On Feb 5, 4:24 pm, Jonathan Lundell <jlund...@pobox.com> wrote:
> A couple of SQLFORM-related questions.
>
> 1. I'd like a wider string input field, and I'm not sure how to get it.
> Unless there's an easier way, I was thinking I'd extend the string widget to
> embed a size & maxlength. The manual mentions widget extension, but there's
> no example (only an example of writing a new one).
>
> So: how to extend the string widget? And how to invoke the existing string
> widget from FIELD with size/maxlength attributes? (And is there yet another
> method I'm overlooking?)
in css
#table_field {
width: 400px;
}
>
> 2. I have a table with a user ID, writable=False. In the SQLFORM, I'd like to
> display it as the user's name or email address instead of the bare ID. How?
This should be automatica if the referenced table has a format
attribute. Else set something like
db.referenced_table.id.represent=lambda id: db.referenced_table.
[id].name
> Thanks
.
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