Thanks Yarko, I don't want to use auth.requires_login() to index function as it will lead the user to login page.
> another is to point auth() to get > login form / action from your more involved controller function, which > also has your home page (and login form, of course). Can you please elaborate on this one? How can I point auth() to get info from my custom login form on my home page? Thanks On Apr 9, 5:11 pm, Yarko Tymciurak <resultsinsoftw...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Apr 9, 5:46 am, Rohan <yourbuddyro...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > Hi All, > > > I am a newbie with web2py. Basically I want to by-pass the user's > > visit to user/login page. My home page will have the login fields like > > twitter and I am planning to collect username/email and password from > > login screen and pass it to web2py's default authentication service > > for verification. On correct login, user should be navigated to index > > page like normal. Any pointers? > > One way to think of what you asked to do is this: > > - an index page that requires login > - another page with a place to login, if not logged in > > A simple way to do this is to add the "auth.requires_login()" > decorator to your index controller function, which will force a login > call. There are several ways you can manage how this looks: one is > by customizing the user.html page in views/default to be what you are > referring to as your Home Page; another is to point auth() to get > login form / action from your more involved controller function, which > also has your home page (and login form, of course). > > See more athttp://www.web2py.com/book/default/section/8/1?search=login > > Regards, > - Yarko > > > > > > > Also Is there anyway to customize the look and feel of default login > > screen generated by web2py? > > > Thanks -- To unsubscribe, reply using "remove me" as the subject.
