > > > > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "merb" group. 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